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Patrick Lee (actor)
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). Early life and educationLee 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] CareerWhile 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 lifeLee 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] FilmographyFilm
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