James Lee

Career Overview

James Lee has 138 screen credits in a career dating back to 2000. Signature works include Possessed, Legasi: Bomba the Movie, Rasuk. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 138
Birth Date: 1973-12-13
Birth Place: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Abbas Mahmood (2 collaborations)
Sunny Pang (2 collaborations)
Elvis Chin (2 collaborations)
Olivia Kang (2 collaborations)
Alif Satar (1 collaborations)
Ikmal Amry (1 collaborations)
Alicia Amin (1 collaborations)
Ayie Elham (1 collaborations)
Elisya Sandha (1 collaborations)
Taufiq Hanafi (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (64 credits)
- Franklin
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Legasi: Bomba the Movie
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Next Stop, Somewhere
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Barbarian Invasion
  action director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Possessed
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Rasuk
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- I'm just a Ghost, but that's OK
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- See You Next Century
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Overtime 2
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Two Sisters
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Kill-Fist
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- The Hit
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Last Year in Johor
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- The Art of Crying
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- She Said You Love Me
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Overtime
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Love to the End
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- A Moment of Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- KL24: Zombies
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- The Art of Crying
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- She
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Whats Underneath Matters
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- My Girlfriend is a Cannibal
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Café Lumière
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Last Day of School
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Tuition
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Sunti @Facebook
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Date Me Next Time Please
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Modern Day Love Stories
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Passing Lives
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- The Woman Upstairs
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- All for Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Second Life
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- The Girl from Tomorrow
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Atlantis Conspiracy
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Paper Crane Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Family Portrait
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- The Collector
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- If It's Not Now, Then When?
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Last Supper
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Petaling Street Warriors
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Claypot Curry Killers
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Tolong! Awek Aku Pontianak
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Sini Ada Hantu
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Call If You Need Me
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Gerhana
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- 15MALAYSIA
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Histeria
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Breathing in Mud
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Things We Do When We Fall in Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Waiting for Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Wall
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Before We Fall in Love Again
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Bernafas Dalam Lumpur
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Sometimes Love is Beautiful
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Wall
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Goodbye to Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- The Beautiful Washing Machine
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Goodbye
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Room to Let
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Ah Beng Returns
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Snipers
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Beautiful Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
writing (50 credits)
- Legasi: Bomba the Movie
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2025
- Next Stop, Somewhere
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2025
- I'm just a Ghost, but that's OK
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2020
- See You Next Century
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Overtime 2
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Two Sisters
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Kill-Fist
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2019
- The Hit
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2018
- Last Year in Johor
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2018
- The Art of Crying
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- She Said You Love Me
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Overtime
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Love to the End
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2017
- A Moment of Love
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2017
- KL24: Zombies
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- She
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2016
- Whats Underneath Matters
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2016
- My Girlfriend is a Cannibal
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2016
- Café Lumière
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Tuition
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Date Me Next Time Please
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Passing Lives
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
- The Woman Upstairs
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
- All for Love
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Second Life
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
- The Girl from Tomorrow
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Atlantis Conspiracy
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Family Portrait
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2013
- The Collector
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Last Supper
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Claypot Curry Killers
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Tolong! Awek Aku Pontianak
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Sini Ada Hantu
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Call If You Need Me
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Gerhana
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Histeria
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2008
- Things We Do When We Fall in Love
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Waiting for Love
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Wall
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Before We Fall in Love Again
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Bernafas Dalam Lumpur
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Sometimes Love is Beautiful
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Wall
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2004
- Goodbye to Love
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2004
- The Beautiful Washing Machine
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2004
- Goodbye
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2003
- Room to Let
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Ah Beng Returns
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- Snipers
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2001
- Beautiful Man
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
actors (9 credits)
- Barbarian Invasion
  Master Loh
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- The Hit
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Overtime
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- My Girlfriend is a Cannibal
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Tuition
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Last Supper
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Flower in the Pocket
  Ah Sui
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Ah Beng Returns
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Lips to Lips
  James
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
editing (3 credits)
- Overtime 2
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2019
- Call If You Need Me
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2009
- Waiting for Love
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2007
camera (5 credits)
- KL24: Zombies
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2017
- Phyu Phyu
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2015
- Passing Lives
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2014
- Love Conquers All
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2009
- Monday Morning Glory
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2005
production (7 credits)
- KL24: Zombies
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- The Incredibly Strange Tale of The Man Who Lost His Love But Bought It Back With A Packet of Duck Rice
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Phyu Phyu
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Turnover
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Delete
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- The Strange Mechanic
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Waiting for Love
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007