Biography
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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Sly
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.

Mulan
2020
as The Emperor
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, ...

Guardians of Martial Arts
2017
as Old Servant
One day, Master Ma is walking down the street, suddenly he sees the words "Huashan Sect" (华山派) hiding between the green grass. He closes his eyes and ...

Guardians of Martial Arts
2017
Producer
One day, Master Ma is walking down the street, suddenly he sees the words "Huashan Sect" (华山派) hiding between the green grass. He closes his eyes and ...

League of Gods
2016
as Jiang Ziya
During the reign of King Zhou, an official enters his bedchamber, and is devoured by the monstrous tails of Daji, his concubine. Outside their city, s...

The Expendables 3
2014
as Yin Yang
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks...

Badges of Fury
2013
as Huang Feihong
When a series of eerie murders erupts across Hong Kong, grizzled veteran Huang and his reckless younger partner Wang, are assigned to track down the k...

The Expendables 2
2012
as Yin Yang
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge put...

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
2011
as Chow Wai-on
Three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innk...

The Sorcerer and the White Snake
2011
as Fa Hai
The Sorcerer and the White Snake is an ancient Chinese fable about a woman demon who falls in love with a mortal is brought to life through the latest...

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010
as Self
Sylvester Stallone's 90-minute video diary, covering the making of "The Expendables".

The Expendables
2010
as Yin Yang
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons special...

Ocean Heaven
2010
as Wang Xingchang
The story of a father's tireless love for his autistic son. A terminally ill father's attempt to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to s...

The Founding of a Republic
2009
as Chen Shaokuan
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008
as Han
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to purs...

The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendar...

The Warlords
2007
as General Pang Qingyun
The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along with two other...

War
2007
as Rogue
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up ye...

Fearless
2006
as Huo Yuanjia
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fo...

Fearless
2006
Producer
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fo...

Unleashed
2005
as Danny
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him wit...

Unleashed
2005
Producer
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him wit...

'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
2004
as Self

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
as Self
A look at the martial arts and kung fu cinema of Hong Kong

Cradle 2 the Grave
2003
as Su
Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's ...

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
as Self
Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international ...

Modern Warriors
2002
as Self
Over 80 of the world's greatest martial artists demonstrate techniques and discuss philosophy in this fascinating account of the martial arts phenomen...

Hero
2002
as Nameless
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had m...

Invincible
2001
Executive Producer
The Shadow Men are immortal beings of darkness and destruction. One such Shadow Man, Os (Zane), is confronted by the White Warrior, a being of light, ...

The One
2001
as Gabe Law / Gabriel Yulaw / Lawless
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.

Kiss of the Dragon
2001
as Liu Jian
Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murd...

Kiss of the Dragon
2001
Associate Producer, Producer, Original Story
Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murd...

Romeo Must Die
2000
as Han Sing
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Tris...

Lethal Weapon 4
1998
as Wah Sing Ku
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from ...

Contract Killer
1998
as Fred
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.

Once Upon a Time in China and America
1997
as Wong Fei Hung
So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally t...

Black Mask
1996
as Tsui Chik / Black Mask
Tsui escapes from a super soldier project and plans to lead a peaceful life. However, when his former comrades go on a violent crime spree, he takes i...

Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
1996
as Wai Bok Si / Chow Si Kit
A serial adventure writer with problems in his personal life lives out the adventures of his literary hero, King of Adventurers.

High Risk
1995
as Kit Li
After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Fra...

Top Fighter
1995
as (archive footage)
Welcome to the world of the martial arts. A voyage for the times of the martial arts cinema, from the beginning in China in the 6th Century A.C. by a ...

The Enforcer
1995
as Kung Wei
An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his ...

Oriental Hero
1995
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, in the royal court, corrupt ducks were rampant, and foreign powers scrambled to China for economic aggression. Huang F...

Fist of Legend
1994
as Chen Zhen
Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hool...

Fist of Legend
1994
Producer
Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hool...

The Bodyguard from Beijing
1994
as John Cheng
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government,...

The Bodyguard from Beijing
1994
Producer
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government,...

Li Lian Jie's Shaolin Kung Fu
1994
as Self
Documentary about Shaolin Monk training techniques and Jet Li .

Shaolin Kung Fu
1994
as actor
A documentary about Shaolin Kung Fu starring Jet Li

Legend of the Red Dragon
1994
as Hung Hei-Kwun
A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the wea...

Legend of the Red Dragon
1994
Executive Producer
A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the wea...

The Kung Fu Cult Master
1993
as Chang Mo-Kei
A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious...

The Kung Fu Cult Master
1993
Producer
A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious...

Tai-Chi Master
1993
as Zhang Jun Bao
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As ...

Tai-Chi Master
1993
Producer
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As ...

The Legend II
1993
as Fong Sai Yuk
The hero Fong Sai Yuk becomes involved in the secret brotherhood "The Red Flower", who are trying to overthrow the Manchurian emperor and re-establish...

The Legend II
1993
Producer
The hero Fong Sai Yuk becomes involved in the secret brotherhood "The Red Flower", who are trying to overthrow the Manchurian emperor and re-establish...

Last Hero in China
1993
as Wong Fei Hung
Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese "Robin Hood" who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school n...

Last Hero in China
1993
Producer
Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese "Robin Hood" who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school n...

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk
1993
as Fong Sai-Yuk
The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a missio...

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk
1993
Executive Producer
The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a missio...

Once Upon a Time in China III
1993
as Wong Fei Hung
Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.

The Legend of the Swordsman
1992
as Ling Wu Chung
Ling Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he fin...

Lucky Way
1992
as Self
A tour of the streets of Hong Kong reveals many devotees of a form of Asian mysticism.

The Master
1992
as Kit
When Master Tak, an old martial arts master, disappears, his best student, Jet, steps in to find him. However, when he learns that Tak's life is in da...

Once Upon a Time in China II
1992
as Wong Fei Hung
Wong Fei-Hung faces the White Lotus Society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who...

Once Upon a Time in China
1991
as Wong Fei Hung
Set in late 19th century Canton, this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung against foreign forc...

Dragon Fight
1989
as Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap
Jimmy and Tiger are members of the Chinese national wushu team. The two are in Los Angeles to perform exhibitions. However, for Tiger, he plans to def...

Born to Defence
1988
as Jet
Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second world war must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

Born to Defence
1988
Director
Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second world war must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

Jet Li's Shaolin Style
1988
Official documentary made in China of the development of Jet Li. His early martial arts demos and techniques are displayed for the first time here by ...

Dragons of the Orient
1988
as Self
For martial arts enthusiasts and fans of Jet Li, Yang Ching, and Wang Chun, this historical filmography about the origins of Chinese martial arts, the...

Martial Arts of Shaolin
1986
as Lin Zhi Ming
In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate.

Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin
1985
as Self
Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin is a documentary starring Jet Li

Kids from Shaolin
1984
as San Lung
Romance blossoms between two rival families practicing Shaolin and Wudang kungfu respectively. despite familial opposition - until they overcome a gan...

This Is Kung Fu
1983
as Self
Documentary featuring scenes of hand-to-hand and combat with weapons.

Shaolin Temple
1982
as Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes ...

Blades of the Guardians
N/A
The desert bodyguard Daoma is entrusted by his benefactor Patriarch Mo to escort the mysterious Zhishilang back to Chang'an, and is besieged by the ri...

Nonstop
N/A
Franchise where Asian martial art actors Iko Uwais, Madong-seok, Tony Jaa and Jet Li – get together in one movie