Lewis Tan

Lewis Singwah Tan (born February 4, 1987) is a British and American actor, martial artist and model.

He is known for his roles as Kung Jin in Mortal Kombat X: Generations, Cole Young in Mortal Kombat, Rusty / Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine, Tolya in Shadow and Bone, Feng Xiao/Sensei Wolf in Cobra Kai, and Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins.

Early life Tan was born in Salford, Greater Manchester on February 4, 1987, the eldest of four sons to Joanne Cassidy, an English retired fashion model, and Philip Tan, a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator. Tan's father trained him in martial arts from a young age. His brother Sam is an actor, his brother Ben is a director, and his brother Evan is a photographer.

At the age of one year, Tan's family moved from England to Los Angeles when his father was hired as a fight coordinator for Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman.

Career Tan had small supporting roles in films such as The Hangover Part III and Olympus Has Fallen. He began working on television shows such as CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, 24, and Rush Hour.

In 2018, Tan starred as Shatterstar in the superhero film Deadpool 2. Tan also starred as Gaius Chau in the third season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands. In the same year, it was announced that Tan was cast in the series regular role of Lu Xin Lee on the Netflix crime drama series, Wu Assassins. Tan reprised his role in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance; it was released on 17 February 2022.

In August 2019, Tan was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Cole Young. The film was released on 23 April 2021. He was previously involved with the Mortal Kombat media franchise when he underwent filming as Kung Jin for the unreleased web series Mortal Kombat X: Generations; Tan was recruited for the role by Garrett Warren, an experienced action director for live action media productions.

In April 2021, Tan was cast in the leading role of CIA officer Harris Chang on the upcoming television adaptation based on The Quantum Spy thriller novel by David Ignatius. In May 2021, Tan was cast alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy About Fate, which was directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg.

In January 2022, it was announced that Tan would play Tolya Yul-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone.

In 2024, Tan was revealed to have joined the sixth season of Cobra Kai as a rival sensei.

Tan is known for performing his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu, and Japanese katana swordplay.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Stunts Mini's First Time Skatepunk #2 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Stunts 2008 Red Velvet Maniac 2013 Olympus Has Fallen Korean commando Stunts The Hangover Part III Prison guard Stunts 2015 Sacrifice Ben Kittman 2018 Den of Thieves Secret Service Lobby Guard #1 Deadpool 2 Rusty / Shatterstar 2019 Ji Ji Short film 2021 Mortal Kombat Cole Young 2022 Fistful of Vengeance Lu Xin Lee About Fate Kip Babylon Party Attendee 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Rusty / Shatterstar 2025 Safe House Agent Choi Wildcat Roman 2026 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice Roid Rage Ryan Mortal Kombat II Cole Young

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 CSI: NY Kym Tanaka 2007 Day Break Jimmy Yan Stunt double 24 Stunt double 2010 CSI: Miami Aiko Okanagi 2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Hiro Yakuza The Protector Zachary 2013 The Girlfriend Bruce Wayne / Batman Short 2014 10,000 Days Jiro Farnwell Television film 2015 Hawaii Five-0 Luke Nakano Season 6, Ep. 10: Ka Makau Kaa Kaua 2016 Rush Hour Chen Episode 5 2017 Iron Fist Zhou Cheng Season 1, Ep. 8: "The Blessing of Many Fractures" 2018–2019 Into the Badlands Gaius Chau Main cast (Season 3) 2019 Wu Assassins Lu Xin Lee Main cast 2022 Bling Empire Himself 2023 Shadow and Bone Tolya Yul-Bataar Main cast (Season 2) 2024–2025 Cobra Kai Feng Xiao / Sensei Wolf Recurring role (Season 6) TBA Quantum Spy Harris Chang Lead role