Nicholas Lee Explained

Nicholas Lee is a Singaporean actor and producer best known for portraying Ronnie Tan on the English-language popular and award-winning Singaporean local sitcom Under One Roof.

Early life and education

Lee attended the Anglo-Chinese School.

Career

Lee starred as Ronnie Tan in the popular English-language local sitcom Under One Roof, which aired from 1995 to 2003.^{[1] [2]} He also starred as Dr. Benedict Wee in another English-language sitcom My Grandson, the Doctor, which aired from 1996 to 1997.^{[3] [4]} He then starred in the play Closer in 2000.^[5] In 1999, he also starred in the horror television series Shiver.^[6]

His contract with the Television Corporation of Singapore ended in 2000, and was not renewed. He and his friend Bernard Oh founded XXX Studios, a production company, in 2002.^{[7] [8]} In 2003, he starred in the comedy film City Sharks.^{[9] [10]}

In 2007, he starred in the series Random Acts.^[11] He starred in the 2008 comedy television series First Class.^[12]

He produced the television drama 2025.^[13]

Personal life

He is married to Catherine Kee, a dancer and actress.^[14]

Filmography

Films

• The Dead Zone (2002)
• City Sharks (2003)

Television

• Under One Roof (1995 - 2003)
• My Grandson, the Doctor (1996 - 1997)
• Shiver (1999)
• Brand New Towkay (2001)
• The Monkey King (2001)
• Stories of Love: The Anthology Series (2006)
• Random Acts (2007)
• Cosmo & George (2008)
• First Class (2008 - 2010)
• The Pupil (2011)
• Zero Hero (2011)
• Mata Mata (2013)
• Fableicious (2014)
• (2014)
• 2025 (2015; also served as producer)
• (2015)
• Working Class (2015)
• Sunny Side Up (2022)

Notes and References

1. News: 24 February 1995. THE STORY.... City Weekly. Singapore. 5 February 2023.
2. News: Chia. Elisa. 6 May 2003. Under One Roof — again. today. Singapore. 5 February 2023.
3. News: Leong. Carol. 7 October 1996. Vital signs of lively touch. The New Paper. Singapore. 5 February 2023.
4. News: Leong. Carol. 9 October 1996. Naughty Nicholas Lucky Charm. The New Paper. Singapore.
5. News: Oon. Clarissa. 17 February 2000. Chance to see Nadya. The Straits Times. Singapore.
6. News: Yong. Siew Fern. 30 July 1997. Which star tops our shiver scale? What makes them ... SHIVER. The New Paper. Singapore.
7. News: Yip. Wai Yee. 2 August 2015. Hey, you look familiar / Nicholas Lee is still Ronnie. The Straits Times. Singapore.
8. News: 25 November 2012. Nicholas Lee was Ronnie (and now he's the creator of harassed uncle). The New Paper. Singapore.
9. News: Tan. Jeanmarie. 15 March 2003. Hard life, City Shark. The New Paper. Singapore.
10. News: Ho. Karl. 26 July 2002. Sharks meet soldiers. The Straits Times. Singapore.
11. News: Conceicao. Stefanie. 21 February 2007. Ruined by slapdash scripts. The New Paper. Singapore.
12. News: 28 September 2009. NICHOLAS LEE. today. Singapore. 5 February 2023.
13. News: Chew. Hui Min. 17 February 2015. Online spat between ex-DJ Glenn Ong and producer Nicholas Lee over criticism of TV show 2025. The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 February 2023.
14. News: Chan. Seet Fun. 8 July 1998. Dry dive dance. The New Paper. Singapore.