Leon Ung is a British actor, stunt performer, model, dancer and gymnast. He is a popular national level break dancer in the UK, having won triple UK Street Dance Championships in 2022.
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Leon Ung was born on Tuesday, 21 September 2010 (age 13 years; as of 2023) in London, UK, his zodiac sign is Virgo. During the Khmer Rouge-led genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s, Leon’s grandmother’s entire family was murdered. His grandfather later met a smuggler who offered to take him from Cambodia to Vietnam. However, they soon realized that the smuggler was a human trafficker. In an attempt to escape, they boarded a crowded fishing boat bound for Hong Kong. The journey was dangerous, and the boats were overcrowded, leading to shortages of oxygen, food, and water. However, they managed to send an SOS signal, and a British cargo ship named Sibonga rescued them. Reportedly, only two boats survived out of approximately a thousand survivors.
An overcrowded boat being rescued by British sailors from the SS Sibonga, 21 May 1979
When Lyon’s family arrived in Britain, they spent two years in a refugee camp called Sopley in the New Forest, near Christchurch. Most of the families in the camp were Vietnamese. Leon’s father lived in a refugee camp in the New Forest from the age of two to four.
Leon Ung’s grandparents with their children in Sople refugee camp
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Thi Ung and mother’s name is Asha Ung. Leon’s father is Cambodian and his mother is Indian. He has two brothers named Kyan Ung and Aaron Ung. Kyan Ung is an actor and starred in the 2019 American film The Lion King, and Aaron Ung is a professional gymnast and is ranked ninth in the UK.
Asha was with Ung
Leon Ung (in yellow) with his family
Wife
Leon Ung is unmarried.
livelihood
Sample
Leon Ung works as a model, content creator, and screenwriter for various clothing brands.
film
In 2020, Leon Ung appeared as ‘Nas’ in the Oscar-winning short film, The Long Goodbye, directed by Riz Ahmed and Anil Karia. The film won the award for ‘Best Live Action Short’ in 2022.
Poster of the short film The Long Goodbye (2020)
Leone then played a role in Roald Dahl’s film ‘Matilda the Musical’, which was released on Netflix in 2022.
Poster of the 2022 film Matilda the Musical
Leone appeared as young Bobby Deol in the Hindi film ‘Animal’ in December 2023.
Poster of 2023 film ‘Animal’
youtube
She worked as a YouTube presenter for artist Lubaina Himid at the Tate Gallery exhibition in 2022.
dance
Once, Leon choreographed and performed as a ‘metahuman’ in an AI music video for an artificial intelligence tech company, which was showcased at the Global AI Generative Conference. He is a renowned UK breakdancer, earning the title of Triple Champ winner at the 2022 UK Streetdance Championships and placing first in all breaking categories: 12u, 16u and adults.
Leon Ung showing off his medals
Facts/General Knowledge
- He is also known as BoBoy Legend.
- In 2018, he was featured as a breakdancer in the Sainsbury’s Christmas advertisement, which was directed by Michael Gracey.
- Leon Ung is trained in martial arts and is a fitness enthusiast. He often uploads pictures of his workout sessions on social media.
Leon Ung after his workout session at the gym
- In 2019, he was featured as a drummer in a Heinz Baked Beans television commercial.
Leon Ung in a scene from a Heinz commercial
- Leon Ung played Spider-Man in a Marvel toy commercial in 2022 and did stunts for Black Panther.
- Apart from being a dancer and model, Leone is also a professional drummer.
Leon Ung playing drums
- Leon Ung has a keen interest in basketball, football, martial arts (Kung-Fu and Jiu Jitsu) and weapons training. He holds a grade 3 in drums and is proficient in playing the piano.
- In 2023, he worked with the Refugee Council, a charity venture in the UK, to support its campaigns and presented a film at the Glastonbury Festival.
- In a media interview, Leon Ung once talked about the lack of opportunities in the film industry for people of mixed origins like himself. He said,
But often, (film)makers are looking for half black and half white (actors). If they want an Indian (artist), then again I don’t fit in because I don’t look ‘Indian enough’. When it’s for Asian or Chinese characters, they strike me as ‘not Asian enough’. That’s why it’s really difficult. “This also shows that there is still a problem of genuine and fair representation.”
- Swimming, traveling to far-flung places, break dancing, street dancing, skateboarding and gymnastics are her favorite recreational activities.
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