James Lew
Acteur, Producteur, Directeur, Scénariste
6 septembre 1952 (73 ans)
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).
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).
Films & Séries sur Plex
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| 2024 | Mind Wave · as General Liu |
| 2021 | Made in Chinatown · as LewSur Plex |
| 2020 | Clean Sweep · as Toyo |
| 2020 | Space Force · as Space Force Soldier |
| 2019 | American Bistro · as Angry Man #1 |
| 2019 | Warrior · as Sifu Li Qiang |
| 2018 | Cucuy: The Boogeyman · as Beat Cop |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here · as Sensei Phil |
| 2017 | Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine · as Sinjin |
| 2017 | The Art of Fighting · as Master Ferrer |
| 2016 | Breakout · as Cap Ruch |
| 2016 | Beyond the Game · as Trainer |
| 2015 | Black Salt · as Abbot Xiao |
| 2015 | Frankenstein · as Hotel Manager |
| 2015 | Marvel's Daredevil · as Blind Asian Man |
| 2014 | Bad Country · as Doctor |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation · as Chinese Leader |
| 2012 | The Girl from the Naked Eye · as Eddie |
| 2012 | Safe · as Underground Casino Guard (uncredited) |
| 2011 | Death Valley · as Man On Street (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) · as Benihana Chef ("ncaa Mascots That Should Never Dunk Contest!" Segment) |
| 2010 | Bite Me · as Specialized Zombie |
| 2010 | Mortal Kombat: Rebirth · as Shang Tsung (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Order of Chaos · as Lawyer #3Sur Plex |
| 2010 | Taken by Force · as Choy |
| 2009 | Ballistica · as Chinese Guard #1 |
| 2009 | Star Trek · as Romulan (uncredited) |
| 2009 | The Carbon Copy · as Thug |
| 2009 | Angel of Death · as Tommy |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital · as Mosura |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder · as Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie · as Shaolin Monk (uncredited)Sur Plex |
| 2007 | Chuck · as Anad Chenerad |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 · as Triad Assassin (uncredited) |
| 2006 | The Circuit III: Final Flight · as Spider Webb |
| 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! · as Buford Lee |
| 2006 | Free Ride · as Referee |
| 2005 | Today You Die · as Ming's Gang #3Sur Plex |
| 2005 | Numb3rs · as Waiter |
| 2005 | Shira: The Vampire Samurai · as Xu |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Paris · as Mr. Fue |
| 2003 | Sin · as Leo Thamaree |
| 2002 | The Real Deal · as Black Belt |
| 2002 | Sting of the Black Scorpion · as Tong Leader |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division · as Det. Peter Yang |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami · as Nd Man #1 |
| 2002 | She Spies · as Asian Thug |
| 2002 | Outside the Law · as Cho Sung |
| 2002 | Ultimate Fights from the Movies · as Knife #1 (timecop) (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Alias · as Quan Li |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 · as Triad Gangster (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Black Scorpion · as Red DragonSur Plex |
| 2000 | Traffic · as Dea Agent - Caltrans |
| 2000 | Deep Core · as Lou Chang |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine · as Cop |
| 2000 | Gedo · as James |
| 1999 | The Amanda Show · as Neeko |
| 1999 | Once And Again · as Master Kim |
| 1999 | Clubland · as Lipton T's Sidekick |
| 1998 | Martial Law · as Lee Hei's Thug |
| 1998 | Rush Hour · as Juntao's Man In Los Angeles (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 · as Freighter's Captain |
| 1998 | Safe House · as Asian (uncredited)Sur Plex |
| 1998 | Boogie Boy · as JasonSur Plex |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers · as Bodyguard |
| 1997 | High Voltage · as HarrySur Plex |
| 1997 | NightMan · as FighterSur Plex |
| 1997 | The Girl Gets Moe · as BrezSur Plex |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer · as Vampire |
| 1997 | Spy Game · as Killer |
| 1996 | Assault on Dome 4 · as Quaid, Windham HenchmanSur Plex |
| 1996 | Robo Warriors · as Darius |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. · as Hershe Gang Member |
| 1996 | Balance of Power · as Shinji TakamuraSur Plex |
| 1996 | Night Hunter · as Tom CutterSur Plex |
| 1996 | For Life or Death · as Kaan WooSur Plex |
| 1996 | Fox Hunt · as Kung Fu Lew |
| 1995 | The Immortals · as Asian Man |
| 1995 | Baywatch Nights · as Asian Gang |
| 1995 | Deadly Games · as Benihana Chef |
| 1995 | Excessive Force II: Force on Force · as Lee |
| 1995 | Nowhere Man · as Thug With Knife |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory · as Mercenary (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Midnight Man · as Prince Samarki |
| 1995 | Ballistic · as Woo |
| 1995 | Tough and Deadly · as Thug |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | Cage II · as Chin |
| 1994 | Timecop · as Knife #1Sur Plex |
| 1994 | Red Sun Rising · as JahoSur Plex |
| 1994 | The Shadow · as Mongol |
| 1994 | Ring of Steel · as Asian Fighter |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground · as Mercenary At Aegis-1 (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Deadly Target · as Guard #2 (uncredited)Sur Plex |
| 1993 | Private Wars · as Obata |
| 1993 | Showdown · as Hit ManSur Plex |
| 1993 | Frasier · as Security Guard |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues · as Novacek's Man |
| 1993 | Power Rangers · as WarriorSur Plex |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. · as Chan Man |
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux · as Kick Boxer Opponent |
| 1993 | American Ninja 5 · as Viper |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger · as Tiger |
| 1993 | Babylon 5 · as Bloodhound Teep |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues · as Fighter |
| 1993 | Space Rangers · as AlienSur Plex |
| 1992 | A Mission to Kill · as Viet Cong |
| 1992 | Dark Vengeance · as Mantis |
| 1992 | Kill Fee · as Yakuza #5 |
| 1992 | Mission of Justice · as Akiro |
| 1992 | Renegade · as Mr. Ota BodyguardSur Plex |
| 1992 | Rapid Fire · as Tau's Men At Laundry (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Raven · as Black Dragon, Jiro |
| 1992 | Raven: Return of the Black Dragons · as Black Dragon Henchman |
| 1991 | Martial Law II: Undercover · as Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited)Sur Plex |
| 1991 | Showdown in Little Tokyo · as Yoshida's Man (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Do or Die · as Lew |
| 1991 | Night of the Warrior · as Hector Sabatei |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon · as Crewcut |
| 1990 | Guns · as Ninja #1 |
| 1990 | China Cry: A True Story · as Kickboxer Instructor |
| 1990 | Martial Law · as Tong MemberSur Plex |
| 1990 | Aftershock · as Mr. James |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys · as Fighter / Karate Class Fighter (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Best of the Best · as Sae Jin Kwon |
| 1989 | Savage Beach · as Agent #1 |
| 1989 | Family Matters · as Man In Bar |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys · as Fighter |
| 1989 | Ninja Academy · as Ninja Trainer |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Supercarrier · as Karate Fighter |
| 1988 | Noble House · as Bellhop |
| 1988 | Action Jackson · as Martial Arts Instructor |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast · as Tong #3 |
| 1987 | Werewolf · as Henchman |
| 1987 | Steele Justice · as Mob Thug #5 |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China · as Chang Sing #1 |
| 1985 | MacGyver · as Asian Thug |
| 1985 | Growing Pains · as Movie Villain #2Sur Plex |
| 1985 | Double Dare (1985) · as Asian Gang |
| 1985 | L.A. Streetfighters · as ChanSur Plex |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote · as Cambodian |
| 1984 | Three's a Crowd · as Soundman |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara · as Prison Guard |
| 1984 | Killpoint · as Nighthawk's Gunman #1Sur Plex |
| 1983 | Going Berserk · as Kung Fu Fighter |
| 1983 | The A-Team · as Byron Chin Men |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker · as Ton Li |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest · as Winery WorkerSur Plex |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy · as Hitman |
| 1979 | The Young Dragon · as Shao Lung |
| 1977 | Big Time · as Karate Instructor |
| 1976 | In Search of... · as King Tut |
| 1976 | Enforcer from Death Row · as Karate FighterSur Plex |
| 1976 | The Killing of a Chinese Bookie · as Guard (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Kung Fu · as Monk |
| 1963 | General Hospital · as Green Shirts Gang Man(1985) |
| 2021 | Made in Chinatown · as Co-ProducerSur Plex |
| 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Boogie Boy · as Associate ProducerSur Plex |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China · as Associate Producer |
| 2021 | Made in ChinatownSur Plex |
| 2006 |
| 2018 | Henchman: The Al Leong Story · as Self |
| 2006 | Fight Science · as Self |
| 2003 | XMA: Xtreme Martial Arts · as Self |
| 2001 | The Hunted · as Self |
| 1998 |
| 2017 | Maximum Impact · as Second Unit DirectorSur Plex |
| 2015 | Underdog Kids · as Second Unit DirectorSur Plex |