Leon Lee ( zh, c=李晨浩, p=Li Chenhao; born 18 October 1988) is a Chinese actor, director, and producer. He appeared in Chinese movies including ''

The Lost Tomb ''The Lost Tomb'' () is a 2015 Chinese streaming television series based on the internet novel ''Daomu Biji''. The series was originally intended to have 8 seasons filmed over a period of 8 years but only three seasons were produced as of 2020. The ...

'', '' The Conspirators'', ''

Streets of Fury ''Street of Fury'' is a 1996 Hong Kong crime film directed by Billy Tang and starring Louis Koo, Michael Tse, Gigi Lai, Teresa Mak and Jerry Lamb. Plot The movie is about a few teenagers, Hu and Yu-long, continuously falling victim to the lo ...

'', and '' Last Flight''. In 2013, he starred as Mark in '' The Banman'' and was awarded the 2013 Best New Actor by the China Film Director Association.

Early life

Leon Lee was born in

Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

on October 18, 1988. whose first name means “Ocean in the morning” in Chinese. Leon’s father is a geography teacher, and his mother is a physician. He has wanted to become an actor since he was age 8, inspired by his uncle who owned video rental store. Growing up, he was full of energy and somewhat troublesome, so his parents decided to introduce him to various hobbies such as martial arts, basketball, horse-riding, science club and painting to keep him out of trouble, which worked out very well he even skipped 6th grade and graduated with honors. He quickly developed a love for acting at the age of 13 years when his English teacher encouraged him to start the English school play club. At the age of 15, Leon came in second place in local Amateur Comedy Contest.

Acting career

Leon majored in English Literature in

Chongqing Jiaotong University Chongqing Jiaotong University (CQJTU) is a municipal public university in Nan'an, Chongqing, China. It is affiliated with the City of Chongqing. Programs Chongqing Jiaotong University is authorized to confer three Ph.D. degree programs, 27 ma ...

and he went to

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

to take acting and film-making courses as an exchange student, and later on he moved to Beijing to pursue his career in acting. In the meantime, he worked as an English teacher, model, emcee, and viral video producer. He starred and co-produced the (2012 The Gunmen) after his famous 7-Up viral. In that time, he landed himself a starring role on La Vita Mode (2012 Singapore, Malaysia), The Conspirators (2013 Hong Kong), and Last Flight (2014 China Thailand).

Filmography

Film

Television series

References

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