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James Lew

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1952Born, Escalon
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James Jene Fae Lew (September 6, 1952 – August 23, 2026) was an American martial artist, stuntman and actor. 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…

Known for

InceptionStuntsAvengers: EndgameStunts
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndStunts
Star TrekRomulan (uncredited)
The Last SamuraiStunts
2021Made in ChinatownKaneMovie
2018Cucuy: The BoogeymanBeat CopMovie
2017I'm Dying Up HereSensei Phil · 1 episodeShow
2017Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber RaineSinjinMovie
2016BreakoutCap RuchMovie
2015Black SaltAbbot XiaoMovie
2015FrankensteinHotel ManagerMovie
2014ElwoodBig OMovie
2013G.I. Joe: RetaliationChinese LeaderMovie
2012The Girl from the Naked EyeEddieMovie
2012SafeUnderground Casino Guard (uncredited)Movie
2011Death ValleyMan on street (uncredited) · 1 episodeShow
2011Let LorenzoInterior Design Older PartnerMovie
2009BallisticaChinese Guard #1Movie
2009Angel of DeathTommyMovie
2008Childrens HospitalMosura · 1 episodeShow
2008Tropic ThunderFlaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)Movie
2008Superhero MovieShaolin Monk (uncredited)Movie
2007ChuckAnad Chenerad · 1 episodeShow
2007Rush Hour 3Triad Assassin (uncredited)Movie
2006The Circuit III: Street MonkSpider WebbMovie
200618 Fingers of Death!Buford LeeMovie
2005Shira: The Vampire SamuraiXuMovie
2004Entourage1 episodeShow
2003Eve1 episodeShow
2003SinLeo ThamareeMovie
2002The Real DealBlack BeltMovie
2002Sting of the Black ScorpionTong LeaderMovie
2002Outside the LawCho SungMovie
2002Ultimate Fights from the MoviesKnife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage)Movie
2001AliasQuan Li · 1 episodeShow
2001Rush Hour 2Triad Gangster (uncredited)Movie
2000TrafficDEA Agent - CalTransMovie
2000Strong MedicineCop · 1 episodeShow
2000Deep CoreLou ChangMovie
2000Fatal BladeJamesMovie
1998Rush HourJuntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)Movie
1998Lethal Weapon 4Freighter's CaptainMovie
1998Safe HouseAsian (uncredited)Movie
1998Boogie BoyJasonMovie
1998The Replacement KillersBodyguardMovie
1997High VoltageHarryMovie

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