Dana Lee
Dana 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)
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Movies (39)
Rebel Ridge
2024 · Mr. Liu
Dealing with Dad
2022 · Dad
Life After BOB: The Chalice Study
2021 · Dr. James Moonweed Wong (voice)
Sensor
2020 · Vietnam vet
Aves De Presa y La Fantabulosa Emancipación De Una Harley Quinn
2020 · Doc
No Tears for the Dead
2014 · Dai Ban
Pretty Rosebud
2014 · Dr. Crescencio Lam
The People I've Slept With
2010 · Mr. Lee
Transylmania
2009 · Chinese Businessman
Piña express
2008 · Cheung
Baby
2008 · Mr. Han
The Rat Thing
2007 · Judge
Fast Money
2006 · Mr. Fong
The Eliminator
2004
Dark Blue
2002 · Henry Kim
Soy espía
2002 · Zhu Tam
Beethoven 3: De excursión con la familia
2000 · Sheriff Festus
Play It to the Bone
1999 · Man with Ferrari
The Auteur Theory
1999 · Arthur Wong
Lima: Breaking the Silence
1999 · Ambassador Aoki (Japan)
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · General
A Bold Affair
1998 · Kenji
Mulan
1998 · Additional Voices (voice)
Bao
1997
White Tiger
1996 · Zhou
Requiem
1995 · Father
Mr. Jones
1993 · Mr. Chang
Return of the Living Dead III
1993 · Store Owner
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992 · Additional Voices (voice)
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
1992 · Mr. Shimake
Future Kick
1991 · Dr. Sado
Another 48 Hrs.
1990 · Arguing Man
Cage
1989 · Pang
In Dangerous Company
1988 · Truong
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
1986 · Fujikawa
Darlin' Clementine
1986 · Mr. Sum Luk
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 · Gunboat captain
The Renegades
1982 · Willie
Futureworld
1976 · Mr. Takaguchi's Aide
TV shows (24)
Campeones
2018 · Gene
Dr. Ken
2015 · D.K.
Guía de un gamer para casi todo
2015 · Hiroki Kushiyu
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011 · Sub Captain
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Mr. Kimura
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · Simon Lao
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Mr. Tom
Las Vegas
2003 · Big Willie
She Spies
2002 · Martin Kim
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Car Customer #4, Takahashi, Mr. Takahashi / Takahashi
Strong Medicine
2000 · Mr. Kim
Angel
1999 · Takeshi Morimoto
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Terbish (voice)
Suddenly Susan
1996 · Chan
All-American Girl
1994 · Uncle Ken
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Tong Gang Leader
The X-Files
1993 · Yee
Mad About You
1992 · Mike
Married... with Children
1987 · Master Po (voice)
Matlock
1986 · Nguyen Tran
MacGyver
1985 · Chanthara
Tall Tales & Legends
1985 · Mr. Sum Luk
The A-Team
1983 · Chun Van Quyet
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Victor Fong