Patrick Lee Pei-hsu (; 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. 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 and signed as an artist following his graduation. He made his acting debut in 2002 with a minor role in the comedy series . 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 , 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 . 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 and the romance series , 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 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 Notes/2012 Hao Kangde (郝康德) Imperfect Brother Nuo (諾哥) 2015 Danny's brother 2019 Sky Bird Brother (天鳥哥) 2023 Circle Line Ah Nam 2024 Weekend in Taipei Bolo
Television Year Title Role Notes/ 2002 Student Guest role 2003 1 Asabulu Hsiao-pao (小炮) Recurring role 2005 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 role2010 The Fierce Wife Hao Kangde Recurring role Lin Gai-shi (林蓋世) Recurring role 2011 Senior official Guest role 2011–2012 Office Girls Shi Te-Long (史特龍) Main role2012 Mr. Shiraishi Recurring role Meng Ke-Wei (孟克偉) Recurring role Cheng Jian-ting (程建廷) Main role 2013 Hsiao Hsang-feng (邵翔風) Main role2014 Fabulous 30 Edison Guest role Pleasantly Surprised Food critic Guest role Say I Love You Yi Jun's ex-boss Cameo2015 Chang Chia-Ming (張家明) Main role Haru Nakamura Kouhei Main role2016 Brother Niu (紐哥) Cameo Wei Huan (魏歡) Main role The Legend of Flying Daggers Tai Po (泰普) Recurring role 2017 Chiao Kai-Teng (喬楷騰) Main role2018 Gifted Guan Dezhi (關得志) Main role A Bu (阿布) Main role The Sound of Happiness Liu Da-wei (劉大為) Guest role 2019 Wang Cheng-Min (汪正民) Cameo 2021 Sun Zheng-hong (孫正弘) Cameo Main role
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