James Lew


    Starbirth:
    September 6, 1952
Birthplace:
Escalon, California, USA
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James Jene Fae Lew (born September 6, 1952) is an American actor and martial artist. 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).


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Made in Chinatown Lew 2021
Henchman: The Al Leong Story Self 2018
Cucuy: The Boogeyman Beat Cop 2018
Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine Sinjin 2017
Black Salt Abbot Xiao 2015
Frankenstein Hotel Manager 2015
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Chinese Leader 2013
The Girl from the Naked Eye Eddie 2012
Safe Underground Casino Guard (uncredited) 2012
Ballistica Chinese Guard #1 2009
Angel of Death Tommy 2009
Star Trek Romulan (uncredited) 2009
Tropic Thunder Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited) 2008
Superhero Movie Shaolin Monk (uncredited) 2008
Rush Hour 3 Triad Assassin (uncredited) 2007
The Circuit III: Final Flight Spider Webb 2006
18 Fingers of Death! Buford Lee 2006
Shira: The Vampire Samurai Xu 2005
Sin Leo Thamaree 2003
The Real Deal Black Belt 2002
Outside the Law Cho Sung 2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage) 2002
Rush Hour 2 Triad Gangster (uncredited) 2001
Traffic DEA Agent - CalTrans 2000
Deep Core Lou Chang 2000
Gedo James 2000
Rush Hour Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited) 1998
Lethal Weapon 4 Freighter's Captain 1998
Safe House Asian (uncredited) 1998
Boogie Boy Jason 1998
The Replacement Killers Bodyguard 1998
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons Black Dragon Henchman 1997
Robo Warriors Darius 1997
High Voltage Harry 1997
Assault on Dome 4 Quaid, Windham Henchman 1996
Escape from L.A. Hershe Gang Member 1996
Balance of Power Shinji Takamura 1996
Night Hunter Tom Cutter 1996
For Life or Death Kaan Woo 1996
Excessive Force II: Force on Force Lee 1995
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Mercenary (uncredited) 1995
Midnight Man Prince Samarki 1995
Ballistic Woo 1995
Cage II: The Arena of Death Chin 1994
Timecop Knife #1 1994
Red Sun Rising Jaho 1994
The Shadow Mongol 1994
On Deadly Ground Mercenary at Aegis 1 (uncredited) 1994
Deadly Target Guard #2 (uncredited) 1994
Private Wars Obata 1993
Showdown Hit Man 1993
Undercover Blues Novacek's Man 1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux Kick Boxer Opponent 1993
American Ninja 5 Viper 1993
Ulterior Motives Yakuza #5 1993
Mission of Justice Akiro 1992
Rapid Fire Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited) 1992
Martial Law II: Undercover Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited) 1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo Yoshida's Man (uncredited) 1991
Do or Die Lew 1991
Night of the Warrior Hector Sabatei 1991
The Perfect Weapon Crewcut 1991
Guns Ninja #1 1990
Aftershock Mr. James 1990
Martial Law Tong Member 1990
Best of the Best Sae Jin Kwon 1989
Savage Beach Agent #1 1989
Ninja Academy Ninja Trainer 1989
Action Jackson Martial Arts Instructor 1988
Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer 1988
Big Trouble in Little China Chang Sing #1 1986
Los Angeles Streetfighter Chan 1985
Killpoint Nighthawk's Gunman #1 1984
Going Berserk Kung Fu Fighter 1983
Young Dragon Shao Lung 1979
Big Time Karate Instructor 1977
Enforcer from Death Row Karate Fighter 1976
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Guard (uncredited) 1976
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Babylon 5 Bloodhound Teep <mt>
Walker, Texas Ranger Tiger <mt>
Nasty Boys Fighter / Karate class fighter (uncredited) <mt>
Chuck Anad Chenerad <mt>
Frasier Security Guard <mt>
Death Valley Man on street (uncredited) <mt>
She Spies Asian Thug / Bodyguard (uncredited) <mt>
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Shang Tsung (uncredited) <mt>
Nowhere Man Thug with knife <mt>
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