James Lew

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).

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	6.829
Birthday	1952-09-06
Place of Birth	Escalon, California, USA
Also Known As	James Jene Fae Lew,

Escape from L.A.

Angel of Death

Night Hunter

American Ninja 5

Do or Die

Robo Warriors

Savage Beach

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

The Girl from the Naked Eye

Los Angeles Streetfighter

Showdown

Private Wars

Aftershock

Midnight Man

High Voltage

Best of the Best

The Circuit III: Final Flight

Big Time

Balance of Power

The Perfect Weapon

Black Salt

Big Trouble in Little China

Deep Core

Boogie Boy

Night of the Warrior

Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

Gedo

Excessive Force II: Force on Force

Cage II: The Arena of Death

Tropic Thunder

Ninja Academy

Killpoint

Sin

Shira: The Vampire Samurai

Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer

Rush Hour

Timecop

Made in Chinatown

Cucuy: The Boogeyman

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Guns

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Red Sun Rising

Mission of Justice

For Life or Death

Frankenstein

Lethal Weapon 4

Assault on Dome 4

Superhero Movie

Outside the Law

Enforcer from Death Row

Star Trek

The Shadow

Undercover Blues

Traffic

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Deadly Target

On Deadly Ground

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Rapid Fire

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Ulterior Motives

18 Fingers of Death!

Ballistica

Martial Law

Martial Law II: Undercover

Safe

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

Young Dragon

The Replacement Killers

Ballistic

Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour 3

Action Jackson

Going Berserk

The Real Deal

Safe House

Breakout