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James Lew

Highest Rated: 86% Never Say Die (2001)

Lowest Rated: 40% The Girl From the Naked Eye (2012)

Birthday: Sep 6, 1952

Birthplace: Escalon, California, USA

James Lew's film credits read like a history of late 20th- and early 21st-century action movies. The martial arts master was the fight coordinator, stunt man, actor, and occasionally all three at once for over 100 big-screen productions in his storied career. Lew was certainly qualified for the job. After receiving his Kung Fu black belt in 1972, he won championships not only in that discipline but in several others, including tae kwon do and submission grappling. He was based in Los Angeles, so film and TV work were a logical next step. He used his training in bit parts as combative men in such testosterone-heavy punch-'em-up films as 1988's "Action Jackson" and "Escape from L.A." (1996). The bulk of his work was behind the scenes, however, either as a stuntman, stunt coordinator (as in the 1991 action-fest "Double Impact," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme), or the martial arts trainer (for the 1992 teenager-vs.-undead black comedy "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"). Lew kept himself in prime shape throughout his career, and even when approaching the age of 60 he still ably handled the physical demands of his job. The best example of this is his stunt work in the surreal, martial arts-flavored thriller "Inception" (2010).

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Highest-Rated Movies

86% 9% Never Say Die
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73% 82% Big Trouble in Little China
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40% 21% The Girl From the Naked Eye
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57% Balance of Power
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Private Wars
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23% Boogie Boy
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25% American Ninja 5
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Soul of the Avenger
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Perfect Party
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29% Black Salt
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Filmography

Movies TV Shows
Mind Wave 2024 General Liu Actor Made in Chinatown 2021 Lew Actor, Director The Circuit 3: Street Monk 2019 Actor Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine 19% 2017 Sinjin Actor The Art of Fighting 2017 Actor Black Salt 29% 2016 Abbot Xiao Actor The Girl From the Naked Eye 40% 21% 2012 Eddie Actor Ballistica 21% 2009 Chinese Guard 1 Actor Shira: The Vampire Samurai 29% 2007 Xu Actor 18 Fingers of Death 22% 2006 Buford Lee Actor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer The Hitman Chronicles 2006 Draga Actor Perfect Party 2004 Actor Never Say Die 86% 9% 2001 Cho Sung Actor High Voltage 22% 1998 Harry Actor Boogie Boy 23% 1998 Jason Actor Soul of the Avenger 1997 Actor Balance of Power 57% 1997 Shinji Takamura Actor Assault on Dome 4 1997 Quaid Actor Night Hunter 20% 1996 Tom Cutter Actor Robo Warriors 1996 Darius Actor Blood for Blood 33% 1995 Prince Samarki Actor Red Sun Rising 50% 1994 Jaho Actor Fist of Justice 60% 1994 Woo Actor American Ninja 5 25% 1993 Viper Actor Private Wars 1993 Obata Actor
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