Dana Lee
Birthday: | Place of Birth: ChinaDana Lee (born May 24, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese-born American actor of Chinese descent who has been active since 1981, accumulating nearly 100 film and television credits across both live-action and voice work. He originated the role of "Inn Keeper" in the world premiere of Ten Thousand Years by John Ridley (directed by Kipp Shiotani, El Portal Forum Theatre, 2005), and has done extensive voice-over work including additional voices in Mulan (1998), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Karate Kid (1989), and 47 Ronin (2013). His most notable film credits include a Gunboat Captain in First Blood Part II (1985, with Sylvester Stallone), a General in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998, with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover), Cheung in Pineapple Express (2008, with Seth Rogen and James Franco), Dr. Crescencio Lam in Pretty Rosebud (2014, with Zoe Saldana), Doc in Birds of Prey (2020, with Margot Robbie and Harrison Ford), Dad in Dealing with Dad (2022, 78% on Rotten Tomatoes), and Mr. Liu in Rebel Ridge (2024, with Anthony Mackie). On television he is best known as D.K. in Dr. Ken (2015–2017, 27 episodes, CBS), Mr. Takahashi in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001–2024, 7 episodes, HBO), President Li in Madam Secretary (2014), Mr. Kimura in Hawaii Five-0 (2018, 3 episodes), Mr. Tom in Grey's Anatomy (2022), with additional credits in The X-Files (1999), Brothers & Sisters (2008), Hawaii Five-0 (2018), Champions (2018), Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything (2017), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995), MacGyver (1985), The A-Team (1986), and Matlock (1988)
Known For
Acting
Role
as Mr. Liu
as Dad
as Dr. James Moonweed Wong (voice)
as D.K.
as Dr. Crescencio Lam
as Mr. Lee
as Mr. Han
as Judge
as Mr. Fong
as Sheriff Festus
as Ambassador Aoki (Japan)
as Arthur Wong
as Kenji
as Zhou
as Father
as Mr. Shimake
as Dr. Sado
as Truong
as Mr. Sum Luk
