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Li Lianjie (ζθΏζ°, 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.
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Li Lianjie (ζθΏζ°, 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.
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BODY OF WORK
Jet Li's Filmography
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Blades of the Guardians
as Lord Chang
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mulan
as The Emperor
Guardians of Martial Arts
as Old Servant
League of Gods
as Jiang Ziya
The Expendables 3
as Yin Yang
Badges of Fury
as Huang Feihong
The Expendables 2
as Yin Yang
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
as Chow Wai-on
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
as Fa Hai
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
as Self
The Expendables
as Yin Yang
Ocean Heaven
as Wang Xingchang
The Founding of a Republic
as Chen Shaokuan
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
as Han
The Forbidden Kingdom
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
The Warlords
as General Pang Qingyun
War
as Rogue
Fearless
as Huo Yuanjia
Unleashed
as Danny
'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
as Self
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self
Cradle 2 the Grave
as Su
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self
Hero
as Nameless
Modern Warriors
as Self
Jet Li Is 'The One'
as Self
The One
as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
Kiss of the Dragon
as Liu Jian
Romeo Must Die
as Han Sing
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
as Self
Lethal Weapon 4
as Wah Sing Ku
Contract Killer
as Fu
Once Upon a Time in China and America
as Wong Fei Hung
Black Mask
as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
High Risk
as Kit Li
The Enforcer
as Kung Wei
Oriental Hero
Fist of Legend
as Chen Zhen
The Bodyguard from Beijing
as John Cheng
Shaolin Kung Fu
as actor
Legend of the Red Dragon
as Hung Hei-Kwun
Kung Fu Cult Master
as εΌ ζ εΏ
Tai-Chi Master
as Zhang Jun Bao
The Legend II
as Fong Sai Yuk
Last Hero in China
as Wong Fei Hung
The Legend
as Fong Sai-Yuk
Once Upon a Time in China III
as Wong Fei Hung
The Legend of the Swordsman
as Ling Wu Chung
Lucky Way
as Self
The Master
as Kit
Once Upon a Time in China II
as Wong Fei Hung
Once Upon a Time in China
as Wong Fei Hung
Dragon Fight
as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
Born to Defence
as Jet
Dragons of the Orient
as Self
Jet Li's Shaolin Style
Martial Arts of Shaolin
as Lin Zhi Ming
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin
as Self
Kids from Shaolin
as San Lung
This Is Kung Fu
as Self
Shaolin Temple
as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
Multiverses Create 'The One'
as Self
