James Jene Fae Lew (September 6, 1952 – August 23, 2026) was an American martial artist, stuntman and actor. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, James Lew's destiny was to answer a cattle call in Hollywood for the hugely popular Kung Fu (1972) television series. He went on to star in the now collectible Hong Kong film, Young Dragon (1976). He made the move to big budget studio films in 1984. John Carpenter handpicked him as the Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Fox's now cult film, Big Trouble in Little China (1986). Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Dwayne Johnson, David Carradine, Chuck Norris, Dennis Quaid, Kurt Russell, Madonna, Charlie Sheen, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kathleen Turner, Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Lee, Snoop Dogg and the list goes on and on. James was voted "Favorite Action Star" by fans of Inside Martial Arts magazine. Internet fans voted him into the Hall of Fame in the Martial Arts History Museum. Inside Kung Fu Magazine inducted him as one of the "Martial Arts Greats" alongside legends as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his longtime friend Jackie Chan. Hit Parader Magazine dubbed him "the king of big-screen martial arts villains." From the deadly killer in Red Sun Rising (1994) to the deadly fighter in the comedy spoof Hot Shots 2 (1993), Lew has proven his chops in both drama and comedy. As a stunt/fight coordinator his creative talents shone in the television series The Crow to recent work on the hit video game, The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005). He handpicked elite members for his company, "Hong Kong Wire Action Team," to bring state of the art action to movies. His formula for longevity in the film industry is diversity, hard work and having a whole lot of fun. Most recently, James Lew wrote, directed and starred in a movie inspired by his personal experiences in the business titled 18 Fingers of Death! (2006). The story follows Buford Lee (James Lew), the most famous unknown "B"-minus, low-budget, martial-arts movie star and Ronald Mack (Maurice Patton), a young black kid from the hood. Together they laugh and bond together on their quest to finally make Buford's break out movie, 18 Fingers of Death! (2006).

Фільмографія

• 2024Dominique — Fight Choreographer
• 2023Booba — Stunt Coordinator
• 2021Made in Chinatown — Kane, Director, Co-Producer, Action Director
• 2020Мулан — Stunts
• 2019American Bistro — Stunt Coordinator
• 2019Месники: Завершення — Stunts
• 2018Cucuy: The Boogeyman — Beat Cop
• 2018План втечі 2 — Stunt Coordinator
• I'm Dying Up Here — Sensei Phil
• 2017Maximum Impact — Fight Choreographer, Second Unit Director
• 2017Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine — Sinjin
• 2017Божевільні сімейки — Stunt Coordinator
• 2016Breakout — Cap Ruch
• 2016Мій хлопець — кілер — Fight Choreographer
• Світ Дикого Заходу — Stunts
• 2015Black Salt — Abbot Xiao
• 2015Frankenstein — Hotel Manager
• 2015Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser — Stunt Coordinator
• 2015The Martial Arts Kid — Fight Choreographer
• 2015Underdog Kids — Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
• 2014Elwood — Big O
• 2013Extraction — Stunt Coordinator
• 2013G.I. Joe: Атака кобри 2 — Chinese Leader
• 2013Падiння Олiмпу — Stunts
• 2012Hijacked — Stunt Coordinator
• 2012The Girl from the Naked Eye — Eddie
• 2012Захисник — Underground Casino Guard (uncredited), Stunts
• 2012Морський бій — Stunt Double
• 2011Let Lorenzo — Interior Design Older Partner
• Долина смерті — Man on street (uncredited)
• 2010Кілери — Fight Choreographer
• 2010Початок — Stunts
• 2009Angel of Death — Tommy
• 2009Ballistica — Chinese Guard #1
• 2009Black Dynamite — Stunts
• 2009Streets of Blood — Stunts
• 2009Зоряний шлях — Romulan (uncredited)
• 2008Dark World — Stunt Coordinator
• 2008Будь кмітливим — Fight Choreographer
• 2008Грім у тропіках — Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited), Stunts
• Дитяча лікарня — Mosura
• 2008Супергеройське кіно — Shaolin Monk (uncredited), Stunts
• 2007Flight of the Living Dead — Stunts
• 2007Година пік 3 — Triad Assassin (uncredited), Stunts
• 2007Пірати Карибського моря: На краю світу — Stunts
• Чак — Anad Chenerad
• 200618 Fingers of Death! — Buford Lee, Writer, Stunt Coordinator, Director
• 2006The Circuit III: Street Monk — Spider Webb
• 2005No Rules — Stunts
• 2005Shira: The Vampire Samurai — Xu
• 2004Forbidden Warrior — Stunts
• 2004LArceny — Stunts
• Антураж
• 2004Співучасник — Stunts
• Eve
• 2003Sin — Leo Thamaree
• 2003Останній самурай — Stunts
• CSI: Маямі — ND Man #1
• 2002Outside the Law — Cho Sung, Fight Choreographer
• 2002Sting of the Black Scorpion — Tong Leader
• 2002The Real Deal — Black Belt
• 2002Ultimate Fights from the Movies — Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage)
• 2002Кунг Пу: Кулак атакує — Stunts
• 2001Instinct to Kill — Stunt Coordinator
• 2001Година пік 2 — Triad Gangster (uncredited), Stunts
• 2001Планета Мавп — Stunts
• 2001Прибулець — Stunts
• Шпигунка — Quan Li
• 2000Deep Core — Lou Chang
• 2000Fatal Blade — James
• Strong Medicine — Cop
• 2000Трафік — DEA Agent - CalTrans
• 1998Boogie Boy — Jason
• 1998Safe House — Asian (uncredited)
• 1998Вбивці на заміну — Bodyguard
• 1998Година пік — Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited), Stunts
• 1998Смертельна зброя 4 — Freighter's Captain
• 1997Double Tap — Stunts
• 1997High Voltage — Harry
• 1997The Girl Gets Moe — Stunts
• 1996Assault on Dome 4 — Quaid, Windham Henchman
• 1996Balance of Power — Shinji Takamura
• 1996For Life or Death — Kaan Woo
• 1996Kazaam — Stunts
• 1996Night Hunter — Tom Cutter
• 1996Robo Warriors — Darius, Stunt Coordinator
• 1996Втеча з Лос-Анджелесу — Hershe Gang Member, Stunts
• 1995Ballistic — Woo, Stunt Coordinator
• 1995Excessive Force II: Force on Force — Lee
• Marker
• 1995Midnight Man — Prince Samarki
• Nowhere Man — Thug with Knife
• 1995Tough and Deadly — Thug
• 1995В облозі 2. Темна територія — Mercenary (uncredited), Stunts
• Зоряний шлях: Вояджер — Stunt Coordinator
• 1994Blue Tiger — Stunts
• 1994Cage II: The Arena of Death — Chin
• 1994Deadly Target — Guard #2 (uncredited)
• 1994Red Sun Rising — Jaho
• 1994Ring of Steel — Asian Fighter
• Weird Science
• Вавилон 5 — Bloodhound Teep
• 1994Патруль часу — Knife #1
• 1994Тінь — Mongol
• 1994У смертельній небезпеці — Mercenary at Aegis-1 (uncredited), Stunts
• 1993American Ninja 5 — Viper
• 1993Dark Vengeance — Stunt Coordinator
• 1993Private Wars — Obata
• 1993Showdown — Hit Man
• 1993Ulterior Motives — Yakuza #5
• 1993Undercover Blues — Novacek's Man, Stunts
• Вокер – техаський рейнджер — Tiger
• 1993Гарячі голови 2 — Kick Boxer Opponent
• Могутні Рейнджери — Warrior
• Фрейзер — Security Guard
• 1992Mission of Justice — Akiro
• 1992Raven: Return of the Black Dragons — Black Dragon Henchman
• 1992Баффі — переможниця вампірів — Fight Choreographer
• 1992Швидкий вогонь — Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited), Stunts
• 1991Do or Die — Lew
• 1991Martial Law II: Undercover — Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited), Stunts
• 1991Night of the Warrior — Hector Sabatei
• 1991Ring of Fire — Stunts
• 1991The Perfect Weapon — Crewcut
• 1991Подвійний удар — Stunt Coordinator, Martial Arts Choreographer, Stunts
• 1991Розбірки у маленькому Токіо — Yoshida's Man (uncredited), Stunts
• 1990Aftershock — Mr. James, Stunt Coordinator
• 1990Guns — Ninja #1, Stunt Coordinator
• 1990Martial Law — Tong Member
• Nasty Boys — Fighter / Karate class fighter (uncredited)
• 1990Why Me? — Stunts
• Family Matters — Man in Bar
• 1989Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects — Stunts
• 1989Ninja Academy — Ninja Trainer, Stunt Coordinator
• 1989Savage Beach — Agent #1
• 1989Найкращі з найкращих — Sae Jin Kwon
• 1988Evil Destroyer
• Roseanne
• 1988Zodiac Power 2: Evil Destroyer
• 1988Вони живуть — Stunts
• 1988Джексон на прізвисько Мотор — Martial Arts Instructor
• 1986Великий переполох у малому Китаї — Chang Sing #1, Martial Arts Choreographer, Associate Producer
• Growing Pains — Movie Villain #2
• 1985Los Angeles Streetfighter — Chan
• MacGyver — Asian Thug
• 1984Killpoint — Nighthawk's Gunman #1
• Вона написала вбивство — Cambodian
• 1983Girls of the White Orchid — Stunts
• 1983Going Berserk — Kung Fu Fighter
• T. J. Hooker — Asian Thug, Ton Li
• 1982They Call Me Bruce? — Stunt Double
• 1979The Fantastic Seven — Stunts
• 1979Young Dragon — Shao Lung
• 1977Big Time — Karate Instructor
• 1976Enforcer from Death Row — Karate Fighter
• 1976The Killing of a Chinese Bookie — Guard (uncredited)

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• 2018Henchman: The Al Leong Story — Self