Zack Lee (born 15 August 1984) is an Indonesian

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, model and

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of British descent.

Career

Zack Lee Jowono began his career as a model before appearing in

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s in the mid 2000s. His most memorable role in the 2005 action movie ''Bad Wolves'', as the leader of a bloodthirsty gang, won him favorable reviews. In 2013 Lee earned a role in ''

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'': Berandal which premiered at

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2014 and was released in Indonesia and United States in the same year. In 2016, he starred in ''

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'' which premiered at Midnight Madness

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2016. Later in 2018, he starred in '' Buffalo Boys'' which became Singapore’s official entry for

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for

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. He also starred in the HBO Asia Original Series, '' Grisse''. Zack is possibly best known from ''

The Night Comes for Us ''The Night Comes for Us'' is a 2018 Indonesian action thriller film written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto. It was originally conceived as a screenplay and then adapted into a graphic novel, before finally being released as a film. In December ...

'' which premiered in Fantastic Fest 2018 and became the first Netflix Original Feature from Indonesia. Besides acting, Lee is also passionate about food and cooking. He and his family are also food entrepreneurs. He also owns a noodle shop called Bakmi Omlee.

Personal life

Lee was born in

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to a British mother and an Indonesian father with

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descent. He is the second in a family of five children, brought up as a

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. After the divorce of his parents when he was three, Zack went to live with his father in

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. He converted to Christianity when he was 19 years old. He married Nafa Urbach in 2015, That same year, the couple went to

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to perform a religious pilgrimage, as part of their

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. The couple have one daughter.Nafa Urbach Dikaruniai Bayi Perempuan
life.viva.co.id; accessed 17 June 2015.

Filmography

Film

* ''Bad Wolves'' (2005) * ''Drown Boy, Drown'' (2008) * '' The Raid 2: Berandal'' (2014) * ''Wanita Berdarah'' (2014) * ''Midnight Show'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2018) * '' Buffalo Boys'' (2018) * ''Jaga Pocong'' (2018) * '' Gundala'' (2019) * ''EXILED: The Chosen Ones'' (2022)

FTV

* ''You've Got Ism@il'' (2011) with Sabai Morscheck * ''Kucari Namamu'' (2011) with Roger Danuarta * ''Suamiku Direbut Teman Kuliahnya'' (2014) with Ririn Dwi Ariyanti * ''Aku Dewi Bukan Dewo'' (2015) with Irene Librawati * ''Bali Moon'' (2015) with Jerry Lawalata

Television

* ''Ilalang Sepanjang Jalan'' * ''Preman Kampus'' * ''Kugapai Cintamu'' * ''Gadis'' * ''Ilalang'' * ''Karnaval'' * ''Manusia Harimau''

References

https://www.kompasiana.com/yonathan90/5bcf6a4fbde57526d64d8042/the-night-comes-for-us-ambisius-brutal-penuh-aksi-mendebarkan?page=all

External links

*
Profil Zack Lee
Kapanlagi.com * * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iksiwRO8lkM {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Zack 1984 births Living people Boxers from Liverpool Indo people Indonesian people of English descent Indonesian people of Chinese descent Javanese people Indonesian actors Male actors from Liverpool Indonesian male film actors Indonesian male boxers Action choreographers Indonesian Christians Indonesian Protestants Converts to Protestantism from Buddhism