Lewis Tan

Lewis Singwah Tan (born 4 February 1987) is an English actor and martial artist best known for portraying Lu Xin Lee in Netflix's Wu Assassins, Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 (2018), Gaius Chau in AMC's Into the Badlands and Cole Young in Mortal Kombat (2021). Lewis Singwah Tan was born on 4 February 1987 in Salford, England. He was raised primarily in Los Angeles, having lived in China, France, Thailand and Spain. Tan identifies himself as half-Chinese and half-British. His father, Philip Tan, is a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator. His mother, Joanne Cassidy, is a retired British fashion model. His family moved to Los Angeles when his father was hired as a fight coordinator for Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman. He is the eldest of four brothers. His younger brother, Sam Tan, is also an actor. His youngest brother, Evan Tan, is a photographer based in Los Angeles whose work has been featured on the art for songs from artists such as Kali Uchis and Zack Villere. Tan's father trained him in martial arts from a young age. He also began training in theatre as a young teenager, leading many plays. He studied performing arts with coach John Kirby. Tan studies acting under coach John Kirby, performing plays from Tennessee Williams to John Patrick Shanley. Tan performs his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu and Japanese katana swordplay.