Derek Lui

Derek Lui was born and raised in Hong Kong. After graduating college with a B.S.SC in Journalism and Communication, he started working as a TV host at the East Asia Satellite TV in Hong Kong, hosting a variety of programs including lifestyle, entertainment, music and movie programs. He has also worked as a MC/host for many movie premieres like the Hong Kong Premiere of Transformers and TMNT. In addition, he also worked as a MC/host for various stage events of Sony Computer Entertainment Ltd (Hong Kong) and hosted many press events for Sony Playstation Hong Kong. 2011 has been a very busy year for Derek Lui. He was last seen in the independent film "Behind the Red Motel Door" which made its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011. The film went on to screen at the BAFICI Film Festival in Buenos Aires and the 15th Pusan International Fantastic Film Festival in Korea. His leading performance in the short film "Fortune Cookie Magic Tricks" brought him to the film festival circuit once again. The film has shown in more than 20 film festivals including San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film Festival and Boston Asian American Film Festival. His other film credits in Los Angeles include shorts like Marathon, The Conflict of Ms. Boston, 22 Pounds and feature films like "Vamps in the City" and "The Amazing Bulk". In 2009, Derek Lui began a 9 month run performing in Joelle Arqueros' awarding winning Off Broadway play Sex, Relationships and Sometimes...Love at the Actors PlayPen Theatre in Hollywood. On the small screen, Derek Lui had appeared in the episode "Nerd's Night" on the web series "It's Always Smoggy in LA" which is featured at funnyordie.com. He has also provided his voice for the Cantonese commercials of McDonald's, Verizon and PG & E in North America.