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James Lew

Acting
September 6, 1952 (73 years old)
Escalon, California, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

Biography

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...

Also Known As

James Jene Fae Lew

Known For

CSI: Miami series poster (2002)
7.7
Trending

CSI: Miami

ND Man #1

Frasier series poster (1993)
7.7

Frasier

Security Guard

Babylon 5 series poster (1994)
8.0

Babylon 5

Bloodhound Teep

Murder, She Wrote series poster (1984)
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Cambodian

MacGyver series poster (1985)
7.7

MacGyver

Asian Thug

Chuck series poster (2007)
7.7
Gem

Chuck

Anad Chenerad

Strong Medicine series poster (2000)
7.5

Strong Medicine

Cop

Entourage series poster (2004)
7.4

Entourage

Family Matters series poster (1989)
6.8

Family Matters

Man in Bar

T. J. Hooker series poster (1982)
6.5

T. J. Hooker

Asian Thug

T. J. Hooker series poster (1982)
6.5

T. J. Hooker

Ton Li

Walker, Texas Ranger series poster (1993)
7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

Tiger

Filmography

2020s

Dominique movie poster (2024)
6.7

Dominique

Fight Choreographer

Made in Chinatown movie poster (2021)
5.6

Made in Chinatown

Lew

Mulan movie poster (2020)
6.8

Mulan

Stunts

2010s

Avengers: Endgame movie poster (2019)
8.2
Classic

Avengers: Endgame

Stunts

Escape Plan 2: Hades movie poster (2018)
5.2

Escape Plan 2: Hades

Stunt Coordinator

Cucuy: The Boogeyman movie poster (2018)
6.6

Cucuy: The Boogeyman

Beat Cop

Henchman: The Al Leong Story movie poster (2018)
9.5

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

Self

Mad Families movie poster (2017)
4.8

Mad Families

Stunt Coordinator

Maximum Impact movie poster (2017)
3.4

Maximum Impact

Fight Choreographer

Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine movie poster (2017)
3.9

Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine

Sinjin

Breakout movie poster (2016)

Breakout

Cap Ruch

Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser movie poster (2015)
4.9

Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser

Stunt Coordinator

Frankenstein movie poster (2015)
5.4

Frankenstein

Hotel Manager

Elwood movie poster (2014)
1.5

Elwood

Big O

Olympus Has Fallen movie poster (2013)
6.4

Olympus Has Fallen

Stunts

G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie poster (2013)
5.7

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Chinese Leader

Battleship movie poster (2012)
5.9

Battleship

Stunt Double

Safe movie poster (2012)
6.5

Safe

Underground Casino Guard (uncredited)

Hijacked movie poster (2012)
4.0

Hijacked

Stunt Coordinator

The Girl from the Naked Eye movie poster (2012)
4.4

The Girl from the Naked Eye

Eddie

Inception movie poster (2010)
8.4
Classic

Inception

Stunts

Killers movie poster (2010)
6.0

Killers

Fight Choreographer

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth movie poster (2010)
5.7

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

Shang Tsung (uncredited)

2000s

Star Trek movie poster (2009)
7.4

Star Trek

Romulan (uncredited)

Black Dynamite movie poster (2009)
7.1

Black Dynamite

Stunts

Angel of Death movie poster (2009)
4.8

Angel of Death

Tommy

Ballistica movie poster (2009)
3.1

Ballistica

Chinese Guard #1

Tropic Thunder movie poster (2008)
6.7

Tropic Thunder

Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)

Get Smart movie poster (2008)
6.2

Get Smart

Fight Choreographer

Superhero Movie movie poster (2008)
5.3

Superhero Movie

Shaolin Monk (uncredited)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End movie poster (2007)
7.3

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Stunts

Rush Hour 3 movie poster (2007)
6.5

Rush Hour 3

Triad Assassin (uncredited)

Flight of the Living Dead movie poster (2007)
5.0

Flight of the Living Dead

Stunts

18 Fingers of Death! movie poster (2006)
3.1

18 Fingers of Death!

Buford Lee

The Circuit III: Street Monk movie poster (2006)
10.0

The Circuit III: Street Monk

Spider Webb

Shira: The Vampire Samurai movie poster (2005)
3.4

Shira: The Vampire Samurai

Xu

Collateral movie poster (2004)
7.2

Collateral

Stunts

LArceny movie poster (2004)
7.5

LArceny

Stunts

Forbidden Warrior movie poster (2004)
4.3

Forbidden Warrior

Stunts

Sin movie poster (2003)
4.8

Sin

Leo Thamaree

Ultimate Fights from the Movies movie poster (2002)
4.9

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage)

The Real Deal movie poster (2002)
3.8

The Real Deal

Black Belt

Outside the Law movie poster (2002)
4.1

Outside the Law

Cho Sung

Rush Hour 2 movie poster (2001)
6.8

Rush Hour 2

Triad Gangster (uncredited)

Planet of the Apes movie poster (2001)
5.8

Planet of the Apes

Stunts

Impostor movie poster (2001)
6.1

Impostor

Stunts

Traffic movie poster (2000)
7.1

Traffic

DEA Agent - CalTrans

Deep Core movie poster (2000)
3.6

Deep Core

Lou Chang

Gedo movie poster (2000)
5.3

Gedo

James

1990s

Rush Hour movie poster (1998)
7.1

Rush Hour

Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)

Lethal Weapon 4 movie poster (1998)
6.6

Lethal Weapon 4

Freighter's Captain

The Replacement Killers movie poster (1998)
6.3

The Replacement Killers

Bodyguard

Safe House movie poster (1998)
6.2

Safe House

Asian (uncredited)

Boogie Boy movie poster (1998)
4.4

Boogie Boy

Jason

High Voltage movie poster (1997)
5.2

High Voltage

Harry

Escape from L.A. movie poster (1996)
5.9

Escape from L.A.

Hershe Gang Member

Kazaam movie poster (1996)
4.1

Kazaam

Stunts

Night Hunter movie poster (1996)
4.5

Night Hunter

Tom Cutter

For Life or Death movie poster (1996)
5.7

For Life or Death

Kaan Woo

Robo Warriors movie poster (1996)
5.4

Robo Warriors

Darius

Balance of Power movie poster (1996)
6.1

Balance of Power

Shinji Takamura

Assault on Dome 4 movie poster (1996)
3.4

Assault on Dome 4

Quaid, Windham Henchman

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory movie poster (1995)
5.8

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Mercenary (uncredited)

Ballistic movie poster (1995)
3.1

Ballistic

Woo

Excessive Force II: Force on Force movie poster (1995)
3.5

Excessive Force II: Force on Force

Lee

Tough and Deadly movie poster (1995)
5.5

Tough and Deadly

Thug

Midnight Man movie poster (1995)
5.2

Midnight Man

Prince Samarki

The Shadow movie poster (1994)
6.1

The Shadow

Mongol

Timecop movie poster (1994)
6.0

Timecop

Knife #1

On Deadly Ground movie poster (1994)
5.2

On Deadly Ground

Mercenary at Aegis-1 (uncredited)

Blue Tiger movie poster (1994)
5.0

Blue Tiger

Stunts

Deadly Target movie poster (1994)
6.1

Deadly Target

Guard #2 (uncredited)

Red Sun Rising movie poster (1994)
4.6

Red Sun Rising

Jaho

Ring of Steel movie poster (1994)
4.9

Ring of Steel

Asian Fighter

Cage II: The Arena of Death movie poster (1994)
2.9

Cage II: The Arena of Death

Chin

Hot Shots! Part Deux movie poster (1993)
6.5

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Kick Boxer Opponent

Undercover Blues movie poster (1993)
6.1

Undercover Blues

Novacek's Man

Showdown movie poster (1993)
5.8

Showdown

Hit Man

American Ninja 5 movie poster (1993)
4.8

American Ninja 5

Viper

Private Wars movie poster (1993)
6.8

Private Wars

Obata

Ulterior Motives movie poster (1993)
4.0

Ulterior Motives

Yakuza #5

Rapid Fire movie poster (1992)
6.4

Rapid Fire

Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited)

Mission of Justice movie poster (1992)
6.7

Mission of Justice

Akiro

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons movie poster (1992)

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

Black Dragon Henchman

Double Impact movie poster (1991)
6.2

Double Impact

Stunt Coordinator

Showdown in Little Tokyo movie poster (1991)
6.4

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

Do or Die movie poster (1991)
4.2

Do or Die

Lew

The Perfect Weapon movie poster (1991)
6.2

The Perfect Weapon

Crewcut

Martial Law II: Undercover movie poster (1991)
6.2

Martial Law II: Undercover

Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited)

Ring of Fire movie poster (1991)
5.1

Ring of Fire

Stunts

Night of the Warrior movie poster (1991)
4.5

Night of the Warrior

Hector Sabatei

Martial Law movie poster (1990)
6.2

Martial Law

Tong Member

Guns movie poster (1990)
4.5

Guns

Ninja #1

Aftershock movie poster (1990)
4.4

Aftershock

Mr. James

1980s

Savage Beach movie poster (1989)
4.4

Savage Beach

Agent #1

Best of the Best movie poster (1989)
6.5

Best of the Best

Sae Jin Kwon

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects movie poster (1989)
5.4

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

Stunts

Ninja Academy movie poster (1989)
4.1

Ninja Academy

Ninja Trainer

They Live movie poster (1988)
7.3

They Live

Stunts

Action Jackson movie poster (1988)
5.5

Action Jackson

Martial Arts Instructor

Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer movie poster (1988)

Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer

Big Trouble in Little China movie poster (1986)
7.2

Big Trouble in Little China

Chang Sing #1

Los Angeles Streetfighter movie poster (1985)
4.9

Los Angeles Streetfighter

Chan

Killpoint movie poster (1984)
5.5

Killpoint

Nighthawk's Gunman #1

Going Berserk movie poster (1983)
5.1

Going Berserk

Kung Fu Fighter

1970s

The Fantastic Seven movie poster (1979)
1.5

The Fantastic Seven

Stunts

Young Dragon movie poster (1979)

Young Dragon

Shao Lung

Big Time movie poster (1977)
4.0

Big Time

Karate Instructor

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie movie poster (1976)
7.1

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Guard (uncredited)

Enforcer from Death Row movie poster (1976)
3.5

Enforcer from Death Row

Karate Fighter