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The Replacement Killers (1998) -- In Antoine Fuqua’s directorial debut Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino team up with bullets a plenty. It’s a Honk Kong styled thriller about how killing kids is wrong.
"Weird Science" (1994): Season 5: Episode 17 -- Lisa inadvertently gives birth to a junior genie in a misconceived attempt to teach Chett a lesson about responsibility.
Sin (2003) -- When his sister is brutally raped, an ex-cop goes after a mysterious man from his past.
Sin (2003) -- When his sister is brutally raped, an ex-cop goes after a mysterious man from his past.
Outside the Law (2002) -- Secret agent Julie Cosgrove is walking into her most dangerous mission yet.

Overview

Date of Birth:
6 September 1952, Escalon, California, USA more
Contact:
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Raised in South Central Los Angeles, James Lew's destiny was to answer... more
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Awards:
1 nomination more
Alternate Names:
James Jene Fae Lew
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Nov. 912:00 PMSPIKETV Escape From L.A.  

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Girl from the Naked Eye (completed) (2010) Eddie 2010 - -
- 2. Double Tap: Rewind (filming) (2010) Toyo 2010 - -
- 3. Tea and Remembrance (2009) Hustler 2009 - -
- 4. Three Bullets (2009) The Boss 2009 - -
- 5. The Carbon Copy (2009) Thug 2009 - 1.0 (10)
- 6. The Honeysting (2009) Fan Lei 2009 - -
- 7. Ballistica (completed) (2009) 2009 - -
- 8. Taken by Force (completed) (2009) Choy 2009 - -
- 9. The Maxwell Multiple Climax (2007) (V) Black Belt 2007 - 9.1 (11)
- 10. Circuit 3: The Street Monk (2006) (V)   'Spider' Webb 2006 - 5.3 (11)
AKAs:
  • The Circuit III: Final Flight (USA: new title)
- 11. The Hitman Chronicles (2006) Draga 2006 - -
- 12. 18 Fingers of Death! (2006) (V) Buford Lee 2006 - 3.2 (420)
- 13. "CSI: Miami" (2002)   ND Man #1 (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 6.7 (10,137)
AKAs:
  • CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
1 TV episode:
- 14. Today You Die (2005) (V) Ming's Gang #3 2005 - 3.9 (1,809)
- 15. "Eve" (2003)   (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 4.2 (181)
- 16. Shira: The Vampire Samurai (2005) (V) Xu 2005 - 2.7 (46)
- 17. Fist of Iron Chef (2004) Chinese Chef Wong 2004 - -
- 18. The Perfect Party (2004) Daddy 2004 - 7.5 (6)
- 19. Sin (2003/I) Leo Thamaree 2003 - 4.6 (963)
- 20. Paris (2003) Mr. Fue 2003 - 4.2 (206)
- 21. Chapter 21 (2003) Daddy 2003 - 8.3 (6)
- 22. "Robbery Homicide Division" (2002)   Det. Peter Yang (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - 7.4 (164)
AKAs:
  • R.H.D./LA: Robbery Homicide Division/Los Angeles (USA: complete title)
- 23. Outside the Law (2002) Cho Sung 2002 - 3.7 (150)
- 24. "Alias" (2001)   Quan Li, FTL (1 episode, 2002) 2002 - 7.8 (9,658)
1 TV episode:
- 25. Gedo (2001)   James 2001 - 4.4 (148)
AKAs:
  • Fatal Blade
- 26. Rush Hour 2 (2001) (uncredited) Triad Gangster 2001 $329M 6.4 (47,403)
- 27. "The Amanda Show" (1999)   Neeko (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 6.3 (1,069)
- 28. "Black Scorpion" (2001)   Red Dragon (2 episodes, 2001) 2001 - 6.7 (122)
AKAs:
  • Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion (Canada: English title)
- 29. Traffic (2000)   DEA Agent - CalTrans 2000 $205M 7.8 (80,405)
AKAs:
  • Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (Germany)
- 30. Deep Core (2000)   Lou Chang 2000 - 2.1 (808)
AKAs:
  • Deep Core 2000 (USA)
- 31. "Once and Again" (1999)   Master Kim (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 7.8 (903)
1 TV episode:
- 32. "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy" (1999)   The Warrior (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 5.9 (197)
- 33. Clubland (1999) Lipton T's Sidekick 1999 - 4.9 (140)
- 34. "Weird Science" (1994)   Bossman (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 6.9 (616)
- 35. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)   Freighter's Captain 1998 $285M 6.4 (43,915)
AKAs:
  • Lethal 4 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- 36. "Night Man" (1997)   Wong (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 6.7 (119)
AKAs:
  • NightMan (USA)
- 37. "Babylon 5" (1994)   Bloodhound Teep #1 (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 8.8 (5,417)
AKAs:
  • B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
1 TV episode:
- 38. Boogie Boy (1998) Jason 1998 - 5.1 (337)
- 39. The Replacement Killers (1998) Bodyguard 1998 $35.1M 5.8 (13,021)
- 40. The Girl Gets Moe (1997)   Brez 1997 - 4.5 (127)
AKAs:
  • Love to Kill (video title)
- 41. Soul of the Avenger (1997) 1997 - 4.6 (16)
- 42. High Voltage (1997) Harry 1997 - 4.1 (251)
- 43. Robo Warriors (1996) Darius 1996 - 4.7 (130)
- 44. Assault on Dome 4 (1996) (TV)   Quaid, Windham Henchman 1996 - 4.2 (171)
AKAs:
  • Chase Moran
- 45. Escape from L.A. (1996)   (uncredited) Hershe Gang Member 1996 $42.2M 5.2 (21,105)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (USA: complete title)
- 46. Balance of Power (1996)   Takamura 1996 - 4.4 (131)
AKAs:
  • Hidden Tiger (UK: DVD title)
- 47. Night Hunter (1996) Tom Cutter 1996 - 3.8 (237)
- 48. Fox Hunt (1996) Kung Fu Lew 1996 - 5.4 (140)
- 49. For Life or Death (1996) 1996 - 1.8 (9)
- 50. Ballistic (1995)   Woo 1995 - 4.1 (148)
AKAs:
  • Fist of Justice (USA: alternative title)
- 51. Midnight Man (1995)   Prince Samarki 1995 - 3.9 (142)
AKAs:
  • Blood for Blood
- 52. The Immortals (1995) Asian Man #2 1995 - 5.8 (683)
- 53. "Deadly Games" (1995)   Benihana Chef (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 6.2 (33)
- 54. Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995) Lee 1995 - 4.1 (166)
- 55. "Family Matters" (1989)   (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 6.7 (3,163)
- 56. Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie (1995) (VG) (voice) Virtual Samurai 1995 - 5.6 (7)
- 57. "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993)   Tiger (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 5.2 (3,131)
AKAs:
  • Walker (Australia)
- 58. Timecop (1994)   Knife #1 1994 $98M 5.5 (14,993)
AKAs:
  • Le flic du temps (Canada: French title)
- 59. Red Sun Rising (1994) Jaho 1994 - 5.1 (137)
- 60. The Shadow (1994) Mongol 1994 - 5.6 (8,758)
- 61. "Space Rangers" (1993)   Karlat (2 episodes, 1993-1994) 1994 - 6.7 (112)
- 62. Ring of Steel (1994) Asian Fighter 1994 - 5.1 (111)
- 63. Cage II (1994)   Chin 1994 - 3.7 (122)
AKAs:
  • Cage II: The Arena of Death
- 64. Private Wars (1993) (V) Obata 1993 - 4.2 (48)
- 65. Showdown (1993/I) Hit Man 1993 - 4.7 (385)
- 66. Undercover Blues (1993) Novacek's Man 1993 - 5.5 (3,265)
- 67. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)   Kickboxer Opponent 1993 - 6.2 (23,373)
AKAs:
  • Hot Shots! 2 (Australia)
- 68. American Ninja V (1993)   Viper 1993 - 2.2 (1,550)
AKAs:
  • American Dragons (USA: cable TV title)
  • American Ninja 5 (USA: alternative title)
- 69. "Renegade" (1992)   Bodyguard (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 5.6 (757)
1 TV episode:
- 70. Mission of Justice (1992/I)   Akiro 1992 - 4.7 (219)
AKAs:
  • Martial Law III (USA: alternative title)
- 71. "Roseanne" (1988)   Male Instructor (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 7.5 (5,126)
1 TV episode:
- 72. "Growing Pains" (1985)   Movie Villain #2 (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 7.0 (1,807)
1 TV episode:
- 73. Ulterior Motives (1992) Yakuza #5 1992 - 5.3 (79)
- 74. Dark Vengeance (1992)   Mantis 1992 - 1.3 (49)
AKAs:
  • Warlord 3000 (USA: video title)
  • Warlords 3000 (USA: video box title)
- 75. Do or Die (1991)   Lew 1991 - 2.1 (349)
AKAs:
  • Girls, Games and Guns
- 76. Martial Law (1991) (V) Tong Member 1991 - 2.5 (280)
- 77. Night of the Warrior (1991) Hector Sabatei 1991 - 3.0 (91)
- 78. The Perfect Weapon (1991) Crewcut 1991 - 5.2 (1,124)
- 79. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   Cambodian (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - 7.1 (2,286)
- 80. Aftershock (1990) Mr. James 1990 - 4.0 (106)
- 81. Guns (1990) Ninja #1 1990 - 2.3 (334)
- 82. Best of the Best (1989) Sae Jin Kwon 1989 - 5.7 (3,690)
- 83. Savage Beach (1989) Agent #1 1989 - 2.2 (356)
- 84. Ninja Academy (1988) Ninja Trainer 1988 - 2.8 (308)
- 85. Action Jackson (1988) Martial Arts Instructor 1988 - 4.5 (3,551)
- 86. "Beauty and the Beast" (1987)   Tong #3 (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - 7.2 (1,150)
- 87. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)   Chang Sing #1 1986 - 7.1 (31,568)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (USA: complete title)
- 88. "Three's a Crowd" (1984)   Soundman (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 5.8 (137)
AKAs:
  • Three's Company Too (syndication title)
- 89. Los Angeles Streetfighter (1985)   Chan 1985 - 3.6 (103)
AKAs:
  • Chinatown
  • L.A. Streetfighter
  • Ninja Turf
- 90. "T.J. Hooker" (1982)   Ton Li (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 5.8 (455)
1 TV episode:
- 91. Killpoint (1984) Nighthawk's Gunman #1 1984 - 3.5 (56)
- 92. Going Berserk (1983) Kung Fu Fighter 1983 - 4.8 (517)
- 93. Big Time (1977) Karate Instructor 1977 - 5.7 (7)
Stunts
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Inception (filming) (2010)   (stunts) 2010 - -
AKAs:
  • Inception: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
- 2. Killers (post-production) (2010) (fight coordinator) 2010 - -
- 3. "FlashForward" (2009)   stunt driver (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - -
1 TV episode:
- 4. Streets of Blood (2009) (stunts) 2009 - 4.4 (1,440)
- 5. "The Phone" (2009/I)   utility stunts (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - -
1 TV episode:
- 6. The Carbon Copy (2009) (stunt performer) 2009 - 1.0 (10)
- 7. Red Sands (2009) (stunt player) 2009 - 4.6 (1,306)
- 8. Interpretation (2008) (stunt coordinator) 2008 - 8.3 (23)
- 9. Tropic Thunder (2008) (stunts) 2008 $185M 7.2 (90,163)
- 10. Get Smart (2008) (fight coordinator) 2008 $231M 6.8 (50,748)
- 11. Dark World (2008) (stunt coordinator) 2008 - 3.7 (49)
- 12. Rush Hour 3 (2007) (stunts) 2007 $169M 6.0 (35,340)
- 13. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)   (stunts) 2007 $958M 7.0 (119,482)
AKAs:
  • P.O.T.C. 3 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Pirates 3 (USA: informal short title)
- 14. Live! (2007) (stunt coordinator) 2007 - 5.8 (1,652)
- 15. Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2007)   (stunts) 2007 - 5.6 (3,728)
AKAs:
  • Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (USA: DVD title)
- 16. "Fashion House" (2006)   stunts (11 episodes, 2006) 2006 - 5.8 (290)
- 17. Fight Science (2006) (TV) (fight coordinator) (stunt coordinator) 2006 - 8.5 (160)
- 18. 18 Fingers of Death! (2006) (V) (stunt coordinator) 2006 - 3.2 (420)
- 19. The Treasure of Painted Forest (2006) (stunt coordinator) 2006 - 3.6 (38)
- 20. "Entourage" (2004)   stunt coordinator (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 9.2 (30,719)
1 TV episode:
- 21. No Rules (2005) (stunts) 2005 - 5.8 (41)
- 22. Fist of Iron Chef (2004) (stunts) 2004 - -
- 23. Collateral (2004) (stunts) 2004 $208M 7.8 (95,513)
- 24. Powder: Up Here (2004) (V) (stunt wire rigger) 2004 - 3.0 (14)
- 25. The Last Samurai (2003)   (stunt performer) 2003 $435M 7.8 (95,735)
AKAs:
  • The Last Samurai: Bushidou (USA: poster title)
- 26. Four Fingers of the Dragon (2003) (stunt coordinator) 2003 - 6.0 (50)
- 27. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)   (stunts) 2002 - 5.7 (17,836)
AKAs:
  • Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (USA: video box title)
- 28. Impostor (2001) (stunts) 2001 - 6.0 (8,221)
- 29. Instinct to Kill (2001)   (stunt coordinator) 2001 - 4.6 (303)
AKAs:
  • The Perfect Husband (USA: alternative title)
- 30. Secret of the Horse (2001) (TV) (stunt coordinator) 2001 - 8.0 (8)
- 31. Rush Hour 2 (2001) (stunts) 2001 $329M 6.4 (47,403)
- 32. Planet of the Apes (2001) (stunt player) 2001 $359M 5.5 (66,720)
- 33. "Once and Again" (1999)   stunt coordinator (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 7.8 (903)
1 TV episode:
- 34. Late Last Night (1999) (TV) (stunt coordinator) 1999 - 5.7 (383)
- 35. Rush Hour (1998) (stunts) 1998 $245M 6.8 (50,103)
- 36. Boogie Boy (1998) (stunt coordinator) 1998 - 5.1 (337)
- 37. Red Corner (1997) (stunts) (uncredited) 1997 $35.7M 5.9 (6,522)
- 38. Double Tap (1997) (stunts) 1997 - 5.4 (293)
- 39. The Girl Gets Moe (1997)   (stunts) 1997 - 4.5 (127)
AKAs:
  • Love to Kill (video title)
- 40. Robo Warriors (1996) (stunt coordinator) 1996 - 4.7 (130)
- 41. Escape from L.A. (1996)   (stunts) 1996 $42.2M 5.2 (21,105)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (USA: complete title)
- 42. Dog Watch (1996) (V)   (stunts) 1996 - 5.7 (161)
AKAs:
  • Dogwatch (UK: DVD title)
- 43. Ballistic (1995)   (stunt coordinator) 1995 - 4.1 (148)
AKAs:
  • Fist of Justice (USA: alternative title)
- 44. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)   (stunts) 1995 $104M 5.0 (13,844)
AKAs:
  • Under Siege 2
- 45. Deadly Target (1994/I)   (stunts) 1994 - 5.1 (70)
AKAs:
  • Fire Zone
- 46. Blue Tiger (1994)   (stunts) 1994 - 5.5 (297)
AKAs:
  • Irezumi (Japan)
- 47. On Deadly Ground (1994) (stunts) 1994 - 3.8 (8,784)
- 48. Undercover Blues (1993) (stunts) 1993 - 5.5 (3,265)
- 49. Rapid Fire (1992) (stunts) 1992 - 5.8 (2,933)
- 50. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (stunts) 1992 - 5.3 (15,001)
- 51. Dark Vengeance (1992)   (stunt coordinator) 1992 - 1.3 (49)
AKAs:
  • Warlord 3000 (USA: video title)
  • Warlords 3000 (USA: video box title)
- 52. Ring of Fire (1991/I) (stunts) 1991 - 4.0 (221)
- 53. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) (stunts) 1991 - 5.5 (4,528)
- 54. Double Impact (1991) (stunt coordinator) (additional scenes) (stunts) 1991 - 4.7 (9,096)
- 55. Solar Crisis (1990)   (stunts) 1990 - 3.2 (908)
AKAs:
  • Kuraishisu niju-goju nen (Japan)
- 56. Aftershock (1990) (stunt coordinator) 1990 - 4.0 (106)
- 57. Why Me? (1990) (stunts) 1990 - 5.3 (424)
- 58. Guns (1990) (stunt coordinator) 1990 - 2.3 (334)
- 59. Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989) (stunts) 1989 - 4.8 (899)
- 60. They Live (1988)   (stunts) 1988 - 6.9 (18,179)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's They Live (USA: complete title)
  • They Live! (USA: poster title)
- 61. Steele Justice (1987) (stunts) (as James Jene Fae Lew) 1987 - 3.5 (133)
- 62. The Fantastic Seven (1979) (TV)   (stunts) 1979 - 4.8 (33)
AKAs:
  • Steel Glory (USA: video title)
  • Stunt Seven
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. XMA: Xtreme Martial Arts (2003) (TV) (fight choreographer) 2003 - 6.1 (89)
- 2. Instinct to Kill (2001)   (fight choreographer) 2001 - 4.6 (303)
AKAs:
  • The Perfect Husband (USA: alternative title)
- 3. Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999) (action choreographer) 1999 - 4.7 (369)
- 4. Safe House (1998) (sword trainer: Mr. Stewart) 1998 - 7.0 (1,264)
- 5. Boogie Boy (1998) (fight choreographer) 1998 - 5.1 (337)
- 6. Ballistic (1995)   (fight choreographer) 1995 - 4.1 (148)
AKAs:
  • Fist of Justice (USA: alternative title)
- 7. Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995) (fight choreographer) 1995 - 4.1 (166)
- 8. Noctropolis (1994) (VG) (fight choreographer) 1994 - 8.4 (14)
- 9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (martial arts trainer) 1992 - 5.3 (15,001)
- 10. "Raven" (1992) martial arts coordinator (unknown episodes) 1992 - 6.8 (76)
- 11. "Baywatch" (1989)   martial arts coordinator (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 4.9 (3,678)
AKAs:
  • Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 12. Killpoint (1984) (fight arranger) 1984 - 3.5 (56)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. 18 Fingers of Death! (2006) (V) (executive producer) 2006 - 3.2 (420)
- 2. Boogie Boy (1998) (associate producer) 1998 - 5.1 (337)
- 3. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)   (associate producer) 1986 - 7.1 (31,568)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (USA: complete title)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. 18 Fingers of Death! (2006) (V) 2006 - 3.2 (420)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. 18 Fingers of Death! (2006) (V) (writer) 2006 - 3.2 (420)
Production Manager
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. 18 Fingers of Death! (2006) (V) (post-production supervisor) 2006 - 3.2 (420)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. No Rules (2005) (second unit director: fight sequence) 2005 - 5.8 (41)
Art Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)   (martial arts choreographer) 1986 - 7.1 (31,568)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (USA: complete title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Fight Science (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 8.5 (160)
- 2. XMA: Xtreme Martial Arts (2003) (TV) Himself 2003 - 6.1 (89)
- 3. "The Hunted" (2001)   Himself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - -
1 TV episode:

Additional Details

Other Works:
Wrote the book "The Art of Stretching and Kicking" copyrighted in 1982. more
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