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Lewis Tan

Lewis Tan

Actor · Born February 4, 1987 (39) · Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Lewis Singwah Tan is a British actor, martial artist and model. He is known for his roles as Cole Young in Mortal Kombat (2021), Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Tolya in Shadow and Bone (2023), and Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins (2019).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 4, 1987 (39)
From
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Lewis Tan's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Morality
28%
Power
13%
Self
6%
Society
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
3
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Joyful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lewis Tan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lewis Tan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mortal Kombat II(2026)

    as Cole Young

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice(2026)

    as Roid Rage Ryan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Wildcat(2025)

    as Roman

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Safe House(2025)

    as Choi

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)

    as Shatterstar

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Babylon(2022)

    as Smoking Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • About Fate(2022)

    as Kip Prescott

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Fistful of Vengeance(2022)

    as Lu Xin Lee

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Shadow and Bone(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tolya Yul-Bataar

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Mortal Kombat(2021)

    as Cole Young

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ji

  • Wu Assassins(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Lu Xin Lee

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)

    as Shatterstar

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool 2(2018)

    as Shatterstar

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cobra Kai(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sensei Wolf

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Den of Thieves(2018)

    as Secret Service Lobby Guard #1

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Iron Fist(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Zhou Cheng

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Rush Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Chen

  • Into the Badlands(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · as Gaius Chau

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ben Kittman

  • 10,000 Days(2014)

    as Jiro Farnwell

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Hangover Part III(2013)

    as Prison Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Olympus Has Fallen(2013)

    Stunts · as Korean Commando (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke Nakano

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Kurbaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as SWAT Team Member

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiro Yakuza

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Day Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Yan

  • Mini's First Time(2006)

    as Skatepunk #2

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Kym Tanaka

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Aiko Okanagi

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • True Vengeance(1997)

    as Druglord's Son (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Brawler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Deadlocked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Survive the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 34 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Mortal Kombat (2021)

$84M worldwide

Highest rated

About Fate (2022)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19972026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 37: 33 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing1 of 37: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 37: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s8 · 6 acting · 2 crew2010s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
0621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2008, Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Lewis Tan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Fistful of Vengeance (2022)

82nd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lewis Tan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles44–85 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles18–44 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles39–89 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles15–71 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lewis Tan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lewis Tan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roel Reiné shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors