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.

Filmography

• 2026Blades of the Guardians — Lord Chang
• 2020Mulan — The Emperor
• 2017Guardians of Martial Arts — Old Servant, Producer
• One Sword Sweeps All — Ren Lan Feng
• 2016League of Gods — Jiang Ziya
• 鲁豫有约一日行
• 2014The Expendables 3 — Yin Yang
• 2013Badges of Fury — Huang Feihong
• 2012The Expendables 2 — Yin Yang
• Voice
• 2011Flying Swords of Dragon Gate — Chow Wai-on
• 2011The Sorcerer and the White Snake — Fa Hai
• 2010Ocean Heaven — Wang Xingchang
• 2010The Expendables — Yin Yang
• 2009The Founding of a Republic — Chen Shaokuan
• 2008The Forbidden Kingdom — The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
• 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor — Han
• 激荡·1978-2008
• 2007The Warlords — General Pang Qingyun
• 2007War — Rogue
• Be My Guest
• 2006Fearless — Huo Yuanjia, Producer
• 2005Unleashed — Danny, Producer
• 2003Cradle 2 the Grave — Su
• 2002Hero — Nameless
• 2001Invincible — Executive Producer
• 2001Kiss of the Dragon — Liu Jian, Associate Producer, Original Story
• 2001The One — Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
• 2000Romeo Must Die — Han Sing
• 1998Contract Killer — Fu
• 1998Lethal Weapon 4 — Wah Sing Ku
• 1997Once Upon a Time in China and America — Wong Fei Hung
• 1996Black Mask — Tsui Chik / Black Mask
• 1996Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words — Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
• 1995High Risk — Kit Li
• 1995Oriental Hero
• 1995The Enforcer — Kung Wei
• 1994Fist of Legend — Chen Zhen, Producer
• 1994Legend of the Red Dragon — Hung Hei-Kwun, Executive Producer
• 1994Shaolin Kung Fu — actor
• 1994The Bodyguard from Beijing — John Cheng, Producer
• 1993Kung Fu Cult Master — 张无忌, Producer
• 1993Last Hero in China — Wong Fei Hung, Producer
• 1993Once Upon a Time in China III — Wong Fei Hung
• 1993Tai-Chi Master — Zhang Jun Bao, Producer
• 1993The Legend — Fong Sai-Yuk, Executive Producer
• 1993The Legend II — Fong Sai Yuk, Producer
• 1992Once Upon a Time in China II — Wong Fei Hung
• 1992The Legend of the Swordsman — Ling Wu Chung
• 1992The Master — Kit
• 1991Once Upon a Time in China — Wong Fei Hung
• 1989Dragon Fight — Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
• 1988Born to Defence — Jet, Director
• 1988Jet Li's Shaolin Style
• 1986Martial Arts of Shaolin — Lin Zhi Ming
• 1984Kids from Shaolin — San Lung
• 1982Shaolin Temple — Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
• Nonstop

Appearances as themselves (17)

• 2023Sly — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Rob & Romesh Vs — Self
• 2010Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' — Self
• 2004'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece — Self
• 2003Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong — Self
• 2003Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• 2002Jet Li Is 'The One' — Self
• 2002Modern Warriors — Self
• 1999Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1992Lucky Way — Self
• 1988Dragons of the Orient — Self
• 1985Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin — Self
• 1983This Is Kung Fu — Self
• Multiverses Create 'The One' — Self