Mike Leeder (born 5 August 1968, in

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, England) is an English casting director, producer and actor based in Hong Kong. Leeder has been responsible for DVD and Blu-ray special features for many Hong Kong productions. He worked on such projects as '' Fearless'' (2006), ''

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'' (2014), ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), ''Ultimate Justice'' (2016), '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017) and

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's ''Big Brother'' (2018).

Career

Content production

Leeder has worked in Asia and internationally as a casting director and consultant, projects such as ''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'', Jet Li's ''Fearless'', Jackie Chan's ''Rush Hour 3'' and ''CZ 12: Chinese Zodiac'', RZA's ''The Man with the Iron Fists'' part 1 & 2, Keanu Reeves directorial debut ''Man of Tai Chi'', various projects for HBOAsia including ''Serangoon Road & Grace'', the ''Resident Evil'' franchise, the ''Ip Man'' series, Donnie Yen's ''

'' & ''Big Brother'', ''Blood the Last Vampire'', Yuen Woo-ping's ''True Legend'', the black comedy ''Stegman is Dead'', the BBC's ill-fated ''Phoo Action'', and martial arts adventure ''Triple Threat''. Leeder's credits as a stunt liaison include '' The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' working with Vic Armstrong, ''The Raid 2'' working with Gareth Evans and Bruce Law Stunts Unlimited, ''

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'', ''Abduction'' and ''Ultimate Justice''. As a producer, Leeder's credits include indie action movies ''

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'', ''

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'', George Clarke's killer clown thriller ''Splash Area'', Ross Clarkson's psychological thriller ''Captured'', Albert Pyun's ''Interstellar Civil War'', the Australian TV series ''Tiger Cops'', Ernie Barbarash's ''

'' starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and ''Abduction'' starring Scott Adkins and Andy On, ''Noriko the Hong Kong Dead'', ''12/Underground'' starring Mark Strange and ''The Bodyguard: A New Beginning'' as well as the documentary ''Neon Grindhouse: Hong Kong''. Leeder refers to himself as an occasional actor, having played minor roles in such projects as ''Once Upon a Time in China 1 & 2'', Jackie Chan's ''City Hunter'', the ''Sad Story of Saigon'', and larger supporting roles in such projects as ''Fearless'', ''Helios'', ''Ultimate Justice'', ''The Path to the Dream'', ''Nightfall'', ''Mission Milano'', ''

'', '' Big Brother'', HBO Asia's ''Sent'', ''

'' and ''Abduction''. Leeder was one of the founding partners in the Hong Kong/German independent production company Silent Partners, producing indie action movies ''One Million Klicks'' starring German martial arts sensation Mike Moeller, and the dark thriller ''Ultimate Justice'' starring Mark Dacascos, Matthias Hues and Mike Moeller. Leeder left the company in 2017, citing ongoing creative differences with his co-founder over the direction the company was heading, and that the way ''Ultimate Justice'' was altered in post-production did not match the original vision or plan for the movie. Leeder was the co-founder of Silent Partners, the production company responsible for ''One Million Klicks'' and ''Ultimate Justice''. Leeder left the company in 2017, citing ongoing creative differences with his co-founder over company direction. Leeder's most recent projects include '' Ip Man 4: The Finale'', ''Echo 8'', and ''

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''.

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