# Donald Li
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{{short description|Chinese actor (born 1961)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1961}}
| birth_place = [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), [China](/source/China)
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| years_active = 1983–present
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| occupation = Actor
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'''Donald Li''' (born 1961) is a Chinese actor. He is best known for ''[Big Trouble in Little China](/source/Big_Trouble_in_Little_China)'' and ''[The Avengers](/source/The_Avengers_(2012_film))''. He played multiple parts in Alan Cook's stage adaptation of [John Steinbeck](/source/John_Steinbeck)'s novel ''[East of Eden](/source/East_of_Eden_(novel))''.[{{cite book |editor1-last=Willis |editor1-first=John |editor1-link=John A. Willis |editor2-last=Lynch |editor2-first=Tom |title=John Willis Theatre World 1996-1997 Season Volume 53 |date=1999 |publisher=[Applause Theatre Book Publishers](/source/Hal_Leonard_LLC) |isbn=1-55783-343-5 |oclc=42465014 |page=171 |chapter=East of Eden (Pillars of Fire/Breaking the Chain) |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/theatreworld19960000unse/page/171/mode/2up |access-date=2021-05-06}}][{{cite web |url=https://actorstheatre.org/shows/east-eden-part-pillars-fire-1996-1997/ |publisher=[Actors Theatre of Louisville](/source/Actors_Theatre_of_Louisville) |title=East of Eden Part I: Pillars of Fire |access-date=June 15, 2017}}][{{cite web |url=https://actorstheatre.org/shows/east-eden-part-ii-breaking-chain-1996-1997/ |publisher=[Actors Theatre of Louisville](/source/Actors_Theatre_of_Louisville) |title=East of Eden Part II: Breaking the Chain |access-date=June 15, 2017}}]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1983
| ''Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole''
| Etuk
| Television film
|-
| 1986
| ''[Big Trouble in Little China](/source/Big_Trouble_in_Little_China)''
| Eddie Lee
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[One Crazy Summer](/source/One_Crazy_Summer)''
| Chrong Freen
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[Memoirs of an Invisible Man](/source/Memoirs_of_an_Invisible_Man_(film))''
| Cab Driver
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[Rapid Fire](/source/Rapid_Fire_(1992_film))''
| Tall Guard
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style](/source/Saved_by_the_Bell%3A_Hawaiian_Style)''
| Keanu
| Television film
|-
| 1998
| ''[U.S. Marshals](/source/U.S._Marshals_(film))''
| Detective Kim
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[Deep Core](/source/Deep_Core_(film))''
| Colonel Sun Po
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[Falcon Down](/source/Falcon_Down)''
| Captain Chow
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[Epoch](/source/Epoch_(film))''
| Chinese Scientist
| Television film
|-
| 2005
| ''[Goal! The Dream Begins](/source/Goal!_(film))''
| Chinese Restaurant Manager
|
|-
| 2010
| ''The Quickening''
| Max
| Television film
|-
| 2012
| ''[The Avengers](/source/The_Avengers_(2012_film))''
| World Security Council
|
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1985
| ''[The Equalizer](/source/The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series))''
| Joe Boy
| Episode: "[China Rain](/source/The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)_season_1)"
|-
| 1989
| ''[Gideon Oliver](/source/Gideon_Oliver)''
|
| Episode: "Tongs"
|-
| 1992
| ''[Bodies of Evidence](/source/Bodies_of_Evidence_(TV_series))''
| Charlie Yung
| Episode: "Nightmoves"
|-
| 1992
| ''[Knots Landing](/source/Knots_Landing)''
| Bailiff
| Episode: "Rescue Me"
|-
| 1994
| ''[Masters of the Sea](/source/Masters_of_the_Sea_(TV_series))''
| John Cheng, CEO Cheng Pacific Lines
| Episode:
|-
| 1997
| ''[Nash Bridges](/source/Nash_Bridges)''
| Elliot Lim
| Episode: "The Web"
|-
| 2001
| ''[The Practice](/source/The_Practice)''
| Juror
| Episode: "Gideon's Crossover" (uncredited)
|-
| 2009
| ''[Numbers](/source/Numbers_(TV_series))''
| Waiter #1
| Episode: "Trouble in Chinatown"
|-
| 2009
| ''[The Bold and the Beautiful](/source/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful)''
| Minister
| Episode: "#1.5575" (uncredited)
|-
| 2009–2010
| ''[Better Off Ted](/source/Better_Off_Ted)''
| Office Worker / Asian Man
| Episodes: "Win Some, Dose Some" (uncredited), "Swag the Dog"
|-
| 2010
| ''[Southland](/source/Southland_(TV_series))''
| Coroner
| Episode: "The Runner"
|-
| 2010
| ''[Romantically Challenged](/source/Romantically_Challenged)''
| Owner
| Episode: "Rebecca's One Night Stand"
|-
| 2012
| ''[Kickin' It](/source/Kickin'_It)''
| Doctor Chen
| Episode: "Kickin' It in China"
|-
| 2014
| ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)''
| Mr. Shinn
| Episodes: "#1.12374", "#1.12375"
|-
| 2015
| ''[Shameless](/source/Shameless_(U.S._TV_series))''
| Maitre D'
| Episode: "A Night to Remem-- Wait, What?"
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[Bosch](/source/Bosch_(TV_series))''
| Charlie Lui
| Episodes: "Victim of the Night", "Chapter Six: Donkey's Years"
|-
| 2016
| ''[Idiotsitter](/source/Idiotsitter)''
| Mr. Sasaki
| Episodes: "Viva La Joy", "Funeral"
|-
| 2017
| ''[Hand of God](/source/Hand_of_God_(TV_series))''
| Reporter #2
| Episode: "You Can't Go Back"
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=nm0508397}}
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