About
Luke Lee Wen Loong is a Singaporean actor, lawyer, tech investor and philanthropist, best known for portraying Sergeant Heng in Singapore's highest grossing movies in history, Jack Neo's Ah Boys to Men (2012) and its sequel, Ah Boys to Men II (2013). In 2012, STAR Chinese Movies acquired pay television rights to Ah Boys to Men. To date, Ah Boys to Men remains the most watched local title in Singapore on Netflix and is now also available on Disney + and HBO Go.
Lee left the Singapore army as a First Lieutenant after completion of 2 years of national service. During his studies in the United Kingdom, Lee trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
LAW
Lee graduated from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom in 2015 with a high Second Upper Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree and returned to Singapore where he was called to the Singapore Bar as a lawyer. Lee is presently undertaking a Master of Laws (LL.M) at King's College London specialising in International Dispute Resolution.
Lee has a broad-gauged practice with a focus on international commercial arbitration and complex cross-border disputes. He has appeared at all levels of Court in Singapore and as counsel in the SIAC, VIAC, SICC, SMC and CFRC. He has represented clients ranging from state-level entities, high / ultra-high net worth individuals, and conglomerate / corporate groups situated both locally and abroad (including the United States, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Korea and Malaysia) traversing a wide range of industries. He regularly advises on emerging technologies such as smart contracts, blockchain and distributed ledger technology.
Lee is an Accredited Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Institute, a Member of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration and an MSIArb (Arbitration).
BUSINESS
Outside of the legal field, Lee is an active angel investor who invests in promising businesses and startups at the seed and early stages to Series B in fields such as emerging technologies, B2B / SaaS, art, fashion, film and FinTech. Lee is Chief Executive Officer of tech & AI company Vanguard Tech. He is an early investor in Bitcoin, Amazon, PayPal and Tesla and is a strong proponent of decentralised finance and blockchain technology.
FILM / TELEVISION
In 2014, Lee starred in his first international commercial for Manchester United, "The History of the Manchester United Shirt", directed by the Oscar-nominated Joaquín Baca-Asay (Jay Z's '99 Problems') and starring Wayne Rooney. He then starred in A Fantastic Ghost Wedding (2014), HBO Asia's Serangoon Road (2013) and Point of Entry (2010). In 2015, he starred in MediaCorp's Tanglin (2015), as the male lead in the feature film Fragment (2015) and in the 2018 romantic-drama 20 Days. An advocate for fitness and martial arts, Lee signed with Reebok as their ambassador in Singapore in 2016, allowing him to work closely together with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in various countries across the globe.
PHILANTHROPY
Lee is an ardent supporter of and donor towards philanthropic causes which support both groundbreaking research and humanitarian aid for nonprofits, such as the Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Lee's time is predominantly split between Asia, Europe and the USA for business, fundraising initiatives as well as acting and commercial projects.
Lee left the Singapore army as a First Lieutenant after completion of 2 years of national service. During his studies in the United Kingdom, Lee trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
LAW
Lee graduated from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom in 2015 with a high Second Upper Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree and returned to Singapore where he was called to the Singapore Bar as a lawyer. Lee is presently undertaking a Master of Laws (LL.M) at King's College London specialising in International Dispute Resolution.
Lee has a broad-gauged practice with a focus on international commercial arbitration and complex cross-border disputes. He has appeared at all levels of Court in Singapore and as counsel in the SIAC, VIAC, SICC, SMC and CFRC. He has represented clients ranging from state-level entities, high / ultra-high net worth individuals, and conglomerate / corporate groups situated both locally and abroad (including the United States, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Korea and Malaysia) traversing a wide range of industries. He regularly advises on emerging technologies such as smart contracts, blockchain and distributed ledger technology.
Lee is an Accredited Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Institute, a Member of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration and an MSIArb (Arbitration).
BUSINESS
Outside of the legal field, Lee is an active angel investor who invests in promising businesses and startups at the seed and early stages to Series B in fields such as emerging technologies, B2B / SaaS, art, fashion, film and FinTech. Lee is Chief Executive Officer of tech & AI company Vanguard Tech. He is an early investor in Bitcoin, Amazon, PayPal and Tesla and is a strong proponent of decentralised finance and blockchain technology.
FILM / TELEVISION
In 2014, Lee starred in his first international commercial for Manchester United, "The History of the Manchester United Shirt", directed by the Oscar-nominated Joaquín Baca-Asay (Jay Z's '99 Problems') and starring Wayne Rooney. He then starred in A Fantastic Ghost Wedding (2014), HBO Asia's Serangoon Road (2013) and Point of Entry (2010). In 2015, he starred in MediaCorp's Tanglin (2015), as the male lead in the feature film Fragment (2015) and in the 2018 romantic-drama 20 Days. An advocate for fitness and martial arts, Lee signed with Reebok as their ambassador in Singapore in 2016, allowing him to work closely together with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in various countries across the globe.
PHILANTHROPY
Lee is an ardent supporter of and donor towards philanthropic causes which support both groundbreaking research and humanitarian aid for nonprofits, such as the Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Lee's time is predominantly split between Asia, Europe and the USA for business, fundraising initiatives as well as acting and commercial projects.
Professional bodies and associations
- Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
- Accredited Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Institute
- MSIArb, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (Arbitration)
- Member, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitrators (SCMA)
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
Links
Luke as seen in the media
