Mark Lee (Singaporean actor)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee .

Mark Lee
Lee in 2022
Born	Mark Lee Kok Huang (1968-10-16) 16 October 1968 (age 57) Singapore
Alma mater	Jurong Secondary School
Occupations	Actor Presenter Comedian Entrepreneur Radio DJ Film director Film producer Artist agent
Years active	1990−present
Agents	King Kong Media Production Galaxy Entertainment Mediacorp(TCA)
Spouse	Catherine Ng ​ (m. 1999)​ [1]
Children	3
Awards	Full list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李國煌
Simplified Chinese	李国煌
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Guóhuáng
Jyutping	Lei5 Gwok3 Wong4
Hokkien POJ	Lí Kok-Hông

Mark Lee Kok Huang (born 16 October 1968) is a Singaporean comedian, actor, presenter, ^[2] radio DJ and entrepreneur. ^[3]

Early life

Lee's father was a barber, and his mother was a food and beverage stall assistant. Growing up, Lee would help out in the hawker stall to prepare and sell cooked food, beverages, and chee cheong fun at a hawker centre. ^[4] Lee was schooled in Jurong Secondary School.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Lee is known for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore's Mediacorp Channel 5 television sitcom Police & Thief as Lee Tok Kong and in Mediacorp Channel 8 long series television drama Holland V as Su Hao. He is also best known for his works with Jack Neo and Henry Thia in movies such as Money No Enough , That One No Enough , Money No Enough 2 and Where Got Ghost? , The King of Musang King and Money No Enough 3 . The trio also appeared alongside one another in the long-running comedy variety programme named Comedy Nite (搞笑行动). ^[5] He made his directorial debut in the comedy horror film The Ghosts Must Be Crazy . ^[6]

Along with long-time colleague Christopher Lee, he was awarded the All Time Favourite Artiste award in the Star Awards 2010 ^{[7] [8]} and became the first host-cum-comedian to win the award as the previous winners were predominantly thespians. As such he will no longer be in the run for the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes awards in future Star Awards.

Although Lee was mostly known for playing comedic roles early in his career, he has also diversified into hosting and hosted various kinds of programmes, mainly infotainment, travelogue and DIY programmes. He co-hosted the popular home makeover programme Home Decor Survivor and the infotainment programme Behind Every Job with Bryan Wong, which won both a string of nominations in the hosting categories at the Star Awards. In 2012 he won his fourth Best Variety Host award for his popular show It's a Small World (Season 2). ^[2]

Lee was always given an on-screen name/surname of Ong or Huang, particularly in Jack Neo's movies, with the exception of That One No Enough , I Not Stupid , Homerun , I Do, I Do , Ah Long Pte Ltd , Love Matters , Being Human , Long Long Time Ago , Long Long Time Ago 2 , The Diam Diam Era , The Diam Diam Era Two and The King of Musang King .

In November 2021, Lee's comedy Number 1, for which he was nominated for the Best Leading Actor award at the Golden Horse Awards, started streaming on Disney+. ^[9] The movie is listed under the Asian Spotlight section of Disney+. It is significant for the Singapore film scene as it is one of the few Singaporean works to be streamed on Disney+.

Business ventures

On 9 March 2017, Lee opened a production house named King Kong Media Productions with partner Yinson Marine Services, a Malaysian oil and gas company. ^[10]

Lee also once owned the eatery chain Old Town White Coffee which he brought into Singapore from Malaysia in 2008, and founded the now-defunct chicken rice brand 13 Stages in 2017. In 2021, Lee invested in the Ipoh F&B Chain Nam Heong, which opened its first Singapore outlet at a food court in 313@Somerset mall. ^[11]

Personal life

Lee is married to Catherine Ng. They have 2 daughters and a son. ^{[12] [13]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1998	Money No Enough	Ah Ong
	Hitman in the City	Liu Fei
1999	Liang Po Po: The Movie	Ah Beng
	Eating Air	Lao Beng
	That One No Enough	Zhu Guo Rong
2001	One Leg Kicking	Handsome
2002	I Not Stupid	Singaporean Kidnapper
2003	Homerun	Chew Kiat Kun's P.E. teacher
2004	The Best Bet	Tan Chun Ong
2005	I Do, I Do	Acting Loan Shark
	One More Chance	Chin Wuhuang
2008	Ah Long Pte Ltd	JoJo Fang
	Money No Enough 2	Yang Baohuang
2009	Where Got Ghost?
	Love Matters
2010	Being Human	Mai Wei
	Just Call Me Nobody	Dugu Qiu Bai
2011	Petaling Street Warriors	Shi Duyao
	23:59	Sergeant Kuah
	Twisted
	Homecoming	Daniel Koh
	The Ghosts Must Be Crazy	Ah Hai/Chen Xiaojuan	Also co-director
2012	Greedy Ghost	Book Spirit	Also executive producer
	Ghost Buddies	Fei
2013	Judgement Day	Police Officer	Also executive producer
	Taxi! Taxi!	Lee Ah Tau
	Everybody's Business	Winston Lee
2014	The Bat Night
	Filial Party	Liu Bai Wan
	A Fantastic Ghost Wedding	Master Wong
2015	King of Mahjong	Wong Tin-ba
	Time is Money	Chu Zhong Tian
2016	Let's Eat!
	Long Long Time Ago	Lim Ah Kun
	Long Long Time Ago 2
2017	The Fortune Handbook	Huat God	Also executive producer
2018	Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei	Robert
	Lee Chong Wei	Lee Ah Chai
	Ramen Teh	Uncle Wee
	23:59: The Haunting Hour	Master Warrant Officer T G Teo
2019	Make It Big Big	Himself	Also director
2020	Number 1	Chow Chee Beng
	The Diam Diam Era	Lim Ah Kun
2021	The Diam Diam Era Two
2022	Reunion Dinner	Wei
2023	What! The Heist	Chao Yan Fatt
	The King of Musang King	Wang Jin Shui
	Geylang
	Wonderland	Loke
2024	Money No Enough 3	Li Qing Huang		[14]
2025	Number 2	Chow Chee Beng		[15]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1997–1999	Different Cuts, Different Strokes	Lin Meng Shui
2000	Soho @ Work		Nominated – Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2000
2001	The Hotel	Li Xiao Huang
2002	Katong Miss Oh	Beng	Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2002	[16]
2003	Holland V	Su Hao
2004–2010	Police & Thief	Lee Tok Kong
2004	The Best Bet	Chen Jun Huang
2005	A Promise for Tomorrow	Wilson
2008	My Classmate Dad	Edison Tay
2009	Mr & Mrs Kok	Kok Fook Seng
2010	Carlsberg Telemovie Showcase	Zheng Ah Nan
2012	Abang Ah Beng	Billy
2019	How Are You?	Story Teller
2022	It's All Your Fault!	Boon Bin

Variety show

Year	English title	Native title	Notes	Ref
2019	The Destined One		Guest Matchmaker
2018	Happy Can Already! 4
2017	Happy Can Already! 3
	Happy Can Already! 2		Robert
2016	Happy Can Already!		Robert
	Please be My Guest	客人來咯 2
2014	Super Comedian	搞笑之王	Judge
	Please be My Guest	客人來咯
	Neighbourhood Chef	鄰里厨王
2013	Home Décor Survivor 5	摆家乐5
2012–present	BODY SOS	小毛病大问题
2012	It's a Small World III	国记交意所3
	Men's Talk	3个男人1张口
	Japan Flavour	J Food好吃
2011	Home Makeover II	玩家万岁2
	Behind Every Job 2	美差事。苦差事2
	It's a Small World II	国记交意所2	Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2012
2010	Home Makeover	玩家万岁
	Don't Forget the Lyrics! (Chinese version)	我要唱下去	Episode: Celebrity Special: Guest All-Stars Edition: Host
	Gatekeepers		Guest
	Behind Every Job	美差事。苦差事	Nominated – Best Info-ed Programme Host, Star Awards 2011
	Star Awards 2010 Show 1
	Wonder Chef	我要当食神
2009	Home Décor Survivor 4	摆家乐4
	Singapore Flavours	万里香
	Gracious Planet	放心出去看
	It's a Small World	国记交意所	Won – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2010
	Dad @ Home/Family 'Dad @Home	爸爸当家
2008	Channel 8 45th Anniversary Gala	新传媒45周年台庆	Guest performer
	Home Decor	焕然一新DIY
	Food Hometown	美食寻根
2007	Home Décor Survivor 3	摆家乐3
	Barter Trade II	物物大交换II
	Say It If You Dare 3	有话好好说3	Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2007
2006	Star Awards 2006 Post-show Party	红星大奖2006 庆功宴
	Home Décor Survivor 2	摆家乐2
	Say It If You Dare 2	有话好好说2
	Stars, Beat It!	王牌对王牌
	Property Classified	吉屋出售	Nominated – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2006
2005	KP Club	鸡婆俱乐部	Nominated – Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2005
	Home Décor Survivor	摆家乐
	Star Run	跑吧！艺人
	First Date	敢敢来约会
2004	Say It If You Dare	有话好好说	Nominated – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2005
	Be My Guest	客人来	Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2004
	Good Bargain, Good Fun	超值玩乐大搜寻
2003	Split Ends	兵分两路
2002	One Fun Day	惊喜一整天	Nominated – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2002
2001	Top Fun	欢乐巅峰	Nominated – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2001
1990–2000; 2003-2004; 2006	Comedy Nite	搞笑行动	Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 1998 Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 1999 Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2003 Nominated – Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2004

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Awards and nominations

Organisation	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
Star Awards	1998	Best Comedy Performer	Comedy Night	Won
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	1999	Best Comedy Performer	Comedy Night	Won
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	2000	Best Comedy Performer	Soho@Work	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Nominated
	2001	Best Variety Show Host	Top Gun	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	2002	Best Variety Show Host	One Fun Day	Nominated
		Best Comedy Performer	Katong Ms Oh	Won
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	2003	Best Comedy Performer	Comedy Night	Won
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	2004	Best Comedy Performer	Comedy Night	Nominated
		Best Variety Show Host	Be My Guest	Won
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	2005	Best Variety Show Host	Say It If You Dare 1	Nominated
		Best Comedy Performer	KP Club	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	2006	Best Variety Show Host	Property Classified	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	2007	Best Variety Show Host	Say It If You Dare 3	Won
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	2009	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	—	Won
	2010	Best Variety Show Host	It's a Small World	Won
		All-Time Favourite Artiste	—	Won
	2011	Best Info-Ed Programme Host	Behind Every Job	Nominated
	2012	Best Info-Ed Programme Host	Behind Every Job	Nominated	[19]
		Best Variety Show Host	It's a Small World 2	Won	[20]
	2015	Best Variety Show Host	Neighbourhood Chef	Nominated
	2017	Best Speech Delivered	—	Won
	2021	Best Radio Programme	972 Breakfast Quartet	Won
	2022	Best Radio Programme	972 Breakfast Quartet	Won
		Best Combo	Yujian Huangchong (Weekend Edition) 玉建煌崇 （周末版)	Won
	2023	Best Radio Programme	972 Breakfast Quartet	Won
	2024	Best Radio Programme	972 Breakfast Quartet	Won
	2024	Special Achievement Award	—	Won
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards	2020	Best Leading Actor	Number 1	Nominated
Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival	2024	Best Actor	Wonderland	Won	[21]

References

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20. Lee, Amanda (30 April 2012). "Of overdue wins and surprising snubs". Today . p. 2. Retrieved 31 October 2025– via NewspaperSG.
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External links

• Mark Lee at IMDb