Hollywood Film Star Jet Li

Hollywood Film Star Jet Li

Like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, Jet Li is a film star and a world champion martial artist. He won his first national championship in martial arts at the age of 11 and has visited over 45 countries because of the sport. Li is known for his roles in Shaolin Temple, Forbidden Kingdom and Romeo Must Die.

At the age of 11, Li won his first national championship in wushu

Li's first role in a non-Chinese film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), and his first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many international action films, including in French cinema with the Luc Besson-produced films Kiss of the Dragon (2001) and Unleashed (2005). He co-starred in The One (2001) and War (2007) with Jason Statham, The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) with Jackie Chan, the first three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone, and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).