James Jene Fae Lew (born September 6, 1952) is an American actor and martial artist. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, James Lews 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 Foxs 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 Bufords break out movie, 18 Fingers of Death! (2006).

Filmek -tól nem elérhető James Lew

Escape from L.A.

Hershe Gang Member

Film 1996

Angel of Death

Tommy

Film 2009

Night Hunter

Tom Cutter

Film 1996

American Ninja 5

Viper

Film 1993

Do or Die

Lew

Film 1991

Robo Warriors

Darius

Film 1997

Safe House

Asian (uncredited)

Film 1998

The Girl from the Naked Eye

Eddie

Film 2012

Los Angeles Streetfighter

Chan

Film 1985

Showdown

Hit Man

Film 1993

Private Wars

Obata

Film 1993

Midnight Man

Prince Samarki

Film 1995

The Circuit III: Final Flight

Spider Webb

Film 2006

Going Berserk

Kung Fu Fighter

Film 1983

Big Time

Karate Instructor

Film 1977

The Real Deal

Black Belt

Film 2002

Balance of Power

Shinji Takamura

Film 1996

Breakout

Cap Ruch

Film 2016

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

Self

Film 2018

Black Salt

Abbot Xiao

Film 2015

Night of the Warrior

Hector Sabatei

Film 1991

Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine

Sinjin

Film 2017

Tropic Thunder

Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)

Film 2008

Excessive Force II: Force on Force

Lee

Film 1995

Cage II: The Arena of Death

Chin

Film 1994

Ninja Academy

Ninja Trainer

Film 1989

Killpoint

Nighthawk's Gunman #1

Film 1984

Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer

Film 1988

Shira: The Vampire Samurai

Xu

Film 2005

Rush Hour

Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)

Film 1998

Made in Chinatown

Lew

Film 2021

Cucuy: The Boogeyman

Beat Cop

Film 2018

Guns

Ninja #1

Film 1990

For Life or Death

Kaan Woo

Film 1996

Frankenstein

Hotel Manager

Film 2015

Assault on Dome 4

Quaid, Windham Henchman

Film 1996

Superhero Movie

Shaolin Monk (uncredited)

Film 2008

Enforcer from Death Row

Karate Fighter

Film 1976

Star Trek

Romulan (uncredited)

Film 2009

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Guard (uncredited)

Film 1976

Ulterior Motives

Yakuza #5

Film 1993

Deadly Target

Guard #2 (uncredited)

Film 1994

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Mercenary (uncredited)

Film 1995

Rapid Fire

Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited)

Film 1992

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

Film 1991

On Deadly Ground

Mercenary at Aegis 1 (uncredited)

Film 1994

18 Fingers of Death!

Buford Lee

Film 2006

Safe

Underground Casino Guard (uncredited)

Film 2012

Martial Law

Tong Member

Film 1990

Martial Law II: Undercover

Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited)

Film 1991

Ballistica

Chinese Guard #1

Film 2009

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

Black Dragon Henchman

Film 1997

Young Dragon

Shao Lung

Film 1979

Rush Hour 2

Triad Gangster (uncredited)

Film 2001

Rush Hour 3

Triad Assassin (uncredited)

Film 2007

Serie televisive -tól nem elérhető James Lew

Growing Pains

Movie Villain #2

Tv 1985

CSI: Miami

ND Man #1

Tv 2002

Alias

Quan Li

Tv 2001

Entourage

Tv 2004

Beauty and the Beast

Tv 1987

Roseanne

Tv 1988

Walker, Texas Ranger

Tiger

Tv 1993

Family Matters

Man in Bar

Tv 1989

Weird Science

Tv 1994

Babylon 5

Bloodhound Teep

Tv 1994

Mortal Kombat: Legacy

Shang Tsung (uncredited)

Tv 2011

Chuck

Anad Chenerad

Tv 2007

Nasty Boys

Fighter / Karate class fighter (uncredited)

Tv 1989

Frasier

Security Guard

Tv 1993

Childrens Hospital

Mosura

Tv 2008

Nowhere Man

Thug with knife

Tv 1995

Power Rangers

Warrior

Tv 1993

T. J. Hooker

Ton Li / Asian Thug

Tv 1982

Death Valley

Man on street (uncredited)

Tv 2011

I'm Dying Up Here

Sensei Phil

Tv 2017

MacGyver

Asian Thug

Tv 1985

Strong Medicine

Cop

Tv 2000

Marker

Tv 1995

Murder, She Wrote

Cambodian

Tv 1984

Eve

Tv 2003