Shawn Lee (actor)

Shawn Lee Chuang Rui (simplified Chinese: 李创锐; traditional Chinese: 李創銳; pinyin: Li Chuàngruì) (born February 11, 1990), 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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).
Shawn Lee Chuang Rui
Born (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990
Singapore
OccupationActor
Years active2001–2012
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李創銳
Simplified Chinese李创锐

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, which he won, 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] He made a brief return to acting in Neo's new film We Not Naughty, which was released in conjunction with Chinese New Year 2012 and features former I Not Stupid co-stars Joshua Ang and Xiang Yun.[5][6]

Filmography

Films/Movies
YearMovieRole
2012We Not Naughty 孩子不坏Chen Weijie
2007Colour Of Hope 再见阳光[7]Orange Light/Liu Chengguang
2006I Not Stupid Too 小孩不笨2Tom Yeo 杨学谦
2003Homerun 跑吧!孩子Chew Kiat Kun 周杰坤
2002I Not Stupid 小孩不笨Liu Kok Pin 刘国彬

Television
YearMovieRoleNotes
2006I Not Stupid TooTom Yeo
2002I Not StupidLiu Kok Pin
2001Beyond the Axis of TruthChen Xueming (younger)

Personal life

Lee studied at Unity Primary School, Bukit Panjang Government High School and subsequently completed his A Levels at Anglo-Chinese Junior College.[4][8][9] An avid basketball player, he completed his national service in 2010 as a clerk due to an injury sustained during a match and is currently studying business at the National University of Singapore.[6]

Lee presented the Young Talents Award during the Star Awards with former co-star Megan Zheng at the Star Awards 2011.[10]

Awards and nominations

The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.

Star Awards – Acting Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResult
2002Young Talent AwardI Not Stupid TooWon

References
  1. "Star Awards Hall of Fame 2002". mediacorptv.sg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14.
  2. "I Not Stupid cast". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20.
  3. "Star Awards Hall of Fame". xinmsn.com. 18 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. "I'm Not Stupid, really". AsiaOne. 9 March 2009.
  5. "Naughty is Next". citynews.sg. 29 August 2011.
  6. "Show Boys to Men" (PDF). The New Paper (courtesy of nus.edu.sg). 17 August 2011. pp. 22–23.
  7. "We're Kids No More". movieexclusive.com.
  8. "'A'-Level students perform better in 2008 than in 2007". Channel News Asia. 6 March 2009.
  9. "ACJC 2008 A Levels". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009.
  10. "Shawn Lee and Megan Tay at the Star Awards 2011".


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