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
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Acting
Movie
Escape Plan 2: Hades
as Prisoner (uncredited)
2018
Movie
Fearless
as Fight Referee
2006
Movie
Fist of Legend
as Tournament Referee
1994
Movie
Once Upon a Time in China
as Western Restaurant Guest
1991
Movie
City Hunter
as Casino Patron
1993
Movie
Once Upon a Time in China II
as Extra
1992
Movie
Big Brother
as Big Mike MMA Manager
2018
Movie
Pound of Flesh
as Boris
2015
Movie
Rise of the Legend
as Slave Boss
2014
Movie
Abduction
as The Cleaner
2019
Movie
Nightfall
as British Senior CID officer
2012
Movie
Helios
as Younger MR. BIG / Older MR. BIG
2015
Movie
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self
2019
Movie
Chinese Box
as Partygoer
1997
Movie
Ultimate Justice
as Joachim 'Joe' Weller
2017
Movie
I Did It My Way
as Javier Escobar
2023
Movie
Mission Milano
as Jake
2016
Movie
Enter the Clones of Bruce
as Self
2023
Movie
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
as Kurtz
2008
Movie
The Green Hornet
as Mercenary
1994
Movie
Echo 8
as Z12
2024
Movie
Mission of Condor
as Western Thug (uncredited)
1991
Movie
Tracer
as Mr. Cruise, Crime Lord
2016
Movie
The Audition
as Honolulu Man
2022
Crew
Movie
Australia
Casting
2008
Movie
Fearless
Casting
2006
Movie
Triple Threat
Casting
2019
Movie
Blood: The Last Vampire
Casting Director
2009
Movie
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
Casting
2015
Movie
Pound of Flesh
Co-Producer
2015
Movie
True Legend
Casting
2010
Movie
Abduction
Casting
2019
Movie
Loveland
Casting
2022
Movie
Go Back to China
Casting
2019
Movie
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Producer
2002
Movie
Echo 8
Associate Producer
2024