James Lew

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...

Known For

Cast Credits

Breakout

as Cap Ruch

Black Salt

as Abbot Xiao

Frankenstein

as Hotel Manager

Elwood

as Big O

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

as Chinese Leader

Safe

as Underground Casino Guard (uncredited)

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

as Shang Tsung (uncredited)

Ballistica

as Chinese Guard #1

Star Trek

as Romulan (uncredited)

Tropic Thunder

as Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)

Superhero Movie

as Shaolin Monk (uncredited)

Rush Hour 3

as Triad Assassin (uncredited)

Sin

as Leo Thamaree

The Real Deal

as Black Belt

Outside the Law

as Cho Sung

Rush Hour 2

as Triad Gangster (uncredited)

Traffic

as DEA Agent - CalTrans

Deep Core

as Lou Chang

Gedo

as James

Rush Hour

as Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)

Lethal Weapon 4

as Freighter's Captain

Safe House

as Asian (uncredited)

Crew Credits

Dominique

Fight Choreographer

Mulan

Stunts

American Bistro

Stunt Coordinator

Escape Plan 2: Hades

Stunt Coordinator

Maximum Impact

Fight Choreographer

Mad Families

Stunt Coordinator

Mr. Right

Fight Choreographer

Underdog Kids

Second Unit Director

The Martial Arts Kid

Fight Choreographer

Extraction

Stunt Coordinator

Hijacked

Stunt Coordinator

Safe

Stunts

Battleship

Stunt Double

Inception

Stunts

Killers

Fight Choreographer

Get Smart

Fight Choreographer

Dark World

Stunt Coordinator

No Rules

Stunts