Lewis Tan
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Born | Lewis Singwah Tan 4 February 1987 Salford, England, U.K. |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Lewis Singwah Tan (born 4 February 1987) is an English actor and martial artist best known for portraying Lu Xin Lee in Netflix's Wu Assassins, Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 (2018), Gaius Chau in AMC's Into the Badlands and Cole Young in Mortal Kombat (2021).
Early life
Lewis Singwah Tan was born on 4 February 1987 in Salford, England. He was raised primarily in Los Angeles, having lived in China, France, Thailand and Spain. Tan identifies himself as half-Chinese and half-British. His father, Philip Tan, is a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator.[1][2][3] His mother, Joanne Cassidy, is a retired British fashion model. His family moved to Los Angeles when his father was hired as a fight coordinator for Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman. He is the eldest of four brothers. His younger brother, Sam Tan, is also an actor. His youngest brother, Evan Tan, is a photographer based in Los Angeles whose work has been featured on the art for songs from artists such as Kali Uchis and Zack Villere. Tan's father trained him in martial arts from a young age. He also began training in theatre as a young teenager, leading many plays. He studied performing arts with coach John Kirby.[4][5][6][7]
Career
Tan studies under acting coach John Kirby, performing plays from Tennessee Williams to John Patrick Shanley.[5] Tan performs his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu and Japanese katana swordplay.[5]
Tan appeared in small supporting roles in other major pictures such as Hangover 3 and Olympus Has Fallen.[8] He began working on major television shows such as CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii 5-0, 24, and Rush Hour.[8]
In 2016, Tan was cast in a guest role in the first season of the Netflix television series Iron Fist. He starred in the role of Zhou Cheng.[9] In the same year, Tan was cast in the action film Den of Thieves starring Gerard Butler.[10]
Tan starred as Gaius Chau in the third season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands.[11]
In 2018, Tan starred as Shatterstar in the superhero film Deadpool 2.[12] In the same year, it was announced that Tan was cast in the series regular role of Lu Xin Lee on the Netflix crime drama series, Wu Assassins.[13] Tan reprised his role in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance.[14] It was released on February 17, 2022.[15]
In August 2019, Tan was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Cole Young.[16][17][18] The film was released on 23 April 2021.[19][20] He was previously involved with the Mortal Kombat media franchise when he underwent filming as Kung Jin for the unreleased web series Mortal Kombat X: Generations; Tan was recruited for the role by Garrett Warren, an experienced action director for live action media productions.[21][22][8]
In April 2021, Tan was cast in the leading role of CIA officer Harris Chang on the upcoming television adaptation based on The Quantum Spy thriller novel by David Ignatius.[23]
In May 2021, Tan was cast alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy About Fate, which was directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg.[24]
In January 2022, it was announced that Tan would play Tolya Yul-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone.[25][26]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Stunts | |
Mini's First Time | Skatepunk #2 | ||
2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Stunts | |
2008 | Red Velvet | Maniac | |
2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Korean commando | Stunts |
The Hangover Part III | Prison guard | Stunts | |
2015 | Sacrifice | Ben Kittman | |
2018 | Den of Thieves | Secret Service Lobby Guard #1 | |
Deadpool 2 | Rusty / Shatterstar | ||
2019 | Ji | Ji | Short film |
2021 | Mortal Kombat | Cole Young | |
2022 | Fistful of Vengeance | Lu Xin Lee | |
2022 | About Fate | Kip |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | CSI: NY | Kym Tanaka | |
2007 | Day Break | Jimmy Yan | Stunt double |
24 | Stunt double | ||
2010 | CSI: Miami | Aiko Okanagi | |
2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Hiro Yakuza | |
The Protector | Zachary | ||
2013 | The Girlfriend | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Short |
2014 | 10,000 Days | Jiro Farnwell | Television film |
2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Luke Nakano | Season 6, Ep. 10: Ka Makau Kaa Kaua |
2016 | Rush Hour | Chen | Episode 5 |
2017 | Iron Fist | Zhou Cheng | Season 1, Ep. 8: "The Blessing of Many Fractures" |
2018–2019 | Into the Badlands | Gaius Chau | Main cast (Season 3) |
2019 | Wu Assassins | Lu Xin Lee | Main cast |
2022 | Bling Empire | Himself | |
2023 | Shadow and Bone | Tolya Yul-Bataar | Main cast (Season 2) |
TBA | Quantum Spy | Harris Chang | Lead role |
References
- ^ Hayer, Taj (8 October 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: Mr Lewis Tan". The Rakish Gent. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Duan, Virginia (3 September 2019). "The Underlying Truth: An Interview with Lewis Tan". Mochi. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Yamato, Jen (24 April 2021). "'Something to prove': In 'Mortal Kombat,' Lewis Tan aims for more than movie stardom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Delgado, Sara (18 May 2018). "Interview - Lewis Tan". Schon Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Slaughter, Melissa (7 March 2018). "Interview: Actor Lewis Tan". Hapamag. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Goulakos, Katina; Williams, Michelle. "Lewis Tan". Imagista. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Bonnet, Alexandra (7 August 2019). "Lewis Tan". Vulkan Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Francisco, Eric (20 April 2018). "The Man Who Was Almost Iron Fist Trained with Wonder Woman". Inverse. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Wong, Jeff (22 October 2016). "Iron Fist on Netflix Cast for Villanous Zhou Cheng". Geekdriven. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (26 September 2017). "'Into The Badlands': Sherman Augustus, Babou Ceesay & Ella Rae-Smith Join Season 3 As Series Regulars". Deadline. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Schmidt, Joseph (28 March 2018). "'Deadpool 2': Lewis Tan of 'Iron Fist' Playing Shatterstar". Comicbook. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (20 July 2018). "'Wu Assassins': Katheryn Winnick, Lewis Tan, Tommy Flanagan & Tzi Ma Join Netflix Martial Arts Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (26 February 2021). "'Wu Assassins' Standalone Movie Set At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Massoto, Erick (20 January 2022). "'Fistful of Vengeance' Trailer Reveals the 'Wu Assassins' Standalone Movie Coming to Netflix". Collider. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (26 August 2019). "Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee and Josh Lawson Join 'Mortal Kombat' At New Line". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Romano, Nick (15 January 2021). "Mortal Kombat first look: Inside the R-rated reboot, fatalities and all". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Vesty, Helena (3 May 2020). "Ordsall's Mr Iron Fist: Mortal Kombat star Lewis Tan on how Greater Manchester made him". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (30 March 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Release Date Pushed Back". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (11 December 2019). "'Mortal Kombat' Release Date Moved Up To Midwinter 2021 – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Macias, Gil (27 April 2021). "Mortal Kombat Star Lewis Tan Weighs In On Who Should Play Johnny Cage And Teases A Risque Scene In Fistful Of Vengeance - Exclusive Interview". Looper.com.
- ^ September 02, Nick Romano; EDT, 2019 at 11:00 AM. "Meet the 'Mortal Kombat' cast and their video game characters". EW.com.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Donnelly, Matt (19 April 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Star Lewis Tan to Lead David Ignatius Series Adaptation 'Quantum Spy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (11 May 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Star Lewis Tan Joins Emma Roberts In 'About Fate'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (13 January 2022). "'Shadow & Bone':'Mortal Kombat' Star Lewis Tan & 'The OA's Patrick Gibson Among Four Added To Season 2 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Murphy, J. Kim (13 January 2022). "'Shadow and Bone' Season 2 Adds Lewis Tan and Three More to Cast". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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