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Sam Lee
Born	Samuel McRae Lee September 27, 1975 (1975-09-27) (age 34) Hong Kong
Years active	1997 - present

Sam Lee Chan-Sam (traditional Chinese: 李璨琛; pinyin: Lǐ Cànchẽn; formerly traditional Chinese: 李燦森; pinyin: Lǐ Cànsẽn; Jyutping: Lei5 Caan3sam1; born September 27, 1975) is an actor from Hong Kong, China. He started his film career when he was first spotted by director Fruit Chan who cast him in Made in Hong Kong. Since his debut, Sam has been working hard on many films. In 1999, he made thirteen films in that year alone. He appeared in a Japanese film Ping Pong as one of the contestants in the movie. Sam Lee is best known for the role of Sha Jang in the epic series of The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002).

Outside of his film career, Sam is a seasonal member of a metal/hip-hop band Lazy Mutha Fucka (LMF) where he is the rapper.^[1] Sam Lee is also known as DJ Becareful.

Selected filmography

• Made in Hong Kong (1997)
• Nude Fear (1998)
• Beast Cops (1998)
• Bio Zombie (1998)
• Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998)
• A True Mob Story (1998)
• The Longest Summer (1998)
• Afraid of Nothing, The Jobless King (1999)
• When I Look Upon the Stars (1999)
• Gorgeous (1999)[cameo]
• Trust Me U Die (1999)
• Believe It or Not (1999)
• The King of Debt Collecting Agent (1999)
• Moonlight Express (1999)[cameo]
• Rules of the Game (1999)
• Gen-X Cops (1999)
• A Man Called Hero (1999)
• Metade Fumaca (1999)
• The Untold Story 3 (1999)
• Heaven of Hope (1999)
• Wan Chai Express (1999)
• Rave Fever (1999)
• Life (2000)
• Phantom Call (2000)
• True Love (2000)
• Fist Power (2000)
• A War Named Desire (2000)
• Bio-Cops (2000)
• Skyline Cruisers (2000)
• Gen-Y Cops (2000)
• Scaremonger (2001)
• Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster (2001)
• Final Romance (2001)
• Visible Secret (2001)
• Fing's Raver (2001)
• A Gambler's Story (2001)
• 2002 (2001)
• The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra] (2002)
• Color of Pain (2002)
• U-Man (2002)
• The Stewardess (2002)
• Devil Face Angel Heart (2002)
• No Problem 2 (JAPAN 2002)
• Just One Look (2002)
• Ping Pong (JAPAN 2002)
• Possessed (2002)
• Deals with the Dark (2002)
• Troublesome Night 17 (2002)
• Love is Over (2003)
• The Trouble-Makers (2003)
• I want to get married (2003)
• Fate Fighter (2003)
• Dream and Desire (2003)
• We're Not The Worst (2003)
• Public Toilet (2003)
• Dragon Loaded 2003 (2003)
• Fatal Training Course (2003)
• A Wedding or a Funeral (2004)
• Enter the Phoenix (2004) [cameo]
• Osaka Wrestling Restaurant (2004)
• One Nite in Mongkok (2004)
• Super Model (2004)
• Gun Affinity (2004)
• Instant Marriage (2004)
• The Key to Destiny (2004)
• My Sweetie (2004)[cameo]
• Crazy N' The City (2005)
• Divergence (2005)
• Demonic Flash (2005)
• Dragon Reloaded (2005)
• b420 (2005)
• Feel It Say It... (2006)
• Dog Bite Dog (2006)
• Half Twin (2006)
• Two Stupid Eggs (2007)
• House of Mahjong (2007)
• Twins Mission (2007)
• Undercover (2007)
• The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007)
• Invisible Target (2007)
• The Fatality (2008)
• Sasori (2008)
• Scare 2 Die (2008)
• The Vampire Who Admires Me (2008)
• Coweb (2009)

Awards and nominations

Awards won

• 1998: Hong Kong Film Award: Best New Performer for Made in Hong Kong

Awards nominated

• 1997: Golden Horse Award: Best Actor for Made in Hong Kong
• 1999: Hong Kong Film Award: Best Supporting Actor for The Longest Summer

References

External links

• Sam Lee at the Internet Movie Database
• Sam Lee's Live Space
• Sam Lee biography at HKFilm (also source)
• Sam Lee full filmography at Cinemasie.com