People
James Lew
- Name: James Lew
- Birthday: 1952-09-06
- Also known as: James Jene Fae Lew
- Place of birth: Escalon, California, USA
- Popularity: 6.834
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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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Made in Chinatown as Lew | 2021-05-10 |
| Henchman: The Al Leong Story as Self | 2018-12-15 |
| Cucuy: The Boogeyman as Beat Cop | 2018-10-13 |
| Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine as Sinjin | 2017-05-08 |
| Breakout as Cap Ruch | 2016-06-09 |
| Black Salt as Abbot Xiao | 2015-12-31 |
| Frankenstein as Hotel Manager | 2015-08-29 |
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation as Chinese Leader | 2013-03-27 |
| The Girl from the Naked Eye as Eddie | 2012-06-15 |
| Safe as Underground Casino Guard (uncredited) | 2012-04-16 |
| Ballistica as Chinese Guard #1 | 2009-12-18 |
| Angel of Death as Tommy | 2009-07-07 |
| Star Trek as Romulan (uncredited) | 2009-05-06 |
| Tropic Thunder as Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited) | 2008-08-09 |
| Superhero Movie as Shaolin Monk (uncredited) | 2008-03-28 |
| Rush Hour 3 as Triad Assassin (uncredited) | 2007-08-08 |
| The Circuit III: Final Flight as Spider Webb | 2006-10-31 |
| 18 Fingers of Death! as Buford Lee | 2006-04-11 |
| Shira: The Vampire Samurai as Xu | 2005-01-01 |
| Sin as Leo Thamaree | 2003-01-01 |
| The Real Deal as Black Belt | 2002-11-27 |
| Outside the Law as Cho Sung | 2002-06-25 |
| Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
| Rush Hour 2 as Triad Gangster (uncredited) | 2001-08-03 |
| Traffic as DEA Agent - CalTrans | 2000-12-27 |
| Deep Core as Lou Chang | 2000-10-21 |
| Gedo as James | 2000-04-04 |
| Rush Hour as Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited) | 1998-09-18 |
| Lethal Weapon 4 as Freighter's Captain | 1998-07-10 |
| Safe House as Asian (uncredited) | 1998-07-01 |
| Boogie Boy as Jason | 1998-02-12 |
| The Replacement Killers as Bodyguard | 1998-02-06 |
| Raven: Return of the Black Dragons as Black Dragon Henchman | 1997-04-23 |
| Robo Warriors as Darius | 1997-01-15 |
| High Voltage as Harry | 1997-01-01 |
| Assault on Dome 4 as Quaid, Windham Henchman | 1996-10-08 |
| Escape from L.A. as Hershe Gang Member | 1996-08-09 |
| Balance of Power as Shinji Takamura | 1996-06-25 |
| Night Hunter as Tom Cutter | 1996-04-01 |
| For Life or Death as Kaan Woo | 1996-01-23 |
| Excessive Force II: Force on Force as Lee | 1995-08-29 |
| Under Siege 2: Dark Territory as Mercenary (uncredited) | 1995-07-13 |
| Midnight Man as Prince Samarki | 1995-05-09 |
| Ballistic as Woo | 1995-02-28 |
| Cage II: The Arena of Death as Chin | 1994-12-14 |
| Timecop as Knife #1 | 1994-09-15 |
| Red Sun Rising as Jaho | 1994-09-01 |
| The Shadow as Mongol | 1994-07-01 |
| On Deadly Ground as Mercenary at Aegis 1 (uncredited) | 1994-02-18 |
| Deadly Target as Guard #2 (uncredited) | 1994-01-01 |
| Private Wars as Obata | 1993-10-13 |
| Showdown as Hit Man | 1993-09-16 |
| Undercover Blues as Novacek's Man | 1993-09-10 |
| Hot Shots! Part Deux as Kick Boxer Opponent | 1993-05-21 |
| American Ninja 5 as Viper | 1993-04-02 |
| Ulterior Motives as Yakuza #5 | 1993-01-06 |
| Mission of Justice as Akiro | 1992-12-02 |
| Rapid Fire as Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited) | 1992-08-21 |
| Martial Law II: Undercover as Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited) | 1991-10-01 |
| Showdown in Little Tokyo as Yoshida's Man (uncredited) | 1991-08-23 |
| Do or Die as Lew | 1991-06-28 |
| Night of the Warrior as Hector Sabatei | 1991-06-01 |
| The Perfect Weapon as Crewcut | 1991-03-15 |
| Guns as Ninja #1 | 1990-11-09 |
| Aftershock as Mr. James | 1990-10-05 |
| Martial Law as Tong Member | 1990-10-01 |
| Best of the Best as Sae Jin Kwon | 1989-11-10 |
| Savage Beach as Agent #1 | 1989-10-01 |
| Ninja Academy as Ninja Trainer | 1989-08-17 |
| Action Jackson as Martial Arts Instructor | 1988-02-12 |
| Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer | 1988-01-01 |
| Big Trouble in Little China as Chang Sing #1 | 1986-05-30 |
| Los Angeles Streetfighter as Chan | 1985-03-23 |
| Killpoint as Nighthawk's Gunman #1 | 1984-03-01 |
| Going Berserk as Kung Fu Fighter | 1983-09-30 |
| Young Dragon as Shao Lung | 1979-08-01 |
| Big Time as Karate Instructor | 1977-07-31 |
| Enforcer from Death Row as Karate Fighter | 1976-07-09 |
| The Killing of a Chinese Bookie as Guard (uncredited) | 1976-02-15 |
