Mike Leeder
Biography
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 (25 movies)

Fearless
2006

The Green Hornet
1994

Mission of Condor
1991

Nightfall
2012

Road to Hell
2017

Enter the Clones of Bruce
2023

The Audition
2022

Rise of the Legend
2014

Pound of Flesh
2015

Helios
2015

I Did It My Way
2023

Echo 8
2024

Tracer
2016

Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018

Ultimate Justice
2017

Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008

Big Brother
2018

Abduction
2019

Path to the Dream
2018

Chinese Box
1997

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019

City Hunter
1993

Fist of Legend
1994

Once Upon a Time in China
1991

Once Upon a Time in China II
1992
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | 2002 | Producer | 
| The Silencer | 2007 | Executive Producer | 
| One Million K(l)icks | 2015 | Executive Producer | 
| Captured | 2019 | Producer |