Christopher Lee (Malaysian actor)

Christopher Lee Meng Soon (李銘順 Li Ming Shun previous name) (23 July 1972) is a Malaysia born Singaporean actor, host and singer and managed under Catwalk Production House.

Christopher Lee
李銘順
Born
Christopher Lee Meng Soon

(1972-07-23) 23 July 1972
NationalityMalaysian
OccupationActor, Host & Singer
Years active1994present
Agent
  • Catwalk Production House
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Spouse(s)
(m. 2009)
ChildrenZed Lee (son)
FamilyFrederick Lee Meng Chong (younger brother)
Awards1st Male Runner-up, Star Search Singapore 1995
Star Awards 1997:
Best Actor
Star Awards 2013 :
Best Actor
Best Leading Actor Award, Golden Bell Awards 2014
Star Awards 2010:
All-Time Favourite Artiste
Star Awards 2011 :
Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)
Star Awards 2015 :
Most Popular Regional Artiste : China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李銘順
Musical career

Early life

Lee studied up to form 5 in Sekolah Menengah Seri Kota, Air Leleh, Malacca, Malaysia. He was an active student in school, serving as a prefect and representing his school in rugby competitions. He has an older sister and two younger brothers, the youngest being Frederick Lee Meng Chong, who is also an actor and model in Malaysia.[1]

Career

Lee joined TCS on a contract in 1995 after emerging as 1st runner-up in the male category of the Star Search programme in 1995. He worked as a factory worker, salesman and part-time model before joining star search in 1995. Lee first started acting in Chinese-language television dramas produced by Channel 8.

Lee rose to prominence in his career after winning the Best Actor award at the Star Awards 1997 for his role as a hanjian in the television drama The Price of Peace, set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II. In 1998, he starred as Yang Guo in The Return of the Condor Heroes, an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. He was voted in as Taiwan's Most Popular MediaCorp Male Artiste at the Star Awards 1998 for his performance. Since then, Lee has acted in many television series jointly produced by Singapore and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, co-starring with actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, such as Nadia Chan, Vincent Chiao, Jimmy Lin and Jordan Chan.

Apart from acting, Lee also recorded the theme songs of MediaCorp's television dramas. He released his first solo album in 1999 and another one in 2002.

At the 2010 Star Awards, Lee was awarded the coveted All-Time Favourite Artiste Award after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award from 1997–1998, 2000, 2002-2009 respectively with long-time colleague Mark Lee[2] He became the first non-Singaporean artiste to win the award. More recently, Lee has also ventured into hosting and has hosted several travel and food programmes. He was nominated for the Best Info-Ed Show Host award at the Star Awards 2012.

Personal life

After an eight-year courtship, Lee married model-turned-actress-turned singer Fann Wong, his co-star in several television series, on 16 May 2009. The wedding ceremony was held at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, with many of Lee's colleagues from the entertainment industry, such as Zheng Geping and Huang Biren, attending their wedding. The couple have a son Zed, who was born on August 2014.

Controversies

On 8 October 2006, Lee was involved in a hit-and-run road accident. He had allegedly knocked down a motorcyclist due to suspected drunk driving, causing the motorcyclist and his pillion rider to suffer superficial injuries on their faces and legs. He was arrested and released later on bail.

Despite the incident, Lee managed to win a position among the Top 10 Male Artistes in the Star Awards 2006. In his acceptance speech, Lee said in Mandarin that he had been feeling terrible over the incident during the previous two months, and that he would be responsible for what he did. Speaking to reporters later, he mentioned that he had been unable to sleep at times, adding that he was very grateful to his fans for their support.[3]

On 10 May 2007, Lee was fined S$4,500 and disqualified from driving for three years on charges of drunk driving and other traffic offences, as well as being sentenced to a prison term of four weeks. Lee appealed against his jail sentence but withdrew his appeal later on 28 May. He began serving his sentence at Queenstown Remand Prison on the same day.[4] On 15 June, the prosecution succeeded in appealing against Lee's four-week jail sentence and the court decided to overturn an earlier sentence of a S$3,000 fine for his drunk driving offence. Lee was sentenced to an additional two weeks in prison, making his total prison term six weeks long.[5] On 21 June, the prosecution dropped the last of five charges against Lee for failing to stop after an accident, letting him off with a stern warning instead.[6] Lee was released on 25 June, after receiving a reduction in his prison sentence due to good behavior.[7]

Due to his conviction, Lee was dropped from playing the lead role in the 2007 Channel 8 television series Metamorphosis. He was replaced by actor Thomas Ong.[8]

On 12 July 2007, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) completed its review on Lee's case and decided to allow him to retain his Singapore Permanent Resident status. However, Lee will be under close observation and the ICA would revoke its decision if Lee violates the law again.[9] After the conviction, he made his comeback in the 2008 television drama Rhythm of Life.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
1995Love Knows No BoundsHong JieMediacorp Channel 8
  • Television film
1996Kungfu MasterLiu Nianrong
Of Cops and ManLiu Jiashun
Brave New WorldJiale
1997The Choice PartnerZheng Fangsheng
My Wife, Your Wife, Their WivesMai Jiawei
The Price of Peace
和平的代价
Xie Guomin
The Guest People
客家之歌
Zhang Chongzhi
1998The Return of the Condor Heroes
神雕侠侣
Yang Guo
Myths and Legends of SingaporeZhu Heyi / Zhu Gutou
1999Coup de ScorpioXie Tingzhang
Riding the StormZhong QingtangBest Actor nomination, Star Awards 1999
2000Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng
陆小凤之决战前后
Ximen Chuixueregional production
Looking for Stars
星锁
HenryBest Actor nomination, Star Awards 2000
2001Madam White Snake
青蛇与白蛇
Xu Xian / Xu ShilinSingapore-Taiwan co-production
Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2
陆小凤之凤舞九天 2
Ximen Chuixueregional production
The Hotel
大酒店
Shaun
2002Brotherhood
有情有义
He Ping
  • Singapore-China co-production
Palm of RulaiLu Xiaoyu
  • regional production
2003Moon FairyHouyi
  • regional production
True Heroes
真心英雄
Chen Junhao
Always on My Mind Tang Xinyang
2004Timeless Gift
遗情未了
Wang Jie
To Mum with LoveYang Yijie
2005A New Life
有福
Zhang Youfu
Fairy of the Chalice
夜光神杯
Cao Jing
  • Singapore-China co-production
The Dragon Heroes
赤子乘龙
Yan Cheng
  • regional production
You Are the One
½缘分
Simon
2006The Lucky Stars
福禄寿三星报喜
Wu Fuqi
  • regional production
Rhapsody in Blue
蓝色仙人掌
Lan Ziyuan
Through It AllGuo Yihai
The Peak
最高点
Fang Hong'an
2007A Mobile Love StoryLin Lizhong
  • Singapore-China co-production
The Shaolin Warriors
少林僧兵
Qi Jiguang
  • Mainland Chinese production
2008Rhythm of Life
变奏曲
Li Junjie
Beach.Ball.Babes
球爱大战
Ma Tianwu
2009My Buddy
难兄烂弟
Zeng Youquan
2010Breakout
破天网
Situ Dongcheng
2011Secrets for Sale
拍。卖
Zheng Renyi
  • Wawa production
The Oath
行医
Wu Guo'en
吴裹恩
  • Wawa production
2012Show HandZhang Qiming
Game Plan
千方百计
Zeng Haoren
  • Wawa production
2013A Good WifeLi Shaowen
2014Against The Tide
逆潮
Di Shen
The Romance of the Condor Heroes
神雕侠侣
Huang Yaoshi
  • Mainland Chinese production
Mr. Right Wanted
徵婚啟事
Lun Zheming
  • Taiwan Gala Television production
2015Crescendo
起飞
Yang Yiwei
2016 Nie Xiaoqian Yan Qi / Yan Chi Xia
2018 Memories of Love Xin Kai Yu
Doppelganger

入侵者

Yang Liwei

&

Li Ruiming

2019My Girlfriend is an Alien

外星女生柴小七

Fang Shi Da
  • Mainland Chinese production
  • Cameo
After The Stars

攻星计

Le Jun 乐军
Dive Ming Ke
2020 Workers Ming Qi 1st male lead

[10] [11]

Films

year Title Role Region of production Film company Notes
2004 The Best Bet Lee Yong Shun Singapore MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
2009 The Wedding Game Jack Fang Singapore
  • Mediacorp Raintree Pictures
  • Double Vision
  • Speedy productions
  • Scorpio East
2010 Kidnapper Ah Huat Singapore Boku Films
2012 Forgotten Luo Pin-Chung Taiwan
Sweetheart Chocolate China
2014 Black and White Episode 2: The Dawn of Justice Taiwan
  • Prajna Works Entertainment Co Ltd
  • China Film Group
Filial Party Peh Ah Beng Singapore
  • Clover Films
  • PTO Movies
  • Picasso productions
When a Peking Family Meets Aupair Reporter China
  • Beijing Da Han World Media
  • China Movie Channel
  • Huaxia Film
  • Soundfirm Australia
Who Is Undercover China
2017 The Fortune Handbook Soh Hock Singapore
  • mm2 Entertainment
  • J Team Productions
All My Goddess Gary Hong Kong
The Long Goodbye Lee Yu Cheng Taiwan Telemovie
Who Killed Cock Robin? Taiwan
  • Good Day Films Company
  • Rise Pictures
  • Vie Vision Pictures
2019 Wet Season Andrew Singapore
  • Giraffe Pictures
  • HOOQ
  • Rediance
  • Singapore Film Commission
Fall in Love at First Kiss Mr Jiang Taiwan
If Thoughts Can Kill

Discography

Albums

  • Christopher Lee Story (1999)
  • Love, No Boundaries (2002)

Singles

Year / collectionTitleNotes
1997错爱今生Theme song from The Choice Partner
1997和平的代价Theme song from The Price of Peace
1997流浪之歌Theme song from The Guest People
1998一生太短暂Insert song from The Return of the Condor Heroes
1999逃避Opening theme song from Coup de Scorpio
1999不告而别Ending theme song from Coup de Scorpio
2000Ending theme song from Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng
2002平凡Theme song from Brotherhood
2002爱,无国界
2003英雄好汉Opening theme song from True Heroes
2003每一天的思念Insert song from True Heroes
2003在你左右Ending theme song from True Heroes
2004非一般烦恼Theme song from To Mum with Love
2005相信Theme song from You Are the One
2005福禄寿Theme song from My Lucky Stars; performed together with Fann Wong
Chinese New Year songs万年红performed together with Fann Wong
Chinese New Year songs恭喜恭喜07performed together with Qi Yuwu, Ann Kok and Dawn Yeoh
Chinese New Year songs事如意08
Others运气-阳光系列3
Others谈何容易

Compilation album

Year English title Mandarin title
2007Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album 07群星贺岁金猪庆丰圆
2008Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album Compilation 08群星贺岁福牛迎瑞年
2012MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12新传媒群星金龙接财神

Accolades

Asian Television Awards – Acting Awards
YearAwardNominated workResult
2011 Best Actor in a Leading RoleBreakout
(as Situ Dongcheng)
Nominated
2015Against The Tide
(as Di Shen)
Nominated
2016Crescendo
(as Yang Yiwei)
Nominated
Golden Bell Awards – Acting Awards
YearAwardNominated workResult
2014 Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television FilmA Good WifeWon
2017The Long GoodbyeNominated
Star Awards – Acting / Hosting Awards
YearAwardNominated workResult
1995Star Search, 1st Male Runner-upN/AWon
1996Best NewcomerN/ANominated
1997 Best ActorThe Price of Peace
(as Xie Guomin)
Won
1998The Return of the Condor Heroes
(as Yang Guo)
Nominated
1999Riding The Storm
(as Zhong Qingtang)
Nominated
2000Coup de Scorpio
(as Xie Tingzhang)
Nominated
2001Looking for Stars
(as Henry)
Nominated
2003True Heroes
(as Chen Junhao)
Nominated
2004Timeless Gift
(as Wang Jie)
Nominated
2005A New Life
(as Zhang Youfu)
Nominated
2009Best Variety Show HostLife TransformersNominated
2011 Best ActorBreakout
(as Situ Dongcheng)
Nominated
2012The Oath
(as Wu Guo'en)
Nominated
Best Info-Ed Programme HostThe Adventures of ChrisNominated
2013 Best ActorShow Hand
(as Zhang Qiming)
Won
2015Against The Tide
(as Di Shen)
Nominated
2016Crescendo
(as Yang Yiwei)
Nominated
2019Doppelganger
(as Yang Liwei)/(Li Ruiming)
Nominated
Star Awards – Popularity Awards
YearAwardResult
1997 Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10
1998Top 10
1999Top 20
2000Top 10
2001Top 20
2002Top 10
2003Top 10
2004Top 10
2005Top 10
2006Top 10
2007Top 10
2009Top 10
2010All-Time Favourite ArtisteReceived
2011Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) with Jeanette AwWon
Favourite Onscreen Partner (Variety)Won
2012Favourite Male CharacterNominated
Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)Nominated
2013Favourite Male CharacterNominated
Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)Nominated
2014Most Popular Regional Artiste (China)Nominated
Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia)Nominated
2015Most Popular Regional Artiste (China)Won
2016Favourite Male CharacterNominated

References

  1. "No, I'm not Christopher". AsiaOne. 23 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Mark Lee and Christopher Lee assume their new heavenly ranks". xin.msn.com. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. Lee, Sze Yong (12 December 2006). "A solemn teary-eyed Lee at Star Awards". The Straits Times. p. 4.
  4. Ansley Ng, "Christopher Lee begins jail term", Today, 29 May 2007
  5. "TV actor Christopher Lee to spend more time in jail". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
  6. Carolyn Quek, "Last of five charges against actor dropped", The Straits Times, 22 June 2007
  7. "Actor Christopher Lee released from jail". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  8. "李铭顺新剧被换角 王沺裁成得益人". Lianhe Zaobao. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
  9. "Actor Christopher Lee to retain permanent resident status". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
  10. Christopher Lee at hkmdb.com
  11. Christopher Lee at chinesemov.com
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