# 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 education

Lee was born on 7 November 1979 in Taiwan. He studied at the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University and was a member of the school's dance club. He then attended Fu Jen Catholic University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in textile design. He began working as a model during his university years.

## Career

While working as a model in his university years, Lee was spotted by talent agency EeLin Entertainment [zh] and signed as an artist following his graduation. He made his acting debut in 2002 with a minor role in the comedy series Hot College Students [zh]. He received his first series regular role in the 2003 series 1 Asabulu and went on to take on supporting roles on television. He landed his first lead role in the 2005 medical drama Beauty Clinic [zh], and appeared in the 2008 and 2009 romantic comedy series Fated to Love You and My Queen.
Lee's breakout role came as Hao Kangde in the 2010 romance series The Fierce Wife, playing a cheating husband with a glib tongue. He later reprised the role in the 2012 spin-off film The Fierce Wife Final Episode [zh]. 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. This became one of Lee's most iconic roles, and his bilingual acting style of incorporating English words into Chinese dialogue became his signature. Lee had a small role as Brother Nuo in the 2012 Singaporean action film Imperfect, and received another lead role in the 2015 period drama Haru, playing the antagonistic Japanese detective Nakamura Kouhei. Lee subsequently landed main roles in the drama series People Life, Ocean Wild [zh] and the romance series Just For You [zh], as well as the Singaporean crime series Gifted.
In 2020, Lee left EeLin Entertainment and announced a career switch to become a bodybuilding coach. He signed with Catwalk Production House [zh] the following year to pursue a career in feature films. Lee starred in the 2023 Singaporean horror film Circle Line, and as Bolo in the 2024 French-Taiwanese action film Weekend in Taipei.

## Personal life

Lee began dating his The Fierce Wife co-star Janel Tsai in 2011, and they broke up in 2020 after Tsai revealed that their relationship had deteriorated due to her health problems that emerged in 2016. Lee announced his marriage with a Chinese-Thai woman in July 2022.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2012 | The Fierce Wife Final Episode [zh] | Hao Kangde (郝康德) |
| 2012 | Imperfect | Brother Nuo (諾哥) |
| 2015 | Baby Steps [zh] | Danny's brother |
| 2019 | Big Three Dragons [zh] | Sky Bird Brother (天鳥哥) |
| 2023 | Circle Line | Ah Nam |
| 2024 | Weekend in Taipei | Bolo |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Hot College Students [zh] | Student | Guest role |
| 2003 | 1 Asabulu | Hsiao-pao (小炮) | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Beauty Clinic [zh] | Chou Hsi-lang (周喜郎) | Main role |
| 2008 | Fated to Love You | Gu Chi (古馳) | Recurring role |
| 2009 | My Queen | Wei Er-Kang (魏爾剛) | Recurring role |
| 2010 | The Fierce Wife | Hao Kangde | Recurring role |
| 2010 | Zhong Wu Yan [zh] | Lin Gai-shi (林蓋世) | Recurring role |
| 2011 | Somewhere Over The Sky [zh] | Senior official | Guest role |
| 2011–2012 | Office Girls | Shi Te-Long (史特龍) | Main role |
| 2012 | The Songs Of Soil [zh] | Mr. Shiraishi | Recurring role |
| 2012 | In Between [zh] | Meng Ke-Wei (孟克偉) | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Wo Men Fa Cai Le [zh] | Cheng Jian-ting (程建廷) | Main role |
| 2013 | Love SOS [zh] | Hsiao Hsang-feng (邵翔風) | Main role |
| 2014 | Fabulous 30 | Edison | Guest role |
| 2014 | Pleasantly Surprised | Food critic | Guest role |
| 2014 | Say I Love You | Yi Jun's ex-boss | Cameo |
| 2015 | Aries [zh] | Chang Chia-Ming (張家明) | Main role |
| 2015 | Haru | Nakamura Kouhei | Main role |
| 2016 | A Good Day [zh] | Brother Niu (紐哥) | Cameo |
| 2016 | People Life, Ocean Wild [zh] | Wei Huan (魏歡) | Main role |
| 2016 | The Legend of Flying Daggers | Tai Po (泰普) | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Just For You [zh] | Chiao Kai-Teng (喬楷騰) | Main role |
| 2018 | Gifted | Guan Dezhi (關得志) | Main role |
| 2018 | Mermaid Sauna [zh] | A Bu (阿布) | Main role |
| 2018 | The Sound of Happiness | Liu Da-wei (劉大為) | Guest role |
| 2019 | Best Interest [zh] | Wang Cheng-Min (汪正民) | Cameo |
| 2021 | Tears on Fire [zh] | Sun Zheng-hong (孫正弘) | Cameo |
| TBA | Demonic World [zh] | TBA | Main role |