Will Yun Lee
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Lee in 2013
Born
Lee Sang-wook (이상욱)
March 22, 1971 (age 44)
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater
University of California, Berkeley
Years active
1997–present
Spouse(s)
Jennifer Birmingham (2010–present)
Will Yun Lee (hangul: 이상욱; born March 22, 1971) is an American actor andmartial artist. He is best known for his roles in the TNT supernatural drama series Witchblade as Danny Woo and as Jae Kim on the NBC science fiction television drama Bionic Woman. He portrayed notable roles in the James Bond film Die Another Day, Elektra, and The Wolverine. He also played reappearing role in the CBS drama series Hawaii Five-0, and voiced Wei Shen, the protagonist in the video game Sleeping Dogs.
Early life[edit]
Lee was born in Arlington, Virginia, and is of Korean descent. His parents are mother Jing Ja Lee and father Soo Woong Lee, a Taekwondo grandmaster.[1]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 with a full athletic scholarship to study Political Science and Ethnic Studies.[2]
Career[edit]
Will Yun Lee had supporting roles is such high-profile films as Die Another Day, Torque, The King of Fighters and Elektra. He has also acted on FX Network's mini-series Thief and ABC Family's TV movie Mini-series Fallen. He recently guest starred in Hawaii Five-0 as recurring character "Sang Min", and in True Blood as "Mr. Gus". He also played Kenuichio Harada in James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013).[3]
He provides the voice of the protagonist in Square Enix's Hong Kong open-world crime game, Sleeping Dogs as undercover cop Wei Shen.
In 2002 he was named by People as one of their "50 Most Beautiful People", which quickly led 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".[4]
Will Yun Lee is among the actors, producers and directors interviewed in the 2006 documentaryThe Slanted Screen, 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".
Personal life[edit]
![[Image: 220px-Will_Yun_Lee_01_%289511927429%29.jpg]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Will_Yun_Lee_01_(9511927429).jpg)
Lee in 2013
Born
Lee Sang-wook (이상욱)
March 22, 1971 (age 44)
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater
University of California, Berkeley
Years active
1997–present
Spouse(s)
Jennifer Birmingham (2010–present)
Will Yun Lee (hangul: 이상욱; born March 22, 1971) is an American actor andmartial artist. He is best known for his roles in the TNT supernatural drama series Witchblade as Danny Woo and as Jae Kim on the NBC science fiction television drama Bionic Woman. He portrayed notable roles in the James Bond film Die Another Day, Elektra, and The Wolverine. He also played reappearing role in the CBS drama series Hawaii Five-0, and voiced Wei Shen, the protagonist in the video game Sleeping Dogs.
Early life[edit]
Lee was born in Arlington, Virginia, and is of Korean descent. His parents are mother Jing Ja Lee and father Soo Woong Lee, a Taekwondo grandmaster.[1]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 with a full athletic scholarship to study Political Science and Ethnic Studies.[2]
Career[edit]
Will Yun Lee had supporting roles is such high-profile films as Die Another Day, Torque, The King of Fighters and Elektra. He has also acted on FX Network's mini-series Thief and ABC Family's TV movie Mini-series Fallen. He recently guest starred in Hawaii Five-0 as recurring character "Sang Min", and in True Blood as "Mr. Gus". He also played Kenuichio Harada in James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013).[3]
He provides the voice of the protagonist in Square Enix's Hong Kong open-world crime game, Sleeping Dogs as undercover cop Wei Shen.
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In 2002 he was named by People as one of their "50 Most Beautiful People", which quickly led 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".[4]
Will Yun Lee is among the actors, producers and directors interviewed in the 2006 documentaryThe Slanted Screen, 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".
Personal life[edit]
