Jet Li was 17 in Shaolin Temple when he played the character 'Gong Yuen/Jue Yuan'.
That was over 42 years ago in 1982.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
Today he is 61, and has starred in 62 movies in total, 60 of those since Shaolin Temple was released.
In Shaolin Temple, I think Jet Li looks: