Shawn Lee (actor)

Shawn Lee
Chinese name 李創銳 (Traditional)
Chinese name 李创锐 (Simplified)
Pinyin Li3 Chuang4 Rui4 (Mandarin)
Born February 11, 1990 (1990-02-11) (age 22)
Singapore
Occupation Actor
Years active 2001–2007

Shawn Lee (simplified Chinese: 李创锐; traditional Chinese: 李創銳; pinyin: Li Chuàngruì) (born February 11, 1990), born Lee Chuang Rui, is a Singaporean actor. He first came into prominence for his award-winning performance alongside his friend and co-star Joshua Ang in the box office hit I Not Stupid.[1]

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Background and career

Lee was one of four child actors who successfully auditioned for the child lead roles in Jack Neo's hit film I Not Stupid.[2] His performance in the sitcom adaptation earned him a nomination for the Best Young Talent award along with co-stars Joshua Ang and Eric Huang at the 2002 Star Awards.[3] He would go on to star alongside them in three more of Neo's films. He filmed his last movie in 2007 before leaving the industry to concentrate on his A Levels.[4]

Filmography

Main cast

Year Movie Role
2007 Colour Of Hope (再见阳光)[5] Orange Light
2006 I Not Stupid Too (小孩不笨2) Tom Yeo 杨学谦
2003 Homerun (跑吧!孩子) Chew Kiat Kun 周杰坤
2002 I Not Stupid 小孩不笨 Liu Kok Pin 刘国彬

Television

Year Movie Role
2006 I Not Stupid Too Tom Yeo
2002 I Not Stupid Liu Kok Pin

Personal Life

Lee studied at Bukit Panjang Government High School and subsequently completed his A Levels at Anglo-Chinese Junior College.[6][7] An avid basketball player, he completed his national service in 2010 as a clerk due to an injury sustained during a match. He is currently studying Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at the National University of Singapore.

Lee hosted the Young Talents Award with former co-star Megan Tay at the Star Awards 2011.[8]

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