Lee, James Kyson

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LEE, James Kyson

(James Lee, James K. Lee)

PERSONAL

Education: Attended the Bronx High School of Science.

Addresses:

Agent—The Geddes Agency, 8430 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor. Member of Room to Improv (improvisational group), Los Angeles, CA; performer with Improv Olympic West; did voice narration work for studios; appeared in numerous advertisements and promotional spots. Performed in piano bars in the Los Angeles area. Formerly an emcee for a hip hop group. Member of "Asian Americans in Hollywood: A Celebrity Panel," San Diego Asian Film Festival, 2006.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Himself, Object of Desire, International Channel, beginning 2005.

Ando Masahashi, Heroes, NBC, beginning 2006.

James Preston, Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty (also known as Breaking Up), Oxygen, beginning 2006.

Various characters, Trapped in TV Guide, TV Guide Channel, beginning 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dr. Li, The Lone Ranger, The WB, 2003.

(Uncredited) Ensign, The Poseidon Adventure (also known as The New Poseidon Adventure), NBC, 2005.

Voice of ensign, Tides of War (also known as USS Poseidon: Phantom Below), Here!, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Bartender, "Bushwacked," Firefly (also known as Firefly: The Series), Fox, 2002.

Josh, "Joe's Big Break," All About the Andersons, The WB, 2003.

Lieutenant Pak, "Close Quarters," JAG, CBS, 2003.

Korean soldier, MAD TV (also known as MADtv), Fox, 2003, 2004 (multiple episodes).

Chinese translator Zheng, "Impact Winter," The West Wing (also known as West Wing and El ala oeste de la Casablanca), NBC, 2004.

Korean copilot, "Flight KAL–007," Unsolved History, The Discovery Channel, 2004.

Korean soldier, "Crossings," Alias, ABC, 2004.

Tobu Yamamoto, "Command Central," Modern Marvels, History Channel, 2004.

Vargas killer, "PPX," Threat Matrix, ABC, 2004.

James Parker, "Xtreme Fakeover," Xtreme Fakeovers (also known as E.F.O.), PAX TV, 2005.

Voice of news reporter, "The Sea," Night Stalker, ABC, 2005.

Voice of news reporter, "The Source," Night Stalker, ABC, 2005.

Voice of radio announcer, "… And Found," Lost, ABC, 2005.

Voice of X–ray doctor, "The Patient Is a Thief," Untold Stories of the ER, The Learning Channel, 2005.

Resident Park, "Father and Son Heroes in the ER," Untold Stories of the ER, The Learning Channel, 2006.

Universal Studios guide, "Ladies and Gentleman … Sweaty Dynamite," Heist, NBC, 2006.

Voice of Chang (bartender), "Tapping the Squid," Huff (also known as !Huff), Showtime, 2006.

Voice of Commando Rhee, "Friends and Enemies," E–Ring, NBC, 2006.

Voice of Daily Press editor, "I Get a Sidekick Out of You," Gilmore Girls (also known as Gilmore Girls: Beginnings and The Gilmore Way), The WB, 2006.

Voice of television show host, "Light Sleeper," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (also known as Naval CIS, Navy CIS, Navy NCIS, NCIS, and NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service), CBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ando Masahashi, Heroes, NBC, 2006.

Appeared in other pilots, including The Colony and Love amongst Us.

Television Work; Episodic:

Automated dialogue replacement voice, "The Glass Ballerina," Lost, ABC, 2006.

Film Appearances:

Voice of North Korean soldier, Big Fish, Columbia, 2003.

Dr. Shin, Ghost Hunters: Point of Contact (also known as Point of Contact), Parrot Bay Entertainment/Armada Entertainment, 2003, revised version released by Echelon Entertainment, 2007.

Bruce, Up against the 8 Ball, Mee Productions, 2004.

(As James K. Lee) Emeril Park, Harlequin (short film), Lodestone Productions, 2004.

Joe (barber), Haircut (short film), All Out Attack, 2004.

Clydo, Bunny & Clydo (short film), IFILM, 2005.

Hyun, Snapdragon (short film), Snapdragon Productions, 2005.

Jerry, Chinese Beauty (short film), Rettink Films, 2005.

Johnny (bartender), Doberman, Doberman Films, 2005.

Kevin Parks, I See (animated short film), 2005.

Voice of doughnut shop owner, Down in the Valley, ThinkFilm, 2005.

Mike Thompson, Dealing with Change (industrial film), c. 2005.

Donald, On the Rocks (short film), Groove Film/Snapdragon Productions, 2006.

Japanese soldier, Know Your Enemy (short film), Off–Center Productions, 2006.

Jim Lee, Asian Stories (Book 3) (also known as 2 Days 'til Valentine), Flix Factory, 2006.

Jimmy Woo, Searching for Mickey Fish, Freeze Frame Entertainment/Deal Me In, 2006.

Murakami, Big Dreams Little Tokyo, Beagledorp Productions/Brainwave, 2006.

Voice of Private J. J., Behind Enemy Lines: Axis of Evil (also known as Behind Enemy Lines II: Land of the Morning Calm), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2006.

Dr. Ray Park, Advice for New Parents (industrial film), First 5 California, c. 2006.

Voice of Dae Shil, D–War (also known as Dragon Wars), Showbox/Mediaplex, 2007.

Appeared in other industrial films. Some sources cite appearances in other films, including an appearance as Lieutenant Carter in Certainty; and an appearance as Spencer in Disarmed; some sources cite appearances in Beef Palace, Deface, and Football and the City.

Film Work:

Casting director, On the Rocks (short film), Groove Film/Snapdragon Productions, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Derek, Coconut Masquerade (staged reading), Greenway Court Theatre, Los Angeles, 2003.

Aiden, Lovers' Mayhem (musical), Secret Rose Theatre, North Hollywood, CA, 2004.

Alternate for Kawabata, Take Me Out, Geffen Playhouse at the Brentwood Theatre, 2004.

Dalai Lama, Hair (musical), Knightsbridge Theatre, Los Angeles, 2004.

General Carter, The Black Bridge, Ivar Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 2005.

Redford, Flipzoids, Lee Strasberg Institute, Marilyn Monroe Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, 2005.

Understudy for Hal, Proof, East West Players, Union Center for the Arts, David Henry Hwang Theater, Los Angeles, 2005.

Young Yoshi and Michio, My Enemy, My Friend (reading), Rubicon Theatre, Ventura, CA, 2005.

Esther (workshop reading of musical), Colony Theatre, Burbank, CA, 2005.

Various characters, Room, MET Theatre, Los Angeles, c. 2006.

Appeared as Captain Tri in Soldiers Don't Cry, Avery Schrieber Theatre, North Hollywood, CA; also appeared in Improv Madness, Two Roads Theatre, Studio City, CA.