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