Jet Li is a Chinese-born Singaporean 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 Title Role Notes/ 1982 Shaolin Temple Jueh Yuan 1984 Kids From Shaolin San Lung 1986 Martial Arts of Shaolin Zhi-ming a.k.a. Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin 1988 Born to Defence Jet Directorial debut; a.k.a. Born to Defend (Australia) and Born to Defense (U.S.) 1989 Dragon Fight Jimmy Lee a.k.a. Defector 1991 Once Upon a Time in China Wong Fei-hung 1992 Swordsman II Ling-wu Chung A.k.a. The Legend of the Swordsman (U.S.) Once Upon a Time in China II Wong Fei-hung The Master Jet A.k.a. Dragon Fighter II; filmed in 1989, but released in 1992 1993 Once Upon a Time in China III Wong Fei-hung A.k.a. The Invincible Shaolin Fong Sai-yuk Fong Sai-yuk Also producer; a.k.a. The Legend Last Hero in China Wong Fei-hung Also producer; a.k.a. Claws of Steel and Deadly China Hero Fong Sai-yuk II Fong Sai-yuk Also producer; a.k.a. The Legend II Tai Chi Master Zhang Sanfeng Also producer; a.k.a. Twin Warriors (U.S.) Kung Fu Cult Master Cheung Mo-kei Also producer; a.k.a. The Evil Cult (U.S.), Lord of the Wu Tang and Kung Fu Master 1994 The New Legend of Shaolin Hung Hei-kwun Also producer; a.k.a. Legend of the Red Dragon The Bodyguard from Beijing Allan Hui Ching-yeung/John Chang Also producer; a.k.a. The Defender and Zhong Nan Hai bao biao Fist of Legend Chen Zhen Also producer 1995 My Father Is a Hero Kung Wei A.k.a. The Enforcer and Letter to Daddy High Risk Kit Li A.k.a. Meltdown 1996 Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" Chow Si-Kit A.k.a. Adventure King and The Scripture With No Words Black Mask Michael/Simon/Tsui Chik/Black Mask Released in 1999 in the U.S. 1997 Once Upon a Time in China and America Wong Fei-hung A.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China IV 1998 Hitman Fu A.k.a. The Hitman and The Contract Killer Lethal Weapon 4 Wah Sing-ku 2000 Romeo Must Die Han Sing 2001 Kiss of the Dragon Inspector Liu 'Johnny' Jian Also associate producer The One Gabe Law/Gabriel Yulaw/Lawless 2002 Hero Nameless Released in 2004 in the U.S. 2003 Cradle 2 the Grave Duncan Su 2005 Unleashed Danny Also producer; a.k.a. Danny the Dog 2006 Fearless Huo Yuanjia Also producer and presenter; a.k.a. Legend of a Fighter (Hong Kong) 2007 War Rogue/Victor Shaw/Tom Lone A.k.a. Rogue Assassin and Rogue The Warlords Pang Qingyun 2008 The Forbidden Kingdom Sun Wukong / Silent Monk The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Emperor Han 2009 The Founding of a Republic Chen Shaokuan A.k.a. Jian Guo Da Ye, Founding of the Nation and Lofty Ambitions of Nation Building 2010 Ocean Heaven Sam Wong The Expendables Yin Yang 2011 The Sorcerer and the White Snake Reverend Fahai Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Chow Wai-on 2012 The Expendables 2 Yin Yang 2013 Badges of Fury Huang Feihong 2014 The Expendables 3 Yin Yang 2016 League of Gods Jiang Ziya 2017 Gong Shou Dao Old Servant Also producer 2020 Mulan The Emperor of China 2026 Blades of the Guardians Chang
Documentaries Year 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 1992 Lucky Way 大八掛 1994 Shaolin Kung Fu 少林真功夫 1999 Li-Thal Weapon
Music video appearances 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
External links
Jet Li at Hong Kong Cinemagic