Jet Li filmography

Jet Li in 2009

Jet Li is a Chinese-born Singaporean^[1] martial artist, retired wushu champion, film actor, film producer, and philanthropist. His first non-Chinese film role was as a villain in the 1998 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon 4 with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. His first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in the 2000 martial arts action film Romeo Must Die with Aaliyah. He has gone on to star in other international action films, including the Luc Besson-produced French films Kiss of the Dragon (2001) and Unleashed (2005). He co-starred in The One (2001) and War (2007) with Jason Statham, The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) with Jackie Chan, the first three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone (2010-2014), and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). In 2020, he portrayed The Emperor of China in the live-action fantasy drama Disney film Mulan.

Film

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
1982	Shaolin Temple	少林寺	Jueh Yuan
1984	Kids From Shaolin	少林小子	San Lung
1986	Born to Defence	中華英雄	Jet	Directorial debut; a.k.a. Born to Defend (Australia) and Born to Defense (U.S.)
	Martial Arts of Shaolin	南北少林	Zhi-ming	a.k.a. Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin
1989	Dragon Fight	龍在天涯	Jimmy Lee	a.k.a. Defector
1991	Once Upon a Time in China	黃飛鴻	Wong Fei-hung
1992	Once Upon a Time in China II	黃飛鴻之二男兒當自强
	The Master	龍行天下	Jet	A.k.a. Dragon Fighter II; filmed in 1989, but released in 1992
	Swordsman II	笑傲江湖之東方不敗	Ling-wu Chung	A.k.a. The Legend of the Swordsman (U.S.)
1993	Tai Chi Master	太極張三豐	Zhang Sanfeng	Also producer; a.k.a. Twin Warriors (U.S.)
	Fong Sai-yuk	方世玉	Fong Sai-yuk	Also producer; a.k.a. The Legend
	Fong Sai-yuk II	方世玉續集		Also producer; a.k.a. The Legend II
	Kung Fu Cult Master	倚天屠龍記之魔教教主	Cheung Mo-kei	Also producer; a.k.a. The Evil Cult (U.S.), Lord of the Wu Tang and Kung Fu Master
	Last Hero in China	黃飛鴻之鐵雞斗蜈蚣	Wong Fei-hung	Also producer; a.k.a. Claws of Steel and Deadly China Hero
	Once Upon a Time in China III	黃飛鴻之三：獅王争霸		A.k.a. The Invincible Shaolin
1994	The Bodyguard from Beijing	中南海保鑣	Allan Hui Ching-yeung / John Chang	Also producer; a.k.a. The Defender and Zhong Nan Hai bao biao
	Fist of Legend	精武英雄	Chen Zhen	Also producer
	The New Legend of Shaolin	洪熙官之少林五祖	Hung Hei-kwun	Also producer; a.k.a. Legend of the Red Dragon
1995	High Risk	鼠胆龍威	Kit Li	A.k.a. Meltdown
	My Father Is a Hero	給爸爸的信	Kung Wei	A.k.a. The Enforcer and Letter to Daddy
1996	Black Mask	黑俠	Michael / Simon / Tsui Chik / Black Mask	Released in 1999 in the U.S.
	Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words"	冒險王	Chow Si-Kit	A.k.a. Adventure King and The Scripture With No Words
1997	Once Upon a Time in China and America	黃飛鴻之西域雄獅	Wong Fei-hung	A.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China IV
1998	Hitman	殺手之王	Fu	A.k.a. The Hitman and The Contract Killer
	Lethal Weapon 4	致命武器4	Wah Sing-ku
2000	Romeo Must Die	致命羅密歐	Han Sing
2001	The One	最後一強	Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
	Kiss of the Dragon	龍之吻	Inspector Liu 'Johnny' Jian	Also associate producer
2002	Hero	英雄	Nameless	Released in 2004 in the U.S.
2003	Cradle 2 the Grave	同盜一擊	Duncan Su
2005	Unleashed	不死狗 (鬪犬)	Danny	Also producer; a.k.a. Danny the Dog
2006	Fearless	霍元甲	Huo Yuanjia	Also producer and presenter; a.k.a. Legend of a Fighter (Hong Kong)
2007	The Warlords	投名狀	Pang Qingyun
	War	玩命對戰	Rogue / Victor Shaw / Tom Lone	A.k.a. Rogue Assassin and Rogue
2008	The Forbidden Kingdom	功夫之王	Sun Wukong / Silent Monk
	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	盜墓迷城3	Emperor Han
2009	The Founding of a Republic	建國大業	Chen Shaokuan	A.k.a. Jian Guo Da Ye, Founding of the Nation and Lofty Ambitions of Nation Building
2010	Ocean Heaven	海洋天堂	Sam Wong
	The Expendables	浴血任務	Yin Yang
2011	The Sorcerer and the White Snake	白蛇傳說之法海	Reverend Fahai
	Flying Swords of Dragon Gate	龍門飛甲	Chow Wai-on
2012	The Expendables 2	敢死队2	Yin Yang
2013	Badges of Fury	不二神探	Huang Feihong
2014	The Expendables 3	敢死队3	Yin Yang
2016	League of Gods	封神榜	Jiang Ziya
2017	Gong Shou Dao	功守道	Old Servant	Also producer
2020	Mulan	花木蘭	The Emperor of China[2]
TBA	Biao Ren	镖人		[3][4][5]

Documentaries

Year	Documentary title	Chinese title	Notes
1983	This is Kung Fu	中華武術	Biographic role
1988	Dragons of the Orient	東方巨龍
	Abbot Hai Teng	少林海燈大師
1992	Lucky Way	大八掛
1994	Shaolin Kung Fu	少林真功夫
1999	Li-Thal Weapon

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)
2000	"Try Again"	Aaliyah featuring Timbaland

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2004	Jet Li: Rise to Honor	Kit Yun (voice and motion capture actor)	Released in 2004 in the United States

References

1. "李连杰20年前移民美国 被证实已经移民新加坡" [Jet Li, emigrated to United States 20 years ago, has been confirmed migrated to Singapore]. News.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
2. Kain, Erik (July 7, 2019). "There Are No Talking Dragons Or Singing Generals In This Live-Action 'Mulan' Trailer". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
3. "李連杰重磅復出 吳京「鏢人」武打片頂配" (in Chinese). World Journal. September 3, 2024. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
4. "集「老中青」動作演員 李連杰謝霆鋒吳京合演新片" (in Chinese). news.mingpao.com. September 5, 2024. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
5. "李連杰復出重回武俠片 夥拍吳京謝霆鋒主演內地漫改電影" (in Chinese). HK01. September 4, 2024. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

External links

• Jet Li at the Hong Kong Movie Database
• Jet Li at IMDb
• Jet Li Archived 2019-02-15 at the Wayback Machine at Hong Kong Cinemagic