Patrick Lee (actor)
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Patrick Lee Pei-hsu (Chinese: 李沛旭; born 7 November 1979) is a Taiwanese actor. He began his career on television and rose to prominence with his roles as Hao Kangde in The Fierce Wife (2010) and Shi Te-long in Office Girls (2011–12), followed by a lead role as Nakamura Kouhei in the period drama series Haru (2015). He has also appeared in the Singaporean crime series Gifted (2018), and the French-Taiwanese action film Weekend in Taipei (2024).
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李沛旭 | |
Lee in February 2012 | |
| Born | Lee Pei-hsu 7 November 1979 |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
Early life and education
Lee was born on 7 November 1979 in Taiwan.[1] He studied at the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University and was a member of the school's dance club.[2] He then attended Fu Jen Catholic University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in textile design.[1][3] He began working as a model during his university years.[3][4]
Career
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Perspective
While working as a model in his university years, Lee was spotted by talent agency EeLin Entertainment and signed as an artist following his graduation.[3] He made his acting debut in 2002 with a minor role in the comedy series Hot College Students.[4] He received his first series regular role in the 2003 series 1 Asabulu and went on to take on supporting roles on television.[4] He landed his first lead role in the 2005 medical drama Beauty Clinic,[5] and appeared in the 2008 and 2009 romantic comedy series Fated to Love You and My Queen.[1][6]
Lee's breakout role came as Hao Kangde in the 2010 romance series The Fierce Wife, playing a cheating husband with a glib tongue.[3][4] He later reprised the role in the 2012 spin-off film The Fierce Wife Final Episode.[7] Starting in 2011, Lee took on a lead role as Shi Te-long in the comedy series Office Girls, portraying a mean-spirited and sycophantic department store employee.[4][8] This became one of Lee's most iconic roles,[8] and his bilingual acting style of incorporating English words into Chinese dialogue became his signature.[3][9] Lee had a small role as Brother Nuo in the 2012 Singaporean action film Imperfect,[3] and received another lead role in the 2015 period drama Haru, playing the antagonistic Japanese detective Nakamura Kouhei.[4] Lee subsequently landed main roles in the drama series People Life, Ocean Wild and the romance series Just For You,[10][11] as well as the Singaporean crime series Gifted.[12][13]
In 2020, Lee left EeLin Entertainment and announced a career switch to become a bodybuilding coach.[14][15] He signed with Catwalk Production House the following year to pursue a career in feature films.[16] Lee starred in the 2023 Singaporean horror film Circle Line,[17] and as Bolo in the 2024 French-Taiwanese action film Weekend in Taipei.[18]
Personal life
Lee began dating his The Fierce Wife co-star Janel Tsai in 2011,[19][20] and they broke up in 2020 after Tsai revealed that their relationship had deteriorated due to her health problems that emerged in 2016.[21][22] Lee announced his marriage with a Chinese-Thai woman in July 2022.[23][24]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | The Fierce Wife Final Episode | Hao Kangde (郝康德) | [7] |
| Imperfect | Brother Nuo (諾哥) | [3] | |
| 2015 | Baby Steps | Danny's brother | [25] |
| 2019 | Big Three Dragons | Sky Bird Brother (天鳥哥) | [26] |
| 2023 | Circle Line | Ah Nam | [17] |
| 2024 | Weekend in Taipei | Bolo | [18] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hot College Students | Student | Guest role[4] |
| 2003 | 1 Asabulu | Hsiao-pao (小炮) | Recurring role[4] |
| 2005 | Beauty Clinic | Chou Hsi-lang (周喜郎) | Main role[5] |
| 2008 | Fated to Love You | Gu Chi (古馳) | Recurring role[1] |
| 2009 | My Queen | Wei Er-Kang (魏爾剛) | Recurring role[6] |
| 2010 | The Fierce Wife | Hao Kangde | Recurring role[4] |
| Zhong Wu Yan | Lin Gai-shi (林蓋世) | Recurring role[27] | |
| 2011 | Somewhere Over The Sky | Senior official | Guest role[28] |
| 2011–2012 | Office Girls | Shi Te-Long (史特龍) | Main role[4] |
| 2012 | The Songs Of Soil | Mr. Shiraishi | Recurring role[29] |
| In Between | Meng Ke-Wei (孟克偉) | Recurring role[30] | |
| Wo Men Fa Cai Le | Cheng Jian-ting (程建廷) | Main role[31] | |
| 2013 | Love SOS | Hsiao Hsang-feng (邵翔風) | Main role[32] |
| 2014 | Fabulous 30 | Edison | Guest role[33] |
| Pleasantly Surprised | Food critic | Guest role[1] | |
| Say I Love You | Yi Jun's ex-boss | Cameo[34] | |
| 2015 | Aries | Chang Chia-Ming (張家明) | Main role[1] |
| Haru | Nakamura Kouhei | Main role[4] | |
| 2016 | A Good Day | Brother Niu (紐哥) | Cameo[35] |
| People Life, Ocean Wild | Wei Huan (魏歡) | Main role[10] | |
| The Legend of Flying Daggers | Tai Po (泰普) | Recurring role[36] | |
| 2017 | Just For You | Chiao Kai-Teng (喬楷騰) | Main role[11] |
| 2018 | Gifted | Guan Dezhi (關得志) | Main role[13][12] |
| Mermaid Sauna | A Bu (阿布) | Main role[37] | |
| The Sound of Happiness | Liu Da-wei (劉大為) | Guest role[38] | |
| 2019 | Best Interest | Wang Cheng-Min (汪正民) | Cameo[39] |
| 2021 | Tears on Fire | Sun Zheng-hong (孫正弘) | Cameo[40] |
| TBA | Demonic World | TBA | Main role[41] |
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