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's army movies ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has also appeared in the Hong Kong-Singapore horror film ''A Fantastic Ghost Wedding''. Other notable appearances include

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Channel 5's ''

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'',

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's ''Insatiable Teens''.

Career

Law Lee studied law at the

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and obtained his

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with Honours in 2015. Lee completed his Bar Examinations and was called to the Singapore Bar as a qualified lawyer. Acting Lee first appeared on television as a host of the

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, part of Singapore's bid to host the

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. His first screen acting role was in 2012 in an

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commercial. Lee's first film credit was 2012's ''

'', playing the supporting role of Sergeant Heng. The film was a commercial success, despite mixed critical reviews. In 2013, Lee reprised his role as Sergeant Heng in its sequel known as ''

''. As of January 2013, ''

'' has grossed $6.18 million domestically, and ''

'' has grossed $7.9 million, remaining the biggest local box office and the highest grossing Singaporean film to date. Lee appeared in several MediaCorp programmes such as ''Tanglin'', ''

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'', ''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'', a Hong Kong-Singapore horror film directed by

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. The film was selected for development by the

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Screenwriting Lab, and the Taiwan

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Film Project Promotion. 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

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. That same year, he also starred in four episodes of ''Tanglin'', as Alfred Soh. In a 2016 interview with

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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)?'"''. Lee is in talks to produce and star in ''Burn'', directed by James Lee. In 2018, Lee played James Lee in the Singapore romantic comedy series ''20 Days'', starring

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and

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Personal life

Lee attended

National Junior College National Junior College (NJC) is a government Junior college (Singapore), junior college located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Established in 1969, it was the first government junior college in Singapore. NJC offers a two-year course for pre-universit ...

. During his university studies, Lee trained at the

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and

LAMDA The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. In ...

, and attended open casting calls, where he gained his first agent, David Daly Associates.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Luke 1991 births Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean male television actors Singaporean male film actors Living people National Junior College alumni