Raymond Lee (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor most prominently known for his role as Dr. Ben Song on NBC science fiction series Quantum Leap. He best known for his roles as Arlen Lee in Mozart in the Jungle and Duc Bayer-Boatwright in Here and Now. In 2021, Lee was a series regular on the series Kevin Can F**k Himself.
Early life, family and education[]
Lee was born in New York City. He moved to Los Angeles, CA at a young age.
Although he originally studied kinesiology in college, he switched his major to acting at California State University, Long Beach. He co-founded the Four Clowns acting troupe.[1]
He is of South Korean descent and is not related to his co-star Nanrisa Lee.
Career[]
Raymond's first major role was in the web series Ktown Cowboys where he appeared opposite Lanny Joon. He has appeared in minor roles in such television series as Scandal, the ABC-TV series Modern Family and the FX network TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
In 2016, he starred in Qui Nguyen's Vietgone at Manhattan Theatre Club.[2] He won a Theatre World Award for his off-Broadway theatre debut as Quang Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee to the United States.[3]
Awards won[]
- 2011 Top of Fringe Award, Best World Premiere Award and Best Physical Theater Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival[1]
- 2017 Theatre World Award for Vietgone[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Lesson in Acting", Beach Magazine, Fall 2017.
- ↑ "'Vietgone': A Sex Comedy About Mom, Dad And Refugee Camps", NPR, October 14, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2016-2017 Theatre World Award Recipients. Theatre World Awards. Retrieved on January 9, 2017.
External links[]
- Raymond Lee article at Wikipedia
