Jet Li

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-04-26 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Beijing, China

Jet Li

Biography

Li Lianjie (李连杰, born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, film producer, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing, China, and who has currently taken up Singapore citizenship. After three years of intensive training with Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from wushu at age 17, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably the Once Upon A Time In China series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung. Li's first role in a Hollywood film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), but his first Hollywood film leading role was in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films, most recently starring beside Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser. Recently, he appeared in the 2010 film The Expendables.

Known For

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Voice

    Voice

  • War

    War

  • The Expendables

    The Expendables

  • The Expendables 3

    The Expendables 3

  • Unleashed

    Unleashed

  • The Expendables 2

    The Expendables 2

  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

    The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

  • The Forbidden Kingdom

    The Forbidden Kingdom

  • Cradle 2 the Grave

    Cradle 2 the Grave

  • 鲁豫有约一日行

    鲁豫有约一日行

  • Mulan

    Mulan

  • Once Upon a Time in China II

    Once Upon a Time in China II

  • Fearless

    Fearless

  • Kiss of the Dragon

    Kiss of the Dragon

  • The Kung Fu Cult Master

    The Kung Fu Cult Master

  • Be My Guest

    Be My Guest

  • The Sorcerer and the White Snake

    The Sorcerer and the White Snake

  • Once Upon a Time in China

    Once Upon a Time in China

  • Fist of Legend

    Fist of Legend

  • Once Upon a Time in China and America

    Once Upon a Time in China and America

  • The Legend of the Swordsman

    The Legend of the Swordsman

  • The Legend

    The Legend

  • Once Upon a Time in China III

    Once Upon a Time in China III

  • Contract Killer

    Contract Killer

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Romeo Must Die

    Romeo Must Die

  • Shaolin Temple

    Shaolin Temple

  • Legend of the Red Dragon

    Legend of the Red Dragon

  • Last Hero in China

    Last Hero in China

  • 激荡·1978-2008

    激荡·1978-2008

  • The Bodyguard from Beijing

    The Bodyguard from Beijing

  • Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

    Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

  • Black Mask

    Black Mask

  • High Risk

    High Risk

  • The Warlords

    The Warlords

  • Born to Defence

    Born to Defence

  • League of Gods

    League of Gods

  • Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

    Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

  • The One

    The One

  • Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

    Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • The Legend II

    The Legend II

  • Lethal Weapon 4

    Lethal Weapon 4

  • Dragon Fight

    Dragon Fight

  • Ocean Heaven

    Ocean Heaven

  • 'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

    'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece

  • Sly

    Sly

  • The Founding of a Republic

    The Founding of a Republic

  • Martial Arts of Shaolin

    Martial Arts of Shaolin

  • Kids from Shaolin

    Kids from Shaolin

  • The Master

    The Master

  • Tai-Chi Master

    Tai-Chi Master

  • Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

    Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

  • Lucky Way

    Lucky Way

  • Dragons of the Orient

    Dragons of the Orient

  • Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words

    Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words

  • Guardians of Martial Arts

    Guardians of Martial Arts

  • One Sword Sweeps All

    One Sword Sweeps All

  • Badges of Fury

    Badges of Fury

  • Modern Warriors

    Modern Warriors

  • Nonstop

    Nonstop

  • Blades of the Guardians

    Blades of the Guardians

  • Jet Li's Shaolin Style

    Jet Li's Shaolin Style

  • Li Lian Jie's Shaolin Kung Fu

    Li Lian Jie's Shaolin Kung Fu

  • This Is Kung Fu

    This Is Kung Fu

  • Shaolin Kung Fu

    Shaolin Kung Fu

  • Oriental Hero

    Oriental Hero

  • Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin

    Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin