Jet Li
Actor and wushu champion
Five-time winner of China's national wushu championship who became a film star.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth4/26/1963
Country of Origin
China
ChinaBiography
He joined China's national wushu squad at eight and won the national championship five times between 1974 and 1979. His discipline was competitive taolu — forms judged on precision and aesthetics, not fighting. The distinction matters for reading his films: what he performs is elite wushu, but not combat experience.
Associated Martial Arts
Filmography
A screen role does not mean the person actually practises the art — that is listed above.