James Lew
Birthday
1952/09/06 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Escalon, California, USA
Also know as
James Jene Fae 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...Read more
Acting
(1996) Escape from L.A.
as Hershe Gang Member
(2009) Angel of Death
as Tommy
(1996) Night Hunter
as Tom Cutter
(1993) American Ninja 5
as Viper
(1991) Do or Die
as Lew
(1997) Robo Warriors
as Darius
(1989) Savage Beach
as Agent #1
(2002) Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage)
(1998) Safe House
as Asian (uncredited)
(2012) The Girl from the Naked Eye
as Eddie
(1985) Los Angeles Streetfighter
as Chan
(1993) Showdown
as Hit Man
(1993) Private Wars
as Obata
(1990) Aftershock
as Mr. James
(1995) Midnight Man
as Prince Samarki
(1997) High Voltage
as Harry
(1989) Best of the Best
as Sae Jin Kwon
(2006) The Circuit III: Final Flight
as Spider Webb
(1983) Going Berserk
as Kung Fu Fighter
(1977) Big Time
as Karate Instructor
(2002) The Real Deal
as Black Belt
(1996) Balance of Power
as Shinji Takamura
(2016) Breakout
as Cap Ruch
(1991) The Perfect Weapon
as Crewcut
(2018) Henchman: The Al Leong Story
as Self
(2015) Black Salt
as Abbot Xiao
(2000) Deep Core
as Lou Chang
(1986) Big Trouble in Little China
as Chang Sing #1
(1998) Boogie Boy
as Jason
(1991) Night of the Warrior
as Hector Sabatei
(2017) Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
as Sinjin
(2000) Gedo
as James
(2008) Tropic Thunder
as Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)
(1995) Excessive Force II: Force on Force
as Lee
(1994) Cage II: The Arena of Death
as Chin
(1989) Ninja Academy
as Ninja Trainer
(1984) Killpoint
as Nighthawk's Gunman #1
(2003) Sin
as Leo Thamaree
(1988) Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer
as ---
(2005) Shira: The Vampire Samurai
as Xu
(1998) Rush Hour
as Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
(1994) Timecop
as Knife #1
(2021) Made in Chinatown
as Lew
(2018) Cucuy: The Boogeyman
as Beat Cop
(1993) Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Kick Boxer Opponent
(1990) Guns
as Ninja #1
(2013) G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Chinese Leader
(1994) Red Sun Rising
as Jaho
(1992) Mission of Justice
as Akiro
(1996) For Life or Death
as Kaan Woo
(2015) Frankenstein
as Hotel Manager
(1998) Lethal Weapon 4
as Freighter's Captain
(1996) Assault on Dome 4
as Quaid, Windham Henchman
(2008) Superhero Movie
as Shaolin Monk (uncredited)
(2002) Outside the Law
as Cho Sung
(1976) Enforcer from Death Row
as Karate Fighter
(2009) Star Trek
as Romulan (uncredited)
(1993) Undercover Blues
as Novacek's Man
(1994) The Shadow
as Mongol
(2000) Traffic
as DEA Agent - CalTrans
(1976) The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
as Guard (uncredited)
(1993) Ulterior Motives
as Yakuza #5
(1994) Deadly Target
as Guard #2 (uncredited)
(1994) On Deadly Ground
as Mercenary at Aegis 1 (uncredited)
(1995) Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
as Mercenary (uncredited)
(1992) Rapid Fire
as Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited)
(1991) Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
(2006) 18 Fingers of Death!
as Buford Lee
(2012) Safe
as Underground Casino Guard (uncredited)
(1990) Martial Law
as Tong Member
(1991) Martial Law II: Undercover
as Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited)
(2009) Ballistica
as Chinese Guard #1
(1997) Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
as Black Dragon Henchman
(1979) Young Dragon
as Shao Lung
(1998) The Replacement Killers
as Bodyguard
(1995) Ballistic
as Woo
(2001) Rush Hour 2
as Triad Gangster (uncredited)
(2007) Rush Hour 3
as Triad Assassin (uncredited)
(1988) Action Jackson
as Martial Arts Instructor
(1985) Growing Pains
as Movie Villain #2
(2002) CSI: Miami
as ND Man #1
(2001) Alias
as Quan Li
(2004) Entourage
as ---
(1987) Beauty and the Beast
as ---
(1988) Roseanne
as ---
(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger
as Tiger
(1989) Family Matters
as Man in Bar
(1994) Weird Science
as ---
(1994) Babylon 5
as Bloodhound Teep
(2011) Mortal Kombat: Legacy
as Shang Tsung (uncredited)
(2007) Chuck
as Anad Chenerad
(1989) Nasty Boys
as Fighter / Karate class fighter (uncredited)
(1993) Frasier
as Security Guard
(2008) Childrens Hospital
as Mosura
(1995) Nowhere Man
as Thug with knife
(1993) Power Rangers
as Warrior
(1982) T. J. Hooker
as Ton Li / Asian Thug
(2011) Death Valley
as Man on street (uncredited)
(2017) I'm Dying Up Here
as Sensei Phil
(1985) MacGyver
as Asian Thug
(2000) Strong Medicine
as Cop
(1995) Marker
as ---
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Cambodian
(2003) Eve
as ---