Leonardo Nam

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Leonardo Nam
Born (1979-11-05) November 5, 1979 (age 45)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
CitizenshipUnited States [1]
Alma mater University of New South Wales
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
SpouseMichael Dodge
Children2

Leonardo Nam (born November 5, 1979) is an American [1] actor. Born in Argentina to South Korean immigrant parents, he emigrated to Australia as a child before moving to the United States in the 1990s to begin his career as an actor. He made his breakthrough as Roy in The Perfect Score (2004), and gained further recognition for his roles as Morimoto in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and Brian McBrian in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008).

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In 2016, Nam began starring as Felix Lutz in Westworld (2016–2020) which brought him widespread recognition.

Early life

Nam was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to South Korean immigrant parents. At the age of six, he moved to Sydney, Australia. [2] Nam attended Sydney Technical High School and studied architecture at the University of New South Wales. [3] Nam left Sydney to follow his dreams of an acting career in New York City, United States, at age 19. [4] He studied with several acting teachers in New York, namely Austin Pendleton and William Carden at HB Studio. [3]

Career

Before his Hollywood success, Nam traveled to New York City to pursue his acting career. His first few nights he slept in Central Park and then found jobs working as a waiter and bartender. [3] His breakthrough role came in his performance of Roy in The Perfect Score (2004). He had a small role in the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Brian McBrian, a hardcore gamer. He played Brian again in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 ; in the sequel, his character has a larger role. Nam also made an appearance in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) as Morimoto. [5] In 2016, he joined the cast of the HBO series Westworld . [6] In 2018 he was featured in the music video "Waste It on Me" by Steve Aoki featuring BTS. [7]

Personal life

Nam is married to Michael Dodge. They have twin sons (born 2017) together. The family lives in San Diego. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Hacks Phuong
2004Debating Robert LeeJordan Kramer
The Perfect Score Roy
2005 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Brian McBrian
Little Athens Kwon
2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Morimoto
Undoing Joon
10 Items or Less Kid at Target
2007 Finishing the Game Eli
American Pastime Lane Nomura
2008 Half-Life Scott Parker
Quid Pro Quo Engineer
Vantage Point Kevin Cross
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Brian McBrian
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Joshua
Crossing Over Kwan
2012 Watching TV with the Red Chinese Chen
One for the Money John Cho
2013 Snake and Mongoose Roland Leong
2014 Murder of a Cat Yi Kim
Cat Run 2 Zhang
2018 Perfect Haskell
Happy Anniversary Hao
2019 DC Showcase: Death Vincent Omata (voice)Short film [12] [13]
2020PhobiasJohnny
2021 Yes Day Mr. Chan
Marvelous and the Black Hole Angus [14]
2023 Origin Nathan [15]
2024 Descendants: The Rise of Red Maddox Disney+ film [16]
TBA Love Is the Monster JustinFilming [17]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Bones Nate GrunenfelderEpisode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Miyamoto TakahashiEpisode: "Internal Combustion"
2011 Franklin & Bash Gene ToyEpisode: "Jennifer of Troy"
2013–2014 Betas Michael Lau4 episodes
2014 Royal Pains BillyEpisode: "Electric Youth"
Stalker Howard GrangerEpisode: "Skin"
2016–2020 Westworld Felix LutzRecurring role

Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2016)

2017 Hawaii Five-0 Harley TaylorEpisode: "No Matter How Much One Covers a Steaming Imu, The Smoke Will Rise"
2018 Disjointed Jesus Bruce Lee ChristEpisode: "Main Street, USA"
Corporate SonnetEpisode: "Weekend"
The Flash Matthew Kim / Melting Point2 episodes
2019 Sneaky Pete Alexandre Park-Sun3 episodes
Prince of Peoria Mark TakimotoEpisode: "The Summer of Teddy & Emil"
Historical Roasts Bruce Lee Episode: "Muhammad Ali"
Swamp Thing Harlan Edwards4 episodes
2020 MacGyver Aubrey3 episodes
Room 104 BruceEpisode: "The Night Babby Died"
2021 The Rookie SatoEpisode: "Revelations"
Robot Chicken Zack Martin, Chunin Exam Proctor (voice)Episode: "May Cause Lucid Murder Dreams"
2021–2022 Pacific Rim: The Black Rickter (voice) [13]
2022 Maggie Dave13 episodes [18]
Werewolf by Night Liorn Disney+ television special [19]
2023 Star Trek: Lower Decks Australian Street Punk (voice)Episode: "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus"
Animaniacs Australian Prime Minister (voice)Episode: "Groundmouse Day Again"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Iron Man VR Living Laser [13]

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)RoleRef.
2018"Waste It on Me" Steve Aoki feat. BTS Himself [7]

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