Lewis Tan

Lewis Tan
Born Lewis Singwah Tan
(1987-02-04) February 4, 1987
Manchester, England, UK
Occupation Actor - Director
Years active 1990-present

Lewis Tan is an actor with a strong background in martial arts and stunts. He has performed action scenes for movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift . He recently gained significant attention and press for being cast as a comic book favorite villain Zhou Cheng in Marvel's Iron Fist.[1] He has trained many years under famous acting coach John Kirby and uses his action background to perform his own fight scenes. He was also hand picked by Forest Whitaker to play one of the leads in the dramatic thriller "Sacrifice". Lewis is represented by ICM Partners and Luber Roklin Entertainment.

Biography

Lewis Tan's father Philip Tan, is a national champion martial artist, gymnast and dancer who later became a celebrated stuntman and action director. His mother is a retired fashion model in Europe. When Lewis was young, his family moved from England to Los Angeles so that his father could collaborate with Tim Burton on Batman. After his first day in college Tan was left with a decision to stay in school or start his film career, he chose the latter and went to work on Pirates of the Caribbean in the Bahamas. He has been working and gaining momentum ever since. Besides acting, Lewis has modeled for many brands, including Dior, GNC, Levis, Puma and was also the face of Nivea in Asia for many years. Lewis founded his own production company, Make Love Inc where he directs music videos, short films and commercials. [2]

Tan was cast in Marvel's Iron Fist as the villain Zhou Cheng. He initially auditioned and was highly considered for the titular role, but he lost out to Finn Jones.[3]

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 Gaurd Stunts
2014 10,000 Jiro Farnwell
2015 Sacrifice Ben Kittman

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 CSI: NY Kym Tanaka
2007 Day Break Jimmy Yan Stunt double
24 Stunt double
2010 10,000 Days Jiro Farnwell 12 episodes
CSI: Miami Aiko Okanagi
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Hiro Yakuza
The Protector (TV series) Zachary
2013 The Girlfriend Bruce Wayne / Batman Short
2015 Mortal Kombat X: Generations Kung Jin
Hawaii Five-0 Luke Nakano
2016 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kung Jin
Rush Hour Chen
2017 Iron Fist Zhou Cheng

References

  1. ↑ Caron, Nathalie (October 11, 2016). "Marvel adds Lewis Tan as Zhou Cheng on Netflix's Iron Fist". Blastr.
  2. ↑ Yew, Marcus (June 7, 2016). "Lewis Tan, Model, Actor, Filmmaker". His Style Diary.
  3. ↑ Kim, Matt (October 10, 2016). "'Iron Fist' Villain Lewis Tan Could Have Played Danny Rand". Inverse.
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