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Lewis Tan
Lewis Singwah Tan (born February 4, 1987) is a British actor, martial artist and model.
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| Tan at the 2024 San Diego Comic Con |
| Lewis Singwah Tan (1987-02-04) February 4, 1987Salford, England |
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Lewis Singwah Tan (born February 4, 1987) is a British actor, martial artist and model.
He is known for his roles as Kung Jin in Mortal Kombat X: Generations, Cole Young in Mortal Kombat, Rusty / Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine, Tolya in Shadow and Bone, Feng Xiao/Sensei Wolf in Cobra Kai, and Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins.
Tan was born in Salford, Greater Manchester on February 4, 1987, the eldest of four sons to Joanne Cassidy, an English retired fashion model, and Philip Tan, a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator. 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.
At the age of one year, Tan's family moved from England 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.
Tan had small supporting roles in films such as The Hangover Part III and Olympus Has Fallen. He began working on television shows such as CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, 24, and Rush Hour.
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.
In 2018, Tan starred as Shatterstar in the superhero film Deadpool 2. Tan also starred as Gaius Chau in the third season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands. 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. Tan reprised his role in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance; it was released on 17 February 2022.
In August 2019, Tan was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Cole Young. The film was released on 23 April 2021. 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. He will reprise the role in the upcoming Mortal Kombat sequel.
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. In May 2021, Tan was cast alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy About Fate, which was directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg.
In January 2022, it was announced that Tan would play Tolya Yul-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone.
In 2024, Tan was revealed to have joined the sixth season of Cobra Kai as a rival sensei.
Tan is known for performing his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu, and Japanese katana swordplay.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| 2025 | Safe House | Agent Choi | |
| Wildcat | Roman | ||
| 2026 | Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice | Roid Rage Ryan | |
| Mortal Kombat II | Cole Young |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Cobra Kai | Feng Xiao / Sensei Wolf | Recurring role (Season 6) |
| TBA | Quantum Spy | Harris Chang | Lead role |
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