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Lewis Singwah Tan (born 4 February 1987) is an English actor and martial artist best known for portraying Lu Xin Lee in Netflix's Wu Assassins, Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 (2018), Gaius Chau in AMC's Into the Badlands and Cole Young in Mortal Kombat (2021).

Lewis Tan
Tan in 2022
Born	Lewis Singwah Tan (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 35) Salford, England, U.K.
Occupation	Actor stuntman model
Years active	1990–present

Early life

Lewis Singwah Tan was born on 4 February 1987 in Salford, England. He was raised primarily in Los Angeles, having lived in China, France, Thailand and Spain. Tan identifies himself as half-Chinese and half-British. His father, Philip Tan, is a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator.[1][2][3] His mother, Joanne Cassidy, is a retired British fashion model. His family moved to Los Angeles when his father was hired as a fight coordinator for Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman. He is the eldest of four brothers. His younger brother, Sam Tan, is also an actor. His youngest brother, Evan Tan, is a photographer based in Los Angeles whose work has been featured on the art for songs from artists such as Kali Uchis and Zack Villere. Tan's father trained him in martial arts from a young age. He also began training in theatre as a young teenager, leading many plays. He studied performing arts with coach John Kirby.[4][5][6][7]

Career

Tan studies under acting coach John Kirby, performing plays from Tennessee Williams to John Patrick Shanley.[5] Tan performs his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu and Japanese katana swordplay.[5]

Tan appeared in small supporting roles in other major pictures such as Hangover 3 and Olympus Has Fallen.[8] He began working on major television shows such as CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii 5-0, 24, and Rush Hour.[8]

In 2016, Tan was cast in a guest role in the first season of the Netflix television series Iron Fist. He starred in the role of Zhou Cheng.[9] In the same year, Tan was cast in the action film Den of Thieves starring Gerard Butler.[10]

Tan starred as Gaius Chau in the third season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands.[11]

In 2018, Tan starred as Shatterstar in the superhero film Deadpool 2.[12] In the same year, it was announced that Tan was cast in the series regular role of Lu Xin Lee on the Netflix crime drama series, Wu Assassins.[13] Tan reprised his role in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance.[14] It was released on February 17, 2022.[15]

In August 2019, Tan was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Cole Young.[16][17][18] The film was released on 23 April 2021.[19][20] He was previously involved with the Mortal Kombat media franchise when he underwent filming as Kung Jin for the unreleased web series Mortal Kombat X: Generations; Tan was recruited for the role by Garrett Warren, an experienced action director for live action media productions.[21][22][8]

In April 2021, Tan was cast in the leading role of CIA officer Harris Chang on the upcoming television adaptation based on The Quantum Spy thriller novel by David Ignatius.[23]

In May 2021, Tan was cast alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy About Fate, which was directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg.[24]

In January 2022, it was announced that Tan would play Tolya Yul-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone.[25][26]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift		Stunts
	Mini's First Time	Skatepunk #2
2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End		Stunts
2008	Red Velvet	Maniac
2013	Olympus Has Fallen	Korean commando	Stunts
	The Hangover Part III	Prison guard	Stunts
2015	Sacrifice	Ben Kittman
2018	Den of Thieves	Secret Service Lobby Guard #1
	Deadpool 2	Rusty / Shatterstar
2019	Ji	Ji	Short film
2021	Mortal Kombat	Cole Young
2022	Fistful of Vengeance	Lu Xin Lee
2022	About Fate	Kip

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	CSI: NY	Kym Tanaka
2007	Day Break	Jimmy Yan	Stunt double
	24		Stunt double
2010	CSI: Miami	Aiko Okanagi
2011	NCIS: Los Angeles	Hiro Yakuza
	The Protector	Zachary
2013	The Girlfriend	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Short
2014	10,000 Days	Jiro Farnwell	Television film
2015	Hawaii Five-0	Luke Nakano	Season 6, Ep. 10: Ka Makau Kaa Kaua
2016	Rush Hour	Chen	Episode 5
2017	Iron Fist	Zhou Cheng	Season 1, Ep. 8: "The Blessing of Many Fractures"
2018–2019	Into the Badlands	Gaius Chau	Main cast (Season 3)
2019	Wu Assassins	Lu Xin Lee	Main cast
2022	Bling Empire	Himself
2023	Shadow and Bone	Tolya Yul-Bataar	Main cast (Season 2)
TBA	Quantum Spy	Harris Chang	Lead role

References

External links

• Lewis Tan at IMDb 
• Lewis Tan on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Lewis Tan

Lewis Singwah Tan (* 4. Februar 1987 in Manchester) ist ein britischer Schauspieler, Kampfkünstler und Model. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch seine Rollen in dem Film Deadpool 2 und der Serie Wu Assassins.

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- [en] Lewis Tan

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[es] Lewis Tan

Lewis Singwah Tan (Salford, 4 de febrero de 1987) es un actor, modelo y artista marcial británico, reconocido por sus papeles como Zhou Cheng en la serie Iron Fist, Gaius Chau en Into the Badlands, Lu Xin Lee en Wu Assassins y Shatterstar en el filme Deadpool 2 (2018).[1][2] En 2020 se anunció que protagonizaría la película Mortal Kombat, programada para estrenarse en 2021.[3][4]

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[ru] Тан, Льюис

Льюис Тан (англ. Lewis Tan; род. 4 февраля 1987) — американский актёр, каскадёр и модель.

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