Born on February 4, 1987, in Salford, England, Lewis Tan is a British-American actor and martial artist whose upbringing was shaped by his martial arts instructor father and a move to Los Angeles for the 1989 film Batman. He broke through in blockbuster action films, playing Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine, and taking the lead as Cole Young in the 2021 Mortal Kombat reboot alongside its sequel Mortal Kombat II. On the small screen, he has delivered memorable performances as Tolya in Shadow and Bone, Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins, and Sensei Wolf in the final season of Cobra Kai. A true stuntman, Tan performs his own action sequences, blending Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu, and Japanese katana swordplay—skills passed down from his father. His evolving career also includes the romantic comedy About Fate with Emma Roberts and a lead role as a CIA officer in the upcoming adaptation of The Quantum Spy.