James Lew

Personal Info

Birthday

September 6, 1952

(72 years old)

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).

Known For

CSI: Miami

Frasier

Murder, She Wrote

MacGyver

Babylon 5

Chuck

Walker, Texas Ranger

Family Matters

Filmography

2021
Made in Chinatown
as Lew
2018
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
as Self
Cucuy: The Boogeyman
as Beat Cop
2017
Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
as Sinjin
2016
Breakout
as Cap Ruch
2015
Black Salt
as Abbot Xiao
Frankenstein
as Hotel Manager
2014
Elwood
as Big O
2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
as Chinese Leader
2012
The Girl from the Naked Eye
as Eddie
Safe
as Underground Casino Guard (uncredited)
2009
Ballistica
as Chinese Guard #1
Angel of Death
as Tommy
Star Trek
as Romulan (uncredited)
2008
Tropic Thunder
as Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited)
Superhero Movie
as Shaolin Monk (uncredited)
2007
Rush Hour 3
as Triad Assassin (uncredited)
2006
The Circuit III: Street Monk
as Spider Webb
18 Fingers of Death!
as Buford Lee
2005
Shira: The Vampire Samurai
as Xu
2003
Sin
as Leo Thamaree
2002
The Real Deal
as Black Belt
Outside the Law
as Cho Sung
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
as Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage)
2001
Rush Hour 2
as Triad Gangster (uncredited)
2000
Traffic
as DEA Agent - CalTrans
Deep Core
as Lou Chang
Gedo
as James
1998
Rush Hour
as Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 4
as Freighter's Captain
Safe House
as Asian (uncredited)
Boogie Boy
as Jason
The Replacement Killers
as Bodyguard
1997
High Voltage
as Harry
1996
Assault on Dome 4
as Quaid, Windham Henchman
Robo Warriors
as Darius
Escape from L.A.
as Hershe Gang Member
Balance of Power
as Shinji Takamura
Night Hunter
as Tom Cutter
For Life or Death
as Kaan Woo
1995
Excessive Force II: Force on Force
as Lee
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
as Mercenary (uncredited)
Midnight Man
as Prince Samarki
Ballistic
as Woo
Tough and Deadly
as Thug
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
On Deadly Ground
as Mercenary at Aegis 1 (uncredited)
Deadly Target
as Guard #2 (uncredited)
1993
Private Wars
as Obata
Showdown
as Hit Man
Undercover Blues
as Novacek's Man
Hot Shots! Part Deux
as Kick Boxer Opponent
American Ninja 5
as Viper
Ulterior Motives
as Yakuza #5
1992
Mission of Justice
as Akiro
Rapid Fire
as Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited)
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
as Black Dragon Henchman
1991
Martial Law II: Undercover
as Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited)
Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
Do or Die
as Lew
Night of the Warrior
as Hector Sabatei
The Perfect Weapon
as Crewcut
1990
Guns
as Ninja #1
Aftershock
as Mr. James
Martial Law
as Tong Member
1989
Best of the Best
as Sae Jin Kwon
Savage Beach
as Agent #1
Ninja Academy
as Ninja Trainer
1988
Action Jackson
as Martial Arts Instructor
1986
Big Trouble in Little China
as Chang Sing #1
1985
Los Angeles Streetfighter
as Chan
1984
Killpoint
as Nighthawk's Gunman #1
1983
Going Berserk
as Kung Fu Fighter
1979
Young Dragon
as Shao Lung
1977
Big Time
as Karate Instructor
1976
Enforcer from Death Row
as Karate Fighter
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
as Guard (uncredited)