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James Jene Fae Lew[1] (born September 6, 1952) is an American martial artist, stuntman, and actor. He has made 80 on-screen film and television appearances and 46 more as a stunt coordinator or stunt double. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for his work on the series Luke Cage.[2][3]
Of Chinese descent, Lew was born James Jene Fae Lew on September 6, 1952 in Escalon, California and raised in South Los Angeles. He began studying martial arts at the age of 14, when he began taking classes in Tang Soo Do and Choy Li Fut.[4][5] He is practiced in Bak Mei Pai and Five Animals kung fu,[4] Tae Kwon Do, Jeet Kune Do, Hapkido, boxing, and submission grappling. In the 1970s, he co-founded Sil Lung Kung Fu demo team with Al Leong and Douglas Lim Wong, and won several championships in martial arts forms.[6]
An early role for Lew was as a guard in the John Cassavetes 1976 film, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie.[citation needed]
Lew had a role in Killpoint, an action film directed by Frank Harris and starring Leo Fong, Richard Roundtree, Cameron Mitchell and Stack Pierce.[7]
In 2017, he acted in the sci-fi film Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine, directed by Mark Steven Grove and starring Casper Van Dien, Cynthia Rothrock, Sara Salazar, and Tyler Weaver Jr.[8]
Lew was married to Pamela Gidley from 2005 until their divorce in 2008.[9] Lew married Jordanna Alex Potter (née Glaskin) in 2014.[10][11] He is the stepfather of actor Ryan Potter, who portrayes Gar Logan/Beast Boy on the HBO Max series Titans.[12]
