James Lew | |
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Name: | James Jene Fae Lew |
Birthplace: | Escalon, California, United States |
Birthdate: | 6 September, 1952 |
Active: | 1977–present |
Films appeared in: | Showdown in Little Tokyo Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Assault on Dome 4 Lethal Weapon 4 Rush Hour Safe House The Base Rush Hour 2 Collateral Rush Hour 3 Ballistica Angel of Death Inception Chuck Hijacked The Girl from the Naked Eye Sleeping Dogs Olympus Has Fallen G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
Role: | Stunts (Showdown in Little Toyko) Stunts (Under Siege 2) Quaid (Assault on Dome 4) Hershe Gang Member (Escape from L.A.) Freighter Captain (Lethal Weapon 4) Asian (Safe House) Fight Coordinator (The Base) Stunts (Collateral) Stunts/French Assassin #1 (Rush Hour trilogy) Chinese Guard #1 (Ballistica) Tommy (Angel of Death) Stunts (Inception) Stunts/Anad Chenerad (Chuck) Stunt Coordinator (Hijacked) Eddie (The Girl from the Naked Eye) Sifu Kwok (Sleeping Dogs) Stunts (Olympus Has Fallen) Chinese leader (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) |
James Lew (born September 6, 1952) is a Korean-American stunt performer, martial artist, stunt coordinator and actor who has appeared in over 200 movie and television show productions. His credits include: Big Trouble in Little China, Best of the Best, American Ninja 5, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Timecop, Escape from L.A., Lethal Weapon 4 (with Jet Li), Paris, 18 Fingers of Death!, Angel of Death and Christopher Nolan's Inception.
Lew appeared in two Die Hard knock-offs: the first was the SciFi Channel Original Movie telefilm Assault on Dome 4, where he played Bruce Campbell's lead henchman; the second film he provided stunt work as a disguised North Korean soldier in the 2013 blockbuster Olympus Has Fallen. James was also the stunt coordinator on the 2012 film Hijacked.