Lewis Tan
Born
Lewis Singwah Tan

(1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 37)
Salford, England
Occupations
Years active2006–present

Lewis Singwah Tan (born 4 February 1987) is a British actor, martial artist and model. He is known for his roles as Cole Young in Mortal Kombat (2021), Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Tolya in Shadow and Bone (2023), and Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins.

He is the son of Film Producer Phil Tan.

Early life

Lewis Singwah Tan was born on 4 February 1987 in Salford, Greater Manchester, the eldest of four sons to Joanne Cassidy, a retired British fashion model and Philip Tan, a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator.[1][2][3] Tan's father trained him in martial arts from a young age. His brother Sam is an actor, his brother Ben is a director, and his brother Evan is a photographer.

Tan's family moved to Los Angeles when his father was hired as a fight coordinator for Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman. He also lived in China, France, and Spain growing up. Tan began training in theatre in his early teens.[4][5][6][7]

Career

Tan had small supporting roles in films such as Hangover 3 and Olympus Has Fallen.[8] He began working on 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. In the same year, Tan was cast in the action film Den of Thieves starring Gerard Butler.[9]

Tan starred as Gaius Chau in the third season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands.[10]

In 2018, Tan starred as Shatterstar in the superhero film Deadpool 2.[11] 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.[12] Tan reprised his role in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance.[13] It was released on February 17, 2022.[14]

In August 2019, Tan was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Cole Young.[15][16][17] The film was released on 23 April 2021.[18][19] 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.[20][21][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.[22]

In May 2021, Tan was cast alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy About Fate, which was directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg.[23]

In January 2022, it was announced that Tan would play Tolya Yul-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone.[24][25]

Tan is known for performing his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu, and Japanese katana swordplay.[5]

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
About Fate Kip
Babylon Party Attendee
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Rusty / Shatterstar Post-production
TBA Mortal Kombat 2 Cole Young Post-production

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

  1. ^ Hayer, Taj (8 October 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: Mr Lewis Tan". The Rakish Gent. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ Duan, Virginia (3 September 2019). "The Underlying Truth: An Interview with Lewis Tan". Mochi. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ Yamato, Jen (24 April 2021). "'Something to prove': In 'Mortal Kombat,' Lewis Tan aims for more than movie stardom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ^ Delgado, Sara (18 May 2018). "Interview - Lewis Tan". Schon Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b Slaughter, Melissa (7 March 2018). "Interview: Actor Lewis Tan". Hapamag. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ^ Goulakos, Katina; Williams, Michelle. "Lewis Tan". Imagista. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ Bonnet, Alexandra (7 August 2019). "Lewis Tan". Vulkan Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Francisco, Eric (20 April 2018). "The Man Who Was Almost Iron Fist Trained with Wonder Woman". Inverse. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (26 September 2017). "'Into The Badlands': Sherman Augustus, Babou Ceesay & Ella Rae-Smith Join Season 3 As Series Regulars". Deadline. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  11. ^ Schmidt, Joseph (28 March 2018). "'Deadpool 2': Lewis Tan of 'Iron Fist' Playing Shatterstar". Comicbook. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ^ Petski, Denise (20 July 2018). "'Wu Assassins': Katheryn Winnick, Lewis Tan, Tommy Flanagan & Tzi Ma Join Netflix Martial Arts Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (26 February 2021). "'Wu Assassins' Standalone Movie Set At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  14. ^ Massoto, Erick (20 January 2022). "'Fistful of Vengeance' Trailer Reveals the 'Wu Assassins' Standalone Movie Coming to Netflix". Collider. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  15. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (26 August 2019). "Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee and Josh Lawson Join 'Mortal Kombat' At New Line". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  16. ^ Romano, Nick (15 January 2021). "Mortal Kombat first look: Inside the R-rated reboot, fatalities and all". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  17. ^ Vesty, Helena (3 May 2020). "Ordsall's Mr Iron Fist: Mortal Kombat star Lewis Tan on how Greater Manchester made him". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  18. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (30 March 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Release Date Pushed Back". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  19. ^ Haring, Bruce (11 December 2019). "'Mortal Kombat' Release Date Moved Up To Midwinter 2021 – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  20. ^ Macias, Gil (27 April 2021). "Mortal Kombat Star Lewis Tan Weighs In On Who Should Play Johnny Cage And Teases A Risque Scene In Fistful Of Vengeance - Exclusive Interview". Looper.com.
  21. ^ September 02, Nick Romano; EDT, 2019 at 11:00 AM. "Meet the 'Mortal Kombat' cast and their video game characters". EW.com.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ Donnelly, Matt (19 April 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Star Lewis Tan to Lead David Ignatius Series Adaptation 'Quantum Spy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  23. ^ Kroll, Justin (11 May 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Star Lewis Tan Joins Emma Roberts In 'About Fate'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  24. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (13 January 2022). "'Shadow & Bone':'Mortal Kombat' Star Lewis Tan & 'The OA's Patrick Gibson Among Four Added To Season 2 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  25. ^ Murphy, J. Kim (13 January 2022). "'Shadow and Bone' Season 2 Adds Lewis Tan and Three More to Cast". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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