James Lew: movies and TV shows
James Lew has 190 credits in the archive: 164 films and 26 TV series, from 1976 to 2024. Highest rated: Eve (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1976 – 2024 · busiest year: 1991 (11 credits)
Advertisement
Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dominique | Film | 6.7 | 71 | |
| 2021 | Made in Chinatown | Lew | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 2021 | Made in Chinatown | Film | 5.5 | 68 | |
| 2021 | Made in Chinatown | Film | 5.5 | 68 | |
| 2021 | Made in Chinatown | Film | 5.5 | 68 | |
| 2020 | Mulan | Film | 6.8 | 67 | |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Film | 8.2 | 66 | |
| 2019 | American Bistro | Film | 4.7 | 66 | |
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Film | 5.2 | 65 | |
| 2018 | Cucuy: The Boogeyman | Beat Cop | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 2018 | Henchman: The Al Leong Story | Self | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2017 | Mad Families | Film | 4.7 | 64 | |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here | Sensei Phil | TV | 6.4 | 64 |
| 2017 | Maximum Impact | Film | 3.5 | 64 | |
| 2017 | Maximum Impact | Film | 3.5 | 64 | |
| 2017 | Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine | Sinjin | Film | 3.8 | 64 |
| 2016 | Westworld | TV | 8.0 | 63 | |
| 2016 | Mr. Right | Film | 6.4 | 63 | |
| 2016 | Breakout | Cap Ruch | Film | 2.0 | 63 |
| 2015 | Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser | Film | 4.9 | 62 | |
| 2015 | Frankenstein | Hotel Manager | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 2015 | Underdog Kids | Film | 5.2 | 62 | |
| 2015 | Underdog Kids | Film | 5.2 | 62 | |
| 2015 | The Martial Arts Kid | Film | 6.2 | 62 | |
| 2015 | Black Salt | Abbot Xiao | Film | 2.0 | 62 |
| 2014 | Elwood | Big O | Film | 2.3 | 61 |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Film | 6.4 | 60 | |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Chinese Leader | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 2013 | Extraction | Film | 4.8 | 60 | |
| 2012 | Battleship | Film | 5.9 | 59 | |
| 2012 | Safe | Underground Casino Guard (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 2012 | Safe | Film | 6.5 | 59 | |
| 2012 | The Girl from the Naked Eye | Eddie | Film | 4.4 | 59 |
| 2012 | Hijacked | Film | 4.0 | 59 | |
| 2011 | Death Valley | Man on street (uncredited) | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2011 | Let Lorenzo | Interior Design Older Partner | Film | 2.0 | 58 |
| 2010 | Inception | Film | 8.4 | 57 | |
| 2010 | Killers | Film | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 2010 | Mortal Kombat: Rebirth | Shang Tsung (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Romulan (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 56 |
| 2009 | Streets of Blood | Film | 4.3 | 56 | |
| 2009 | Black Dynamite | Film | 7.1 | 56 | |
| 2009 | Angel of Death | Tommy | Film | 4.7 | 56 |
| 2009 | Ballistica | Chinese Guard #1 | Film | 3.2 | 56 |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Mosura | TV | 6.9 | 55 |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Flaming Dragon Compound Person (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Film | 6.7 | 55 | |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | Shaolin Monk (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | Film | 5.3 | 55 | |
| 2008 | Get Smart | Film | 6.2 | 55 | |
| 2008 | Dark World | Film | 4.1 | 55 | |
| 2007 | Chuck | Anad Chenerad | TV | 7.7 | 54 |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Film | 7.3 | 54 | |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Triad Assassin (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Film | 6.5 | 54 | |
| 2007 | Flight of the Living Dead | Film | 5.0 | 54 | |
| 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! | Buford Lee | Film | 3.5 | 53 |
| 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! | Film | 3.5 | 53 | |
| 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! | Film | 3.5 | 53 | |
| 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! | Film | 3.5 | 53 | |
| 2006 | The Circuit III: Street Monk | Spider Webb | Film | 7.3 | 53 |
| 2005 | Shira: The Vampire Samurai | Xu | Film | 3.9 | 52 |
| 2005 | No Rules | Film | 4.0 | 52 | |
| 2004 | Entourage | TV | 7.4 | 51 | |
| 2004 | Collateral | Film | 7.2 | 51 | |
| 2004 | Forbidden Warrior | Film | 4.4 | 51 | |
| 2004 | LArceny | Film | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Film | 7.6 | 50 | |
| 2003 | Eve | TV | 8.5 | 50 | |
| 2003 | Sin | Leo Thamaree | Film | 4.8 | 50 |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | ND Man #1 | TV | 7.7 | 49 |
| 2002 | Kung Pow: Enter the Fist | Film | 6.4 | 49 | |
| 2002 | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Knife #1 (Timecop) (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 2002 | Sting of the Black Scorpion | Tong Leader | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 2002 | Outside the Law | Cho Sung | Film | 4.3 | 49 |
| 2002 | Outside the Law | Film | 4.3 | 49 | |
| 2002 | The Real Deal | Black Belt | Film | 3.9 | 49 |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Triad Gangster (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Film | 6.8 | 48 | |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Film | 5.8 | 48 | |
| 2001 | Alias | Quan Li | TV | 6.8 | 48 |
| 2001 | Impostor | Film | 6.1 | 48 | |
| 2001 | Instinct to Kill | Film | 5.1 | 48 | |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Cop | TV | 7.4 | 47 |
| 2000 | Traffic | DEA Agent - CalTrans | Film | 7.1 | 47 |
| 2000 | Deep Core | Lou Chang | Film | 4.1 | 47 |
| 2000 | Fatal Blade | James | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1998 | Rush Hour | Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1998 | Rush Hour | Film | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Freighter's Captain | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Bodyguard | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1998 | Boogie Boy | Jason | Film | 4.5 | 45 |
| 1998 | Safe House | Asian (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1997 | Double Tap | Film | 5.1 | 44 | |
| 1997 | High Voltage | Harry | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1997 | The Girl Gets Moe | Film | 4.6 | 44 | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Hershe Gang Member | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Film | 5.9 | 43 | |
| 1996 | Kazaam | Film | 4.2 | 43 | |
| 1996 | Night Hunter | Tom Cutter | Film | 4.6 | 43 |
| 1996 | Robo Warriors | Darius | Film | 5.4 | 43 |
| 1996 | Robo Warriors | Film | 5.4 | 43 | |
| 1996 | For Life or Death | Kaan Woo | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1996 | Assault on Dome 4 | Quaid, Windham Henchman | Film | 3.7 | 43 |
| 1996 | Balance of Power | Shinji Takamura | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | TV | 7.8 | 42 | |
| 1995 | Nowhere Man | Thug with Knife | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Mercenary (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Film | 5.9 | 42 | |
| 1995 | Marker | TV | 5.5 | 42 | |
| 1995 | Ballistic | Woo | Film | 3.5 | 42 |
| 1995 | Ballistic | Film | 3.5 | 42 | |
| 1995 | Tough and Deadly | Thug | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1995 | Excessive Force II: Force on Force | Lee | Film | 3.7 | 42 |
| 1995 | Midnight Man | Prince Samarki | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Bloodhound Teep | TV | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1994 | Weird Science | TV | 6.7 | 41 | |
| 1994 | Timecop | Knife #1 | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1994 | The Shadow | Mongol | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Mercenary at Aegis-1 (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 41 |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Film | 5.2 | 41 | |
| 1994 | Cage II: The Arena of Death | Chin | Film | 3.4 | 41 |
| 1994 | Red Sun Rising | Jaho | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1994 | Deadly Target | Guard #2 (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1994 | Blue Tiger | Film | 5.1 | 41 | |
| 1994 | Ring of Steel | Asian Fighter | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1993 | Frasier | Security Guard | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Tiger | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1993 | Power Rangers | Warrior | TV | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Kick Boxer Opponent | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues | Novacek's Man | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues | Film | 6.0 | 40 | |
| 1993 | Showdown | Hit Man | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1993 | American Ninja 5 | Viper | Film | 4.8 | 40 |
| 1993 | Private Wars | Obata | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1993 | Ulterior Motives | Yakuza #5 | Film | 4.2 | 40 |
| 1993 | Dark Vengeance | Film | 5.4 | 40 | |
| 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Film | 5.6 | 39 | |
| 1992 | Rapid Fire | Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1992 | Rapid Fire | Film | 6.4 | 39 | |
| 1992 | Mission of Justice | Akiro | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1992 | Raven: Return of the Black Dragons | Black Dragon Henchman | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1991 | Double Impact | Film | 6.2 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Double Impact | Film | 6.2 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Double Impact | Film | 6.2 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | Yoshida's Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1991 | Showdown in Little Tokyo | Film | 6.4 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Do or Die | Lew | Film | 4.4 | 38 |
| 1991 | Martial Law II: Undercover | Spencer Hamilton Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1991 | Martial Law II: Undercover | Film | 6.1 | 38 | |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon | Crewcut | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1991 | Ring of Fire | Film | 5.1 | 38 | |
| 1991 | Night of the Warrior | Hector Sabatei | Film | 4.8 | 38 |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys | Fighter / Karate class fighter (uncredited) | TV | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1990 | Guns | Ninja #1 | Film | 4.6 | 37 |
| 1990 | Guns | Film | 4.6 | 37 | |
| 1990 | Martial Law | Tong Member | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1990 | Why Me? | Film | 5.7 | 37 | |
| 1990 | Aftershock | Mr. James | Film | 4.4 | 37 |
| 1990 | Aftershock | Film | 4.4 | 37 | |
| 1989 | Family Matters | Man in Bar | TV | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1989 | Best of the Best | Sae Jin Kwon | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1989 | Savage Beach | Agent #1 | Film | 4.5 | 36 |
| 1989 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | Film | 5.6 | 36 | |
| 1989 | Ninja Academy | Ninja Trainer | Film | 4.2 | 36 |
| 1989 | Ninja Academy | Film | 4.2 | 36 | |
| 1988 | They Live | Film | 7.3 | 35 | |
| 1988 | Roseanne | TV | 6.8 | 35 | |
| 1988 | Action Jackson | Martial Arts Instructor | Film | 5.5 | 35 |
| 1988 | Zodiac Power 2: Evil Destroyer | Film | 2.0 | 35 | |
| 1988 | Evil Destroyer | Film | 2.0 | 35 | |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Chang Sing #1 | Film | 7.2 | 33 |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Film | 7.2 | 33 | |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Film | 7.2 | 33 | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Asian Thug | TV | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Movie Villain #2 | TV | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Streetfighter | Chan | Film | 5.0 | 32 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Cambodian | TV | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1984 | Killpoint | Nighthawk's Gunman #1 | Film | 5.4 | 31 |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Film | 5.0 | 30 | |
| 1983 | Going Berserk | Kung Fu Fighter | Film | 5.1 | 30 |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Asian Thug | TV | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Ton Li | TV | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1982 | They Call Me Bruce? | Film | 5.1 | 29 | |
| 1979 | The Fantastic Seven | Film | 3.0 | 26 | |
| 1979 | Young Dragon | Shao Lung | Film | 5.5 | 26 |
| 1977 | Big Time | Karate Instructor | Film | 5.3 | 24 |
| 1976 | The Killing of a Chinese Bookie | Guard (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 23 |
| 1976 | Enforcer from Death Row | Karate Fighter | Film | 4.8 | 23 |
| BOOBA | Film | — | — |