Personal Info
Known Credits
81
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1952-09-06 (73 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Escalon, California, USA
Also Known For
James Jene Fae Lew
James Lew
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 Chin ...
Known For
Acting
2021 --
Made in Chinatown
| Lew
2018 --
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
| Self
2018 --
Cucuy: The Boogeyman
| Beat Cop
2017 --
Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
| Sinjin
2016 --
Breakout
| Cap Ruch
2015 --
Black Salt
| Abbot Xiao
2015 --
Frankenstein
| Hotel Manager
2014 --
Elwood
| Big O
2013 --
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
| Chinese Leader
2012 --
The Girl from the Naked Eye
| Eddie
2012 --
Safe
| Underground Casino Guard (uncredited)
2009 --
Ballistica
| Chinese Guard #1
2009 --
Angel of Death
| Tommy
2009 --
Star Trek
| Romulan (uncredited)
2008 --
Tropic Thunder
| Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)
2008 --
Superhero Movie
| Shaolin Monk (uncredited)
2007 --
Rush Hour 3
| Triad Assassin (uncredited)
2006 --
The Circuit III: Final Flight
| Spider Webb
2006 --
18 Fingers of Death!
| Buford Lee
2005 --
Shira: The Vampire Samurai
| Xu
2003 --
Sin
| Leo Thamaree
2002 --
The Real Deal
| Black Belt
2002 --
Outside the Law
| Cho Sung
2002 --
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
| Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage)
2001 --
Rush Hour 2
| Triad Gangster (uncredited)
2000 --
Traffic
| DEA Agent - CalTrans
2000 --
Deep Core
| Lou Chang
2000 --
Gedo
| James
1998 --
Rush Hour
| Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
1998 --
Lethal Weapon 4
| Freighter's Captain
1998 --
Safe House
| Asian (uncredited)
1998 --
Boogie Boy
| Jason
1998 --
The Replacement Killers
| Bodyguard
1997 --
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
| Black Dragon Henchman
1997 --
Robo Warriors
| Darius
1997 --
High Voltage
| Harry
1996 --
Assault on Dome 4
| Quaid, Windham Henchman
1996 --
Escape from L.A.
| Hershe Gang Member
1996 --
Balance of Power
| Shinji Takamura
1996 --
Night Hunter
| Tom Cutter
1996 --
For Life or Death
| Kaan Woo
1995 --
Excessive Force II: Force on Force
| Lee
1995 --
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
| Mercenary (uncredited)
1995 --
Midnight Man
| Prince Samarki
1995 --
Ballistic
| Woo
1994 --
Cage II: The Arena of Death
| Chin
1994 --
Timecop
| Knife #1
1994 --
Red Sun Rising
| Jaho
1994 --
The Shadow
| Mongol
1994 --
On Deadly Ground
| Mercenary at Aegis 1 (uncredited)
1994 --
Deadly Target
| Guard #2 (uncredited)
1993 --
Private Wars
| Obata
1993 --
Showdown
| Hit Man
1993 --
Undercover Blues
| Novacek's Man
1993 --
Hot Shots! Part Deux
| Kick Boxer Opponent
1993 --
American Ninja 5
| Viper
1993 --
Ulterior Motives
| Yakuza #5
1992 --
Mission of Justice
| Akiro
1992 --
Rapid Fire
| Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited)
1991 --
Martial Law II: Undercover
| Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited)
1991 --
Showdown in Little Tokyo
| Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
1991 --
Do or Die
| Lew
1991 --
Night of the Warrior
| Hector Sabatei
1991 --
The Perfect Weapon
| Crewcut
1990 --
Guns
| Ninja #1
1990 --
Aftershock
| Mr. James
1990 --
Martial Law
| Tong Member
1989 --
Best of the Best
| Sae Jin Kwon
1989 --
Savage Beach
| Agent #1
1989 --
Ninja Academy
| Ninja Trainer
1988 --
Evil Destroyer
|
1988 --
Action Jackson
| Martial Arts Instructor
1988 --
Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer
|
1986 --
Big Trouble in Little China
| Chang Sing #1
1985 --
Los Angeles Streetfighter
| Chan
1984 --
Killpoint
| Nighthawk's Gunman #1
1983 --
Going Berserk
| Kung Fu Fighter
1979 --
Young Dragon
| Shao Lung
1977 --
Big Time
| Karate Instructor
1976 --
Enforcer from Death Row
| Karate Fighter
1976 --
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
| Guard (uncredited)