Mike Leeder
Born and raised in the UK, a lifelong fan of Asian films, Leeder has been based in Hong Kong since 1990. In addition to serving as the Far Eastern Editor of Impact magazine, Leeder continues to contribute to such magazines as "Black Belt," "Inside Kung Fu," "Femme Fatales," and many more covering the Asian movie scene. He was also co-writer for "100% Jackie Chan: The Essential Companion," as well as contributing to a number of books on the genre.
He has worked both in front and behind the camera on a number of films and television series in Hong Kong and Asia, and such documentaries as "David Carradine: A Martial Arts Journey," Sony's The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture
(2002), as well as several projects for Discovery Channel, Channel Four, and the Bravo network.
His most recent projects include Jet Li's martial arts epic "Huo Yuan Jia" (aka "Fearless") which saw Leeder working both behind the scenes as casting director, and on the accompanying documentary "The Passion of Martial Arts", and as an a actor playing the role of Referee Randall.
On Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour 3", Leeder served as Asian Casting Director working in association with Ronna Kress on the project. Other credits for Leeder include the movie "The White Wall", "Underground", "The Silencer", "A New Begining" and many more.
Leeder continues to work as a Producer, Consultant and Casting Director for projects in Asia and internationally
- IMDb Mini Biography
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.311 |
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Place of Birth | Croydon, London, England, UK |
Also Known As | Michael William Leeder, Mike Leder, Dai Mike, Big Mike, |
2006
Fearless
7.492/1255
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fo...
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Fearless
2023
Royal Warriors & Yes, Madam! Location Video
0/0
Mike Leeder and Arne Venema visit the shooting locations seen in Yes, Madam! (1985) and Royal Warriors (1986), showing how they have changed in the in...
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Royal Warriors & Yes, Madam! Location Video
1994
The Green Hornet
3.7/3
A Chinese reporter (Esther Kwan) attempts to find out the identity of a masked crime-fighter.
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The Green Hornet
1991
Mission of Condor
4.3/3
A beautiful detective is assigned to bring down a gang of drug traffickers.
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Mission of Condor
2012
Nightfall
6.4/59
Inspector Lam investigates the brutal murder of Tsui, a famous musician. Wong, the designated suspect, just spent 20 years in jail for the murder of T...
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Nightfall
2017
Road to Hell
0/0
He's spent his life killing for the mob, leaving countless bodies in his wake, but now it's time to make amends as the road to hell draws to a close.
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Road to Hell
2023
Enter the Clones of Bruce
8.8/7
Get ready to play a game of death… and another… and another. This wild documentary dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze.
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Enter the Clones of Bruce
2022
The Audition
4/1
In the midst of a global pandemic, an actor who enters an audition must pass a series of tests in order to keep those around him alive.
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The Audition
2014
Rise of the Legend
6.251/179
In 1868 during the late Qing Dynasty, rampant corruption on the Imperial Court inflicts much suffering in people's lives. For years, the Black Tiger’s...
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Rise of the Legend
2015
Pound of Flesh
5.6/224
In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of...
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Pound of Flesh
2015
Helios
5.2/53
Wanted criminal "Helios" and his assistant stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce weapons of mass destruction. They are planning to trade wit...
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Helios
2023
I Did It My Way
4.9/13
Ho Sau, an undercover agent, has been working with Yau, a drug lord, for years, but his job and family are in trouble.
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I Did It My Way
2024
Echo 8
3/1
An assassin flashes between a nightmarish dream and her reality at a secret underground organization. When her latest mission involves killing a griev...
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Echo 8
Five by Five
0/0
Set three decades prior to 'Echo 8,' the prequel 'Five By Five' unveils the enigmatic Agent 5's grief-stricken existence and his gradual spiral into c...
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Five by Five
2016
Tracer
4.5/2
An international drug cartel has set its sights on Vietnam, and its up to Vietnam's toughest female cop to bring them to justice once and for all.
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Tracer
2018
Escape Plan 2: Hades
5.2/1427
Ray Breslin manages an elite team of security specialists trained in the art of breaking people out of the world's most impenetrable prisons. When his...
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Escape Plan 2: Hades
2017
Ultimate Justice
5.3/16
A team of Special Ops elite soldiers, led by Captain Gus, formed a strong allegiance in battle. Gus is forced to bring the team back into action inclu...
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Ultimate Justice
2008
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
4.7/7
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel t...
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Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2018
Big Brother
7.4/167
A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students, while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang...
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Big Brother
2019
Abduction
5.9/94
A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecin...
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Abduction
2018
Path to the Dream
0/0
Two brothers, experts in martial arts, have to separate their paths due to a fight in which one of them is badly wounded. Years later they are reunite...
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Path to the Dream
1997
Chinese Box
5.9/52
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of Chin...
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Chinese Box
2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
6.8/50
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong...
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
1994
Fist of Legend
7.5/520
Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada,...
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Fist of Legend
1993
City Hunter
6.5/391
A self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.
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City Hunter
1992
Once Upon a Time in China II
7.1/241
Wong Fei-Hung faces the White Lotus Society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who...
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Once Upon a Time in China II
1991
Once Upon a Time in China
7.1/412
Set in late 19th century Canton, this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung against foreign forc...
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