Mike Leeder
出生 : , Croydon - London - England
略歴
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
Honolulu Man
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.
Casting
In an uncharted future, two hardened souls meet and confront each other with the things they have done and what they have become.
Producer
Mystery surrounds a psychiatrist turned artistic photographer when he takes an abused woman on an emotional journey while police investigate two missing women from his recent photographic exhibition.
Self
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 over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.
Casting
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, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.
The Cleaner
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, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.
Casting
A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.
Casting
When party girl Sasha Li blows through most of her trust fund, she is cut off by her father and forced to go back to China and work for the family toy business.
Big Mike MMA Manager
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 of fighters as well as the government.
Prisoner (uncredited)
世界唯一の脱獄のプロフェッショナル、ブレスリン(シルヴェスター・スタローン)。彼が大海原に浮かぶ監獄要塞“墓場”を攻略して数年が経過し、現在は一流のスタッフを集めた警備会社を新設、第一線からは距離を置いていた。そんなある日、従兄弟のユシェンの警備にあたっていたスタッフの一人シューが姿を消す。足取りを追うブレスリンであったが、全容が謎に包まれた“ハデス”と呼ばれる監獄にシューが勾留されているとの噂を耳にする。そこは全てがコンピューター制御された“墓場”を超える最強セキュリティの監獄だ。“ハデス”の謎を追って一人、また一人と消えていくスタッフたち。これはブレスリンを誘い込む罠なのか！？ブレスリンはかつての友人デローサ(デイヴ・バウティスタ)の協力を仰ぎ、難攻不落の監獄へ再び挑むのだが…。
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 reunited in a world where organized crime controls everything.
Joachim 'Joe' Weller
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 including a persuasive ex-priest Andreas "Doc" Clemens and fighter Benjamin Scholz when their ex-Commander's daughter is kidnapped. However, the teams' loyalties are tested when a member is framed for shooting another member. Together, Gus and the team must use all their skills in weaponry, martial arts, brute force and technology. The mission to track down the force behind the kidnapping causes the team to sacrifice their lives to uncover the truth, save the daughter and deliver justice - ultimate justice!
Mr. Cruise, Crime Lord
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.
Executive Producer
A fighter with a heart of gold finds himself drawn into an Internet-streaming underground martial arts tournament.
Co-Producer
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 organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood.
Boris
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 organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood.
Casting
When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung and his wife Ah Ni offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho, his nefarious Beetle Clan and the terrifying Lord Pi.
Slave boss
清朝末期の中国。政治は腐敗し、人々が苦しい生活を送る中、広州の広埔港では、黒虎組と北海組という２大勢力が港の利権を巡って抗争を繰り広げていた。そんなある日、黒虎組の親分・雷公は組の若者数人を集め、北海組の親分の首を取った者を自分の４番目の義息子にすると告げる。その中には、ある目的を秘めて黒虎組に加わったフェイの姿もあった。単身、北海組の本拠地へと乗り込み、親分と対決するフェイだった。
British Senior CID officer
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 Tsui's daughter but has always claimed his innocence.
Casting
Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero known as the "King of Beggars."
Casting
オーストラリアにやって来た英国貴族、レディ・サラ。亡夫の遺した土地を守るため、粗暴なカウボーイとともに1500頭の牛を売るべく長旅に出ることになり……。ニコール・キッドマン主演による壮大なラヴ・ストーリー。
Kurtz
'A New Beginning' focuses around the story of Leung, the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even his own errant son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destroy the family and all that his father has worked hard to protect.
Casting
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 fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.
Fight Referee
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 fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.
Producer
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film -- from the genre's rebellious beginnings to high-flying modern epics. Jackson takes you through the best moments of 100 movies, including Charlie's Angels and Oscar winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Interviews with martial arts film veterans Sammo Hung, John Woo and Ang Lee round out the video.
Partygoer
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 China.
Tournament Referee
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, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in fact military occupation- after reading about the death of his kung-fu master Hou Ting-An in a fight against the Japanese champion Ryuichi Akutagawa.
Mercenary
A Chinese reporter (Esther Kwan) attempts to find out the identity of a masked crime-fighter.
Casino Patron
A self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.
Extra
天地黎明に続く武侠アクション第2作！医学学会に出席するために広州を訪れた黄飛鴻一行。そこで彼らに秘密結社・白蓮教徒が襲いかかる。黄は孫文と出合いともに打倒白蓮教を目指す。乱世の清朝末期を舞台に、動乱期の中国が持つ異文化との相克というドラマが展開する。
Wester Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
傑作カンフー・アクションシリーズ第1弾。19世紀半ばに実在した、希代の英雄・黄飛鴻（ウォン・フェイフォンを、ツイ・ハーク＆リー・リンチェイという夢のコンビが、まったく新たに映像化した作品。現代アクション映画に押されていた香港映画界に、新たに“古装片”ブームを巻き起こした。舞台は英米列強が幅を利かせる動乱の時代の中国。英軍の陰謀を叩こうとする黄の前に、最強最大の武道家が立ちはだかる。
