Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/6/1952
Place of Birth
Escalon, California, USA
Also Known As
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 China (1986).
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Known For
Rush Hour
as Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
Rush Hour 3
as Triad Assassin (uncredited)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Chinese Leader
Rush Hour 2
as Triad Gangster (uncredited)
Tropic Thunder
as Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)
Star Trek
as Romulan (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 4
as Freighter's Captain
Big Trouble in Little China
as Chang Sing #1
Safe
as Underground Casino Guard (uncredited)
Showdown
as Hit Man
Sin
as Leo Thamaree
Deadly Target
as Guard #2 (uncredited)
Traffic
as DEA Agent - CalTrans
Deep Core
as Lou Chang
Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
as Mercenary (uncredited)
Boogie Boy
as Jason
Rapid Fire
as Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited)
Ballistica
as Chinese Guard #1
The Shadow
as Mongol
Career Timeline
2009
2008
2002
2000
1998
1996
1995
1994
Cage II: The Arena of Death
as Chin
Timecop
as Knife #1
Red Sun Rising
as Jaho
The Shadow
as Mongol
Ring of Steel
as Asian Fighter
Weird Science
Role unknown
On Deadly Ground
as Mercenary at Aegis-1 (uncredited)
Babylon 5
as Bloodhound Teep
Deadly Target
as Guard #2 (uncredited)