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James Pax | |
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| Born | December 21, 1961 United States |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
James Pax (Born December 21, 1961) is an American actor who has acted in films produced in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and Japan. He was born to an English father and a Chinese mother.
Once Pax turned his attention to acting, he took on roles in Big Trouble in Little China with Kurt Russell, Year of the Dragon with John Lone, In Love and War with James Woods, Kinjite with Charles Bronson, and Bethune: The Making of a Hero with Donald Sutherland. He also guest starred in numerous television shows and appeared as a series regular on Nasty Boys in 1990. In 1992, he returned to Asia and started acting in the Hong Kong and Japanese movie industries. In 2003 he came to China for the filming of Shanghai Solution in Dalian. Pax appeared in Shanghai Solution, a true story based on the 30,000 Jews who fled to China in the 1940s, which aired on CCTV-8 in August 2005. He also starred in the Discovery Network program The First Emperor: The Man Who Made China in 2006 as Qin Shi Huang. [1]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1985 | Invasion U.S.A. | Koyo |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Lightning |
| 1989 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | Hiroshi Hada |
| 1990 | Bethune: The Making of a Hero | Mr. Tung |
| 1993 | The Heroic Trio | Inventor |
| 1993 | Shootfighter: Fight to the Death | Teng |
| 1993 | Love Among the Triad | Pak-Shek |
| 1993 | Crazy Hong Kong | Tony |
| 1993 | Lang xin ru tie | Billy Chan |
| 1994 | The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens | Tai Hung |
| 1995 | Enemy Shadow | Panther |
| 1995 | Gates of Hell | Mr. Pax |
| 1998 | Love Kills | Rookie Cop #2 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Chien Chang | Episode: "Three Little Spies" |
| 1986 | T. J. Hooker | Makio | Episode: "Blood Sport" |
| 1986 | MacGyver | Stone | Episode: "The Wish Child" |
| 1987 | Shell Game | The Tiger | Episode: "Pai Gow" |
| 1987 | In Love and War | Rabbit | Television film |
| 1987 | Stingray | Captain | Episode: "Anytime, Anywhere" |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | NVA Doctor | Episode: "Notes from the Underground" |
| 1988 | Matlock | Dr. Paul Liu | Episode: "The Genius" |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | Jimmy Kee | Television film |
| 1989 | Man Against the Mob | Tommy Chaing | Television film |
| 1990 | Murder in Paradise | Jim Ishita | Television film |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys | Jimmy Kee | 13 episodes |
| 1997 | Silk Stalkings | Quinn Chow | Episode: "Exit the Dragon" |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Bobby Wu | Episode: "Wild Card" |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Golden Dragon | Episode: "Painted Faces" |
| 2000 | Seven Days | The Interrogator / Ling Wu | Episode: "Deja Vu All Over Again" |
| 2004 | I'm Looking Forward to Being Loved | Zou Yifan | 9 episodes |
| 2006 | The First Emperor | Emperor | Television documentary |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2025 | The Temple of the Killer Tiger Monkeys | Mai Fu Ling | Podcast series [2] |
