Mike Leeder is a Film Producer, Casting Director, Writer, sometimes actor and acknowledged expert on Hong Kong Action Cinema and martial arts cinema from around the world. He was born and raised in the United Kingdom, but has been based in Hong Kong since 1990. During his time and work there, He has built a solid network and reputation in the Film and TV industry throughout Hong Kong, China, and the rest of Asia.
Leeder's Film production credits include such projects as Jet Li's Fearless directed by Ronny Yu, Jackie Chan's Rush Hour 3, Baz Luhrman's Australia, the BBC's Phoo Action, Blood: The Last Vampire, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Nightlife Hero, Underground, Displaced, The Silencer, 10 Dead Men, The Bodyguard: A New Beginning and Yuen Woo-ping's return to directing, True Legend.
Leeder's TV credits include the acclaimed Sony documentary The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies, hosted by Samuel L Jackson, David Carradine: A Martial Arts Journey, The Alternative Rock N'Roll Years, 100 Biggest Film Stars, Jackie Chan: Dragon Power, Shock Movie Massacre,and many others, including several 'reality' shows, including numerous incarnations of The Amazing Race. In addition, Leeder's production credits include numerous music video and commercial projects.
Leeder serves as the Far Eastern Editor for Impact: The Global Action Entertainment magazine (www.impactmoviemagazine.co.uk), and is a regular contributor to Inside Kung Fu & Black Belt magazine. Leeder's work has also appeared in Femme Fatales, Oriental Cinema, Eastern Heroes, Screen Power, Jade Screen, Combat, Blitz and many more magazines focusing on martial arts or action movies. Leeder was co-author for the book '100% Jackie Chan: The Essential Companion' (ISBN 1840234911) also contributes to several other books on the genre.
Leeder has also served as a consultant for various DVD companies providing interviews, commentaries and bonus features for such companies as Hong Kong Legends, Premier Asia, Media Blasters, BCI, and Dragon Dynasty.
Leeder's additional credits include the BBC's Phoo Action, Baz Luhrman's Australia, Yuen Woo-ping's True Legend and most recently the RZA's Man with the Iron Fists project.
Leeder also co-produced The Boydguard: A New Beginning as well as appearing in the film as the character of Kurtz.
Leeder is currently involved with a number of projects in various stages of development, including the horror comedy Zomb'asians www.zombasians.com