Eugene Lee (actor)

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Eugene Lee
Born
Eugene Steven Lee

(1953-07-16) July 16, 1953 (age 72) [1]
OccupationsActor, playwright
Years active1978–present
Website http://www.eugeneleeonline.com

Eugene Lee (born July 16, 1953) is an American actor and playwright. He has appeared in work in Asia and in the United States. He has appeared in guest roles in numerous TV shows such as The White Shadow , Quantum Leap , NYPD Blue and Touched by an Angel .

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His stage work includes A Soldier's Play with Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson with the Negro Ensemble Company, a Broadway appearance in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean , and as a company member for the Kennedy Center's 10-play cycle tribute to Wilson. As a playwright, his works include East Texas Hot Links, Fear Itself, Somebody Called: A Tale of Two Preachers, Killingsworth, and The Rest of Me.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 The O. J. Simpson Story Willie Mays TV movie
2003 Black Listed Derrick Cox
2019 American Son Lieutenant John Stokes

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Simon & Simon Shore PatrolmanEpisode: "A.W.O.L."
1987 Hooperman Episode: "Hot Wired"
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse Renoir LeLugeEpisode: "Dr. Paradise"
1989 The Women of Brewster Place Basil, Mattie's son2 episodes
1991 Quantum Leap Officer ShumwayEpisode: "Raped"
1993 Murphy Brown Man #2Episode: "Political Correctness"
1995 Martin PatronEpisode: "C.R.E.A.M."
1996 Silk Stalkings Lt. DuraldeEpisode: "Pre-Judgement Day"
1997The Good NewsDr. GarnerEpisode: "The Dinner Party"
Nothing SacredBrendanEpisode: "Calling"
1998 Becker Mr. SuthoffEpisode: "Tell Me Lies"
Frasier Officer AthanisEpisode: "The Seal Who Came to Dinner"
2000 Profiler Sheriff CunninghamEpisode: "Train Man"
Touched by an Angel CharleyEpisode: "Life Before Death"
2000–2004 The District Hud SandersRecurring – 4 episodes
2001 Philly Norm SwansonEpisode: "Blown Away"
2004 NYPD Blue Ernest Stallworth2 episodes
Without a Trace Tim HendrixEpisode: "Lost and Found"
2020 Homeland General Mears3 epi sod es

Theater (partial list)

YearTitleJob titleDirectorProduction company
1980HomeLead roleSouthern tour
1980One Monkey Don't Stop No ShowLead roleCrossroads Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
1981 A Soldier's Play Lead – Bernard Cobb (original cast)(NEC) Lucille Lortel Theatre, NYC
1982Back to BackLead – VervilleDouglas JohnsonWPA Theatre, New York, NY
1982Manhattan Made MeLead roleNegro Ensemble Company (NEC) NY, NY
1982Sons and Fathers of SonsLead roleNegro Ensemble Co. (NEC) NY, NY
1984Ohio Tip OffLead roleJames YoshimuraCenter Stage, Baltimore, MD
1985Eyes of the AmericanLead role(NEC) Theatre Four – Off Broadway
1985Split SecondLead roleHal ScottMayfair Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
1990JonquilLead role Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) NY, NY
1992Richard IILead – Duke of Gloucester, Lord RossRobert EganMark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA
2001The Piano LessonLead roleSan Jose Repertory, San Jose, CA
2003FencesLead roleKenny LeonTrue Colors Theatre Co. Atlanta, GA
2004Gem of the OceanLead roleWalter Kerr Theatre-Broadway
2006Radio GolfLead – Sterling JohnsonKenny LeonTaper Theatre, LA, CA
2009FencesLead – Troy MaxsonKenny LeonHuntington Theatre, Boston MA
2009Miss Evers' BoysLead roleKenny LeonTrue Colors Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA
2010Every Tongue ConfessLead – Elder/JeremiahKenny LeonArena Stage, Washington DC
2011The Book of GraceLead – VetSuzan Lori-ParksZACH Theater, Austin, TX
2012God of CarnageLead – Alan RaleighMatt LenzZACH Theater, Austin, TX
2013Guess Who's Coming to DinnerJohn Prentice Sr.David EsbjornsonArena Stage, Washington, DC
2017How I Learned What I LearnedLead – August WilsonRound House Theater, Bethesda, MD
2018American SonJohn StokesKenny LeonBooth Theatre- Broadway
2018Two Trains RunningLead – Memphis Lee Juliette Carrillo Arena Stage, Washington, DC
2022-23 A Soldier's Play Lead - Sergeant Vernon C. WatersKenny LeonNorth American tour

References

  1. birth ref check via intelius.com / birthdatabase.com