James Kyson Lee
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| Born | December 13, 1975 Seoul, South Korea |
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James Kyson Lee (Korean: 이재혁 Lee Jae Hyuk, born December 13, 1975) is an American actor of Korean descent best known for his role of Ando Masahashi on the NBC television series Heroes.
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[edit] Early life
Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea. Lee moved with his family to New York City at the age of 10, where he later attended the Bronx High School of Science. He studied communications at Boston University and the New England Institute of Art.
[edit] Acting career
In the summer of 2001, he moved to Los Angeles. There he began training in jazz singing, musical theater, and acting.
He performed improv with L.A. based Asian-American improv troupe 'Room To Improv', and studied comedy at The Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, and i.O. West in Los Angeles.
In his first-ever television audition, he landed a guest-starring role on the CBS television drama JAG. His most famous role is that of Ando Masahashi on the NBC drama series Heroes. A recurring character in the first season, he was upgraded to the main cast for the second.
Lee also appeared as a Korean translator in the CSI episode "Say Uncle" and in the "Untold Stories of the ER" episode "Code Black".
[edit] Filmography
- Necrosis (2009) – Jerry
- Do Over (2009) – Mike Lee
- White on Rice (2009) – Tim Kim
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009) – Korean Translator (1 episode – "Say Uncle")
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008) – voice of Shang Tsung
- Shutter (2008) – Ritsuo
- Asian Stories (Book 3) (2006) – Jim Lee
- Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006) – Murakami
- Las Vegas – Joon Ho Park (2007)
- Heroes – Ando Masahashi (2006–present)
- On the Rocks (2006) – Donald Park
- Heist (2006) – Universal Studio Guide
- MadTV (2005) - Soldier in Kim Jong Ill Skit
- Doberman (2005) – Johnny
- The West Wing (2004) – Chinese Translator Zheng
- Threat Matrix (2004) – Vargas Killer
- All About the Andersons (2003) – Josh
- JAG (2003) – Lieutenant Pak (1 episode, 2003)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- James Kyson Lee's Official website
- James Kyson Lee at the Internet Movie Database
- 2008 Wondercon Interview
- 2007 ComicCon Interview
- AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published February 21, 2007
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