James Lew
- Stunts
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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 (1979). He made the
move to big budget studio films in 1984.
John Carpenter handpicked him as
the Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Fox's now cult film,
Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
Jackie Chan,
Jet Li,
Steven Seagal,
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Mel Gibson,
Brad Pitt,
Tom Cruise,
Dwayne Johnson,
David Carradine,
Chuck Norris,
Dennis Quaid,
Kurt Russell,
Jeff Speakman
Madonna,
Charlie Sheen,
Sarah Michelle Gellar,
Kathleen Turner,
Sylvester Stallone,
Brandon Lee,
Snoop Dogg and the list goes on and on as his co-stars.
James was voted "Favorite Action Star" by fans of Inside Martial Arts
magazine. Internet fans voted him into the Hall of Fame in the Martial
Arts History Museum. Inside Kung Fu Magazine inducted him as one of the
"Martial Arts Greats" alongside legends as
Bruce Lee,
Chuck Norris,
Steven Seagal,
Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his
longtime friend Jackie Chan.
Hit Parader Magazine dubbed him "the king of big-screen martial arts
villains." From the deadly killer in
Red Sun Rising (1994) to the
deadly fighter in the comedy spoof
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993),
Lew has proven his chops in both drama and comedy. As a stunt/fight
coordinator his creative talents shone in the television series The
Crow to recent work on the hit video game,
The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005).
He handpicked elite members for his company, "Hong Kong Wire Action
Team," to bring state of the art action to movies. His formula for
longevity in the film industry is diversity, hard work and having a
whole lot of fun.
Most recently, James Lew wrote, directed and starred in a movie
inspired by his personal experiences in the business titled
18 Fingers of Death! (2006).
The story follows Buford Lee (James Lew), the most famous unknown
"B"-minus, low-budget, martial-arts movie star and Ronald Mack
(Maurice Patton), a young black kid from
the hood. Together they laugh and bond together on their quest to
finally make Buford's break out movie,
18 Fingers of Death! (2006).
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 (1979). He made the
move to big budget studio films in 1984.
John Carpenter handpicked him as
the Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Fox's now cult film,
Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
Jackie Chan,
Jet Li,
Steven Seagal,
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Mel Gibson,
Brad Pitt,
Tom Cruise,
Dwayne Johnson,
David Carradine,
Chuck Norris,
Dennis Quaid,
Kurt Russell,
Jeff Speakman
Madonna,
Charlie Sheen,
Sarah Michelle Gellar,
Kathleen Turner,
Sylvester Stallone,
Brandon Lee,
Snoop Dogg and the list goes on and on as his co-stars.
James was voted "Favorite Action Star" by fans of Inside Martial Arts
magazine. Internet fans voted him into the Hall of Fame in the Martial
Arts History Museum. Inside Kung Fu Magazine inducted him as one of the
"Martial Arts Greats" alongside legends as
Bruce Lee,
Chuck Norris,
Steven Seagal,
Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his
longtime friend Jackie Chan.
Hit Parader Magazine dubbed him "the king of big-screen martial arts
villains." From the deadly killer in
Red Sun Rising (1994) to the
deadly fighter in the comedy spoof
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993),
Lew has proven his chops in both drama and comedy. As a stunt/fight
coordinator his creative talents shone in the television series The
Crow to recent work on the hit video game,
The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005).
He handpicked elite members for his company, "Hong Kong Wire Action
Team," to bring state of the art action to movies. His formula for
longevity in the film industry is diversity, hard work and having a
whole lot of fun.
Most recently, James Lew wrote, directed and starred in a movie
inspired by his personal experiences in the business titled
18 Fingers of Death! (2006).
The story follows Buford Lee (James Lew), the most famous unknown
"B"-minus, low-budget, martial-arts movie star and Ronald Mack
(Maurice Patton), a young black kid from
the hood. Together they laugh and bond together on their quest to
finally make Buford's break out movie,
18 Fingers of Death! (2006).