Luke Lee

Acting career

Lee first appeared on television as the host of the 2009 Asian Youth Games, part of Singapore's bid to host the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. His first screen acting role was in 2012 in an SPCA pet adoption commercial. Lee's first film credit was 2012's Ah Boys to Men, playing the supporting role of Sergeant Heng. The film was a commercial success, despite mixed critical reviews. In 2013, Lee reprised his role in its sequel, Ah Boys to Men 2. As of January 2013, Ah Boys to Men has grossed $6.18 million and Ah Boys to Men 2 has grossed $7.9 million domestically. Ah Boys to Men 2 by Jack Neo, remains the biggest local box office and the highest grossing Singaporean film to date.

Lee appeared in several MediaCorp programmes such as Tanglin (TV series), Point of Entry, Unnatural, On the Edge, Step Puteri. Lee appeared in music videos for the theme song of Ah Boys to Men, titled "Recruit's Anthem" and UK-based artist Virus Syndicate.

In 2014, Lee starred in an international commercial for Manchester United, directed by Oscar-nominated Joaquín Baca-Asay starring Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie, Ryan Giggs & football legend Bobby Charlton. In the same year, Lee landed a role in A Fantastic Ghost Wedding, a Hong Kong-Singapore horror film directed by Meng Ong, starring Sandra Ng and Mark Lee (comedian). A Fantastic Ghost Wedding was selected by the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Lab, and the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Project Promotion for development.

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 Asian Film Archive.

In a 2016 interview with The New Paper for his upcoming movie Burn (2017 film), 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 (2017 film), directed by James Lee (Malaysian film director) and set for release in 2017.

Fitness career

Lee is known to be an avid fitness enthusiast. In 2016, Lee signed with Reebok as their Lead Ambassador for Singapore and regularly participates in obstacles races such as Spartan Races. In the same year, he ran the Spartan Beast (13+ miles, 30+ obstacles) at the Spartan World Championships in Lake Tahoe, USA, an experience Lee described as "an incredible and unique experience", Spartan Super (8+ miles, 25+ obstacles) and Spartan Sprint (3+ miles of obstacle racing, 20+ obstacles) and attained the Trifecta.

In a 2017 interview with The Straits Times, Lee stated that his motivation for fitness was "extremely important. It is part of who I am. It is like eating and breathing" and that his "being in the best physical condition motivates me to achieve my goals." His workout consists of training "every day, usually around 4am, at a 24-hour gym. I start off with 20 minutes of cardio exercise, followed by 40 minutes focused on a particular muscle group. I do a lot of work with medicine balls, battle ropes, prowlers and free weights."

Personal life

Lee attended National Junior College. He was conscripted into compulsory National Service in Singapore and left the army as a First Lieutenant after successful completion of 2 years of service. Lee studied law at the University of Manchester and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours. During his university studies, Lee trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and LAMDA, and attended open casting calls, where he gained his first agent, David Daly Associates, which also represents The BFG (2016 film) star Ruby Barnhill