Luke Lee

Luke Lee
Born Luke Lee Wen Loong
(1991-12-16) December 16, 1991
Singapore
Occupation Actor
Years active 2009–present

Luke Lee Wen Loong (born December 16, 1991) is a Singaporean actor,[1] best known for portraying characters in both film and television. His best known role was Sergeant Heng in Jack Neo's army movies Ah Boys to Men and Ah Boys to Men 2.[2] He has also appeared in Hong Kong-Singapore horror film A Fantastic Ghost Wedding.[3] Notable roles include appearing in MediaCorp Channel 5's Tanglin (TV series), Point of Entry (TV series), HBO (Asia) 's Serangoon Road (TV series) as well as BBC's Insatiable Teens.[4] Lee will be producing and starring in Singapore's first action-thriller Burn (2017 film), which will be directed by the acclaimed James Lee (Malaysian film director) and is set for release in early 2017.[5]

Career

Lee first appeared on television as the host of the 2009 Asian Youth Games, part of Singapore's bid to host the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[6] His first screen acting role was in 2012 in an SPCA pet adoption commercial.[7] Lee's first film credit was 2012's Ah Boys to Men, playing the supporting role of Sergeant Heng. The film was a commercial success, despite mixed critical reviews.[8] In 2013, Lee reprised his role in its sequel, Ah Boys to Men 2. As of January 2013, Ah Boys to Men has grossed $6.18 million and Ah Boys to Men 2 has grossed $7.9 million domestically. Ah Boys to Men 2 by Jack Neo, remains the biggest local box office[9] and the highest grossing Singaporean film to date.[10] Lee appeared in several MediaCorp programmes such as Tanglin (TV series), Point of Entry, Unnatural, On the Edge, Step Puteri. Lee appeared in music videos for the theme song of Ah Boys to Men, titled "Recruit's Anthem" and UK-based artist Virus Syndicate. In 2014, Lee starred in an international commercial for Manchester United, directed by Oscar-nominated Joaquín Baca-Asay starring Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie, Ryan Giggs & football legend Bobby Charlton.[11] In the same year, Lee landed a role in A Fantastic Ghost Wedding,[12] a Hong Kong-Singapore horror film directed by Meng Ong,[13] starring Sandra Ng and Mark Lee (comedian).[14] A Fantastic Ghost Wedding was selected by the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Lab, and the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Project Promotion for development.[15] In 2015, Lee starred as the lead in Kan Lume's Fragment, an anthology film celebrating the strength and diversity of South-East Asian independent cinema and commissioned by the Asian Film Archive.[16] In a 2016 interview with The New Paper for his upcoming movie Burn (2017 film), Lee stated "I'm a huge fan of action films. I also feel that Singapore hasn't had a defining action film that truly sets the standards on an international stage. Our neighbouring countries like Indonesia and Thailand are able to do that and with a lower budget (compared to Hollywood). We are perfectly placed on the map so I thought, 'Why don't we pull in resources from all over the globe to make (a movie like that)?'".[17] Lee will be producing and starring in Burn (2017 film), directed by James Lee (Malaysian film director) and set for release in early 2017.[18][19]

Personal life

Lee attended National Junior College.[20] He was conscripted into compulsory National Service in Singapore and left the army as a First Lieutenant after successful completion of 2 years of service. During his university studies, Lee trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and LAMDA, and attended open casting calls, where he gained his first agent, David Daly Associates, which also represents The BFG (2016 film) star Ruby Barnhill[21][22]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Story of My Life Boyfriend Short film
2012 Ah Boys to Men (新兵正传) Sergeant Jed Heng Feature film
2013 Ah Boys to Men 2 (新兵正传2) Sergeant Jed Heng Feature film
2014 A Fantastic Ghost Wedding Ah Niu Feature film
2015 Fragment Luke Feature film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Rock Republic (摇滚异族)" Police Officer 1 Episode
2013 Unnatural Brandon 1 Episode
2013 Step Puteri Water Polo Player 1 Episode
2013 Point of Entry (TV series) DEA Officer Hao 1 Episode
2013 On the Edge Seng Long 1 Episode
2013 Here's to Health Boyfriend 1 Episode
2013 Serangoon Road (TV series) 'Uncredited' 1 Episode
2013 Insatiable Teens Social Commentator - 2015 Tanglin (TV series) 'Alfred Soh' 4 Episodes

See also

Ah Boys to Men

Ah Boys to Men 2

List of Singaporean films of 2013

Tanglin (TV series)

References

  1. ↑ IMDB "Luke Lee", IMDB. Retrieved on 17 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Tay, Mervin (February 3, 2013). "Ah Boys To Men 2 cast: We'll go skinny dipping, but...". AsiaOne. p. 3. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Little Medium Boy". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ↑ IMDB "Luke Lee", IMDB. Retrieved on 17 January 2014.
  5. ↑ ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN, NOOR. "Fighting for his movie dream". The New Paper. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "IMDB". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Luke Lee". IMDB. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Wong, Travis. "Ah Boys to Men Part 2: A Perfect Salute". insing.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ah Boys to Men II Rakes in $2.7M over weekend". AsiaOne. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Yee, Yip Wai. "Ah Boys To Men 2 is now Singapore's No. 1 local box-office champ of all time". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Luke Lee IMDB Page". IMDB. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Little Medium Boy". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Festival Awards 2001". Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  14. ↑ Sim, Sarah Roxanne. "Local film Little Medium Boy nets Hong Kong comedy star". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Fact Sheet - Singapore brings over 190 hours of film and TV content to Hong Kong Filmart, with a strong line-up of programmes for Chinese audiences". Media Development Authority Singapore. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Luke Lee IMDB Page". IMDB. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  17. ↑ ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN, NOOR. "Fighting for his movie dream". The New Paper. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  18. ↑ ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN, NOOR. "Fighting for his movie dream". The New Paper. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  19. ↑ Jie, Yue. "Crowd-funded Local Action Thriller BURN Needs All The Help It Can Get". Yahoo! News. Yahoo! News. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Luke Lee IMDB Page". IMDB. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "Luke Lee IMDB Page". IMDB. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Knutsford actress tipped for stardom after Steven Spielberg chooses her for lead role in The BFG". Knutsford Guardian. Knutsford Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

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