Will Yun Lee
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 On the September 2007 cover of KoreAm |
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| Born | May 22, 1971 Arlington, Virginia |
| Spouse | Jennifer Birmingham |
Will Yun Lee (Korean: 이윌윤; born March 22, 1971) is a Korean American actor.
He is best known for his roles on TNT's supernatural drama series Witchblade as Danny Woo and as Jae Kim on NBC's science fiction television drama Bionic Woman. He played villain Colonel Tan-Sun Moon as the main antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Day.
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[edit] Early life
Lee was born in Arlington, Virginia.[1] His parents are mother Jing Ja Lee and father Soo Wong Lee, a Taekwondo grandmaster. He spent a portion of his youth teaching at Lee's Tae Kwon Do, his family's business in Napa California. Lee attended UC Berkeley on an athletic scholarship for the Cal Taekwondo team.
[edit] Career
He had minor supporting roles on high profile films such as Die Another Day, Torque and Elektra. He has also acted on FX Network's mini-series Thief and ABC Family's TV movie Mini-series Fallen[citation needed]. He recently guest starred in the pilot episode of the new Hawaii Five-0.
[edit] Documentaries
Will Yun Lee is among the actors, producers and directors interviewed in the documentary The Slanted Screen (2006), directed by Jeff Adachi, about the representation of Asian and Asian American men in Hollywood. He was in the music video of Mariah Carey's "Boy (I Need You)" as well as Ice Cube's "Roll Call."
[edit] Honors
In 2002 he was named by People as one of their "50 Most Beautiful People" which quickly lead to high profile roles. In November 2007, he was again recognized by People, this time as one of the members of their list of the 15 "Sexiest Men Alive."[2]
[edit] Personal life
In October 2010, Lee married actress Jennifer Birmingham in Shreveport, LA.[3]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010–present) Sang Min (recurring character)
- Hustle (2007) One guest appearance
- Bionic Woman (2007) Series
- Fallen (2006–2007) TV movie miniseries
- Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006) TV movie
- Thief (2006) Series
- Witchblade (2001) Series (2001–2002)
- Witchblade (2000)
- The Disciples (2000)
- Starred in Lil' Jon music video "Roll Call"
- Starred in Mariah Carey music video "Boy"
[edit] Film
- Red Dawn (2012)
- "Far Away Eyes" (2011)
- Setup (2011)
- Where the Road Meets the Sun (2010)
- Oka Amerikee (2010)
- Five Star Day (2010)
- The King of Fighters (2010)
- 6th and Santa Fe
- The Seed (2008) (filmed in 2005, released in 2008)
- The Slanted Screen (documentary, 2006)
- Elektra (2005)
- Torque (2004)
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Four Reasons (2002)
- Face (2002)
- What's Cooking? (2000)
- Gung Fu: The New Dragon (2000)
[edit] References
- ^ according to background database peoplefinders.com and Intelius.com
- ^ "Sexiest Man Alive 2007: Will Yun Lee". People. 2007-11-14. http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20154290_20159879_13,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20438286,00.html
[edit] External links
- Lee, Will Yun at the Internet Movie Database
- 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards
- Interview about Will's life and work with www.mycoven.com Sept. 2011
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