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] Notable roles include appearing in MediaCorp Channel 5's Point of Entry (TV series), HBO (Asia) & Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Serangoon Road (TV series) as well as BBC's Insatiable Teens.[3]

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.[4] His first screen acting role was in 2012 in an SPCA pet adoption commercial.[5] 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.[6] 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[7] and the highest grossing Singaporean film to date.[8] Lee appeared in several MediaCorp programmes such as Point of Entry, Unnatural, On the Edge, Step Puteri. Lee appeared music videos for the theme song of Ah Boys to Men, titled "Recruit's Anthem" and UK-based artists Virus Syndicate and Dinzy. Lee landed a role the following year in Little Medium Boy,[9] a Hong Kong-Singapore horror film directed by Meng Ong,[10] starring Sandra Ng and Mark Lee (comedian).[11] Little Medium Boy was selected by the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Lab, and the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Project Promotion for development.[12]

Personal life

Lee attended National Junior College.[13] He was conscripted into compulsory National Service in Singapore.

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 Little Medium Boy Ah Niu 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

See also

Ah Boys to Men

Ah Boys to Men 2

List of Singaporean films of 2013

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. ↑ IMDB "Luke Lee", IMDB. Retrieved on 17 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "IMDB". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Luke Lee". IMDB. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Wong, Travis. "Ah Boys to Men Part 2: A Perfect Salute". insing.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ah Boys to Men II Rakes in $2.7M over weekend". AsiaOne. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Little Medium Boy". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Festival Awards 2001". Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Sim, Sarah Roxanne. "Local film Little Medium Boy nets Hong Kong comedy star". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Luke Lee IMDB Page". IMDB. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

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