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Lance Pimentel: Action star on the rise
Tempo
|July 04, 2025
Lance Pimentel did not set out to become an actor.
He was content working behind the scenes as a fight director, crafting intense combat sequences for TV dramas. But when the role of Kenji Lee—an assassin in ABS-CBN’s action-packed series “Incognito”—needed to be filled quickly, the 26-yer-old was quick to step in.
The result? A breakout performance that’s since catapulted him into the spotlight.
Now recognized as “Kenji” by fans in public, Lance says with a smile, “I never expected this, but I'm grateful. It shows people are really watching and appreciating what we do.”
This story is from the July 04, 2025 edition of Tempo.
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