Luke Lee

Law

Lee studied law at the University of Manchester and obtained his Bachelor of Laws with Honours in 2015.{{cite web |title=Luke Lee IMDb Page |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104893/ |website=IMDb |accessdate=3 February 2019}} Lee completed his Bar Examinations and was called to the Singapore Bar as a qualified lawyer.{{cite web |title=Luke Lee IMDb Page |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104893/ |website=IMDb |accessdate=3 February 2019}}{{cite web |title=Registry of Singapore solicitors practising in a Singapore law practice |url=https://eservices.mlaw.gov.sg/lsra/search-lawyer-or-law-firm/|website=LEGAL SERVICES REGULATORY AUTHORITY E-SERVICES |accessdate=21 May 2022}}

Acting

Lee first appeared on television as a host of the 2009 Asian Youth Games, part of Singapore's bid to host the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.{{cite web|title=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104893|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=20 March 2014}} His first screen acting role was in 2012 in an SPCA pet adoption commercial.{{cite web|title=Luke Lee|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104893|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=18 January 2014}} 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.{{cite web|last=Wong |first=Travis |title=Ah Boys to Men Part 2: A Perfect Salute |url=http://news.insing.com/feature/ah-boys-to-men-part-2-movie-review/id-ed6b3f00 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330083730/http://news.insing.com/feature/ah-boys-to-men-part-2-movie-review/id-ed6b3f00 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 March 2014 |publisher=insing.com |accessdate=30 March 2014 }} In 2013, Lee reprised his role as Sergeant Heng in its sequel known as Ah Boys to Men 2. As of January 2013, Ah Boys to Men has grossed $6.18 million domestically, and Ah Boys to Men 2 has grossed $7.9 million, remaining the biggest local box office{{cite web|title=Ah Boys to Men II Rakes in $2.7M over weekend|url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20130214-402086.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161339/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20130214-402086.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|publisher=AsiaOne|accessdate=18 January 2014}} and the highest grossing Singaporean film to date.{{cite web|last=Yee|first=Yip Wai|title=Ah Boys To Men 2 is now Singapore's No. 1 local box-office champ of all time|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/ah-boys-men-2-now-singapores-no-1-local-box-office-champ-all-time-2013|publisher=The Straits Times|accessdate=18 January 2014}}

Lee appeared in several MediaCorp programmes such as Tanglin, Point of Entry, Unnatural, On the Edge, Step Puteri. Lee also appeared in the music video for the theme song of Ah Boys to Men, titled "Recruit's Anthem".

In 2014, Lee landed a role in A Fantastic Ghost Wedding,{{cite web|title=Little Medium Boy|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460062/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=1 February 2014}} a Hong Kong-Singapore horror film directed by Meng Ong.{{cite web|title=Festival Awards 2001 |url=http://www.fipresci.org/awards/awards/awards_2001.htm |publisher=Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique |accessdate=18 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203083711/http://www.fipresci.org/awards/awards/awards_2001.htm |archivedate=3 February 2008 }} The film was selected for development by the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Lab, and the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Project Promotion.{{cite web|title=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|url=http://www.mda.gov.sg/AboutMDA/NewsReleasesSpeechesAndAnnouncements/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?news=624|publisher=Media Development Authority Singapore|accessdate=31 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023123327/http://www.mda.gov.sg/AboutMDA/NewsReleasesSpeechesAndAnnouncements/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?news=624|archive-date=23 October 2017|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|title=Luke Lee IMDb Page|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104893/|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=10 May 2016}} That same year, he also starred in four episodes of Tanglin, as Alfred Soh.

In a 2016 interview with The New Paper for his upcoming movie Burn, 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)?'".{{cite web|last1=ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN|first1=NOOR|title=Fighting for his movie dream|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/m/movies/fighting-his-movie-dream|website=The New Paper|date=3 May 2016 |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|accessdate=10 May 2016}} Lee is in talks to produce and star in Burn, directed by James Lee.{{cite web|last1=ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN|first1=NOOR|title=Fighting for his movie dream|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/m/movies/fighting-his-movie-dream|website=The New Paper|date=3 May 2016 |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|accessdate=10 May 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Jie|first1=Yue|title=Crowd-funded Local Action Thriller BURN Needs All The Help It Can Get|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/crowd-funded-local-action-thriller-022040588.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=fb|website=Yahoo! News|accessdate=10 May 2016}}.

In 2018, Lee played James Lee in the Singapore romantic comedy series 20 Days, starring Felicia Chin and Elvin Ng.{{cite web |title=Luke Lee IMDb Page |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104893/ |website=IMDb |accessdate=3 February 2019}}

Lee attended National Junior College.{{cite web|title=Luke Lee IMDb Page|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104893/|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=31 March 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=Luke Lee IMDb Page|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5104893/|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=10 May 2016}}

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