Nelson Lee

For other people named Nelson Lee, see Nelson Lee (disambiguation).
Nelson Lee
李志傑
Born (1975-10-16) October 16, 1975 (age 49)
Taipei, Taiwan
OccupationActor
Years active1999-present

Nelson Lee (born October 16, 1975; Chinese name: 李志傑)[1] is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Senator Hamato Xiono in Ahsoka, and Dragon King in Stargirl.

Life and career

Lee was born in Taipei, Taiwan on October 16, 1975, and raised in Canada. Lee is a 1993 graduate from Saint John High School. He attended the University of Toronto, where he studied business and philosophy.[2][3]

He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Early acting roles included two episodes Oz (2002), as inmate Li Chen, and several appearances across the Law & Order franchise.[4]

In 2020, Lee was cast as Dragon King in Stargirl.[5] The same year, he starred in the Disney live-action adaptation of Mulan as The Chancellor.

In 2023, Lee appeared as Senator Hamato Xiono in Ahsoka, and as chef Emile Shao in Good Trouble. The following year, he portrayed Hong Konger journalist Tony in Alex Garland's dystopian thriller Civil War.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Character Notes
2024 Civil War Tony
2023 Godzilla Minus One Additional voices English dub
2021 I Was a Simple Man Mark
2020 Mulan The Chancellor
2017 All Saints Ye Win
2009 Vacancy 2: The First Cut Groom
2004 Strip Search Xiu-Juan Chang

Television

Year Title Character Notes
2024 Secret Level Sean Voice, episode: "Sifu: It Takes a Life"
2023 Ahsoka Hamato Xiono 2 episodes
2023 Good Trouble Emile Shao Recurring guest star
5 episodes
2020 Stargirl Dragon King / Dr. Shiro Ito Recurring role
8 episodes
2020 Westworld Limbic Dealer Episode: "The Mother of Exiles"
2019 Evil Daniel Ling Episode: "Let x = 9"
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sergeant Joe Chin Episode: "Counselor, It's Chinatown"
2019 Claws Professor 4 episodes
2018 Shooter Adam Lee Episode: "The Importance of Service"
2018 Sneaky Pete Tenzin 2 episodes
2018 Lethal Weapon Paul Mason Episode: "Sneaky Money"
2017 Ten Days in the Valley Sheldon Recurring role
5 episodes
2017 Madam Secretary Geshe Tashi Episode: "Swept Away"
2017 Superior Donuts Officer Li Episode: "The Amazing Racists"
2016 The Night Shift Dr. Park Episode: "All In"
2016 Stitchers Bo Cheng Episode: "The Dying Shame"
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Roger Liu Episode: "Insane in the Membrane"
2015 CSI: Cyber Detective Cho Episode: "Kidnapping 2.0"
2013 Longmire Mr. Chen Episode: "Natural Order"
2011 Covert Affairs Xi Peng Episode: "World Leader Pretend"
2011 The Chicago Code Matthew Chow Episode: "O'Leary's Cow"
2010 Hawaii Five-O Nae Shan Episode: "Po'ipu
2009 Cold Case Dr. Andiman Episode: "Forensics"
2009 Virtuality Kenji Yamamoto TV film
2008 Ring of Death Chow TV film
2006 Bones Special Agent Eric Zhang Episode: "The Woman in the Sand"
2006 Blade: The Series Shen Main role
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kevin Lee Episode: "Scared Crazy"
2003 Law & Order Roy Leung Episode: "Sheltered"
2002 Oz Li Chen 2 episodes
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Johnny Chen Episode: "Inheritance"
2001 Law & Order Kenny Eng Episode: "Armed Forces"

Video games

Year Title Character
2005 The Warriors Additional Soldiers

References

  1. ^ "Nelson Lee". www.threads.net. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Nelson Lee's South Africa TV Page". –TVSA. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Nelson Lee LinkedIn". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Nelson Lee IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Boucher, Geoff (December 20, 2018). "'Stargirl' Casting: Meet Three Members Of Injustice Society". Deadline. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "'Civil War': Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know About Alex Garland's Controversial A24 Movie". Collider. February 20, 2024.