James Lew
James Jene Fae Lew
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1952-09-0673
Place of birth:Escalon, California, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
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 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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Made in ChinatownLew2021-05-105.810
- Henchman: The Al Leong StorySelf2018-12-159.52
- Cucuy: The BoogeymanBeat Cop2018-10-136.6103
- I'm Dying Up HereSensei Phil2017-06-046.447
- Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber RaineSinjin2017-05-083.921
- BreakoutCap Ruch2016-06-090.00
- Black SaltAbbot Xiao2015-12-310.00
- FrankensteinHotel Manager2015-08-295.5121
- ElwoodBig O2014-06-012.33
- G.I. Joe: RetaliationChinese Leader2013-03-275.75,797
- The Girl from the Naked EyeEddie2012-06-154.546
- SafeUnderground Casino Guard (uncredited)2012-04-166.52,695
- Death ValleyMan on street (uncredited)2011-08-297.0112
- Let LorenzoInterior Design Older Partner2011-05-030.00
- Mortal Kombat: RebirthShang Tsung (uncredited)2010-06-086.110
- BallisticaChinese Guard #12009-12-183.514
- Angel of DeathTommy2009-07-074.851
- Star TrekRomulan (uncredited)2009-05-067.410,534
- Childrens HospitalMosura2008-12-087.093
- Tropic ThunderFlaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)2008-08-096.77,008
- Superhero MovieShaolin Monk (uncredited)2008-03-285.32,035
- ChuckAnad Chenerad2007-09-247.71,205
- Rush Hour 3Triad Assassin (uncredited)2007-08-086.53,746
- The Circuit III: Street MonkSpider Webb2006-10-3110.02
- 18 Fingers of Death!Buford Lee2006-04-113.613
- Shira: The Vampire SamuraiXu2005-01-014.36
- Entourage2004-07-187.4652
- Eve2003-09-158.517
- SinLeo Thamaree2003-01-014.938
- The Real DealBlack Belt2002-11-274.19
- Sting of the Black ScorpionTong Leader2002-11-065.610
- CSI: MiamiND Man #12002-09-237.71,712
- Outside the LawCho Sung2002-06-254.319
- Ultimate Fights from the MoviesKnife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage)2002-04-165.129
- AliasQuan Li2001-09-306.8702
- Rush Hour 2Triad Gangster (uncredited)2001-08-036.84,635
- TrafficDEA Agent - CalTrans2000-12-277.12,435
- Strong MedicineCop2000-07-237.416
- Deep CoreLou Chang2000-06-144.119
- Fatal BladeJames2000-04-045.611
- Rush HourJuntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)1998-09-187.15,717
- Lethal Weapon 4Freighter's Captain1998-07-106.62,970
- Safe HouseAsian (uncredited)1998-07-016.243
- Boogie BoyJason1998-02-124.623
- The Replacement KillersBodyguard1998-02-066.3581
- High VoltageHarry1997-11-015.415
- Assault on Dome 4Quaid, Windham Henchman1996-10-083.817
- Robo WarriorsDarius1996-10-015.518
- Escape from L.A.Hershe Gang Member1996-08-095.91,618
- Balance of PowerShinji Takamura1996-06-256.114
- Night HunterTom Cutter1996-04-014.824
- For Life or DeathKaan Woo1996-01-236.54
- Excessive Force II: Force on ForceLee1995-08-293.814
- Nowhere ManThug with Knife1995-08-287.838
- Under Siege 2: Dark TerritoryMercenary (uncredited)1995-07-135.91,033
- BallisticWoo1995-02-283.69
- Tough and DeadlyThug1995-02-145.724
- Marker1995-01-175.52
- Cage II: The Arena of DeathChin1994-12-143.410
- TimecopKnife #11994-09-156.01,327
- Red Sun RisingJaho1994-09-015.115
- The ShadowMongol1994-07-016.1570
- Ring of SteelAsian Fighter1994-03-305.116
- Weird Science1994-03-056.780
- On Deadly GroundMercenary at Aegis-1 (uncredited)1994-02-185.2520
- Babylon 5Bloodhound Teep1994-01-268.0600
- Deadly TargetGuard #2 (uncredited)1994-01-016.220
- Private WarsObata1993-10-136.87
- ShowdownHit Man1993-09-165.934
- FrasierSecurity Guard1993-09-167.7889
- Undercover BluesNovacek's Man1993-09-106.1169
- Power RangersWarrior1993-08-287.1845
- Hot Shots! Part DeuxKick Boxer Opponent1993-05-216.52,078
- Walker, Texas RangerTiger1993-04-217.0568
- American Ninja 5Viper1993-04-024.8132
- Ulterior MotivesYakuza #51993-01-064.84
- Mission of JusticeAkiro1992-12-026.759
- Rapid FireTau's Men at Laundry (uncredited)1992-08-216.4259
- Raven: Return of the Black DragonsBlack Dragon Henchman1992-06-198.01
- Martial Law II: UndercoverSpencer Hamilton Man (uncredited)1991-10-016.270
- Showdown in Little TokyoYoshida's Man (uncredited)1991-08-236.4541
- Do or DieLew1991-06-284.445
- Night of the WarriorHector Sabatei1991-06-015.016
- The Perfect WeaponCrewcut1991-03-156.4132
- GunsNinja #11990-11-094.752
- AftershockMr. James1990-10-054.613
- Martial LawTong Member1990-10-016.294
- Nasty BoysFighter / Karate class fighter (uncredited)1990-02-226.45
- Best of the BestSae Jin Kwon1989-11-106.5337
- Savage BeachAgent #11989-10-014.564
- Family MattersMan in Bar1989-09-226.8352
- Ninja AcademyNinja Trainer1989-08-174.319
- Roseanne1988-10-186.8394
- Action JacksonMartial Arts Instructor1988-02-125.5287
- Zodiac Power 2: Evil Destroyer1988-01-010.00
- Big Trouble in Little ChinaChang Sing #11986-05-307.23,385
- MacGyverAsian Thug1985-09-297.7925
- Growing PainsMovie Villain #21985-09-246.5170
- Los Angeles StreetfighterChan1985-03-235.314
- Murder, She WroteCambodian1984-09-307.5448
- KillpointNighthawk's Gunman #11984-03-015.710
- Going BerserkKung Fu Fighter1983-09-305.143
- T. J. HookerAsian Thug1982-03-136.596
- T. J. HookerTon Li1982-03-136.596
- Big TimeKarate Instructor1977-07-317.02
- Enforcer from Death RowKarate Fighter1976-07-095.73
- The Killing of a Chinese BookieGuard (uncredited)1976-02-157.1292