Raymond Lee | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Spouse | Stacy Kusumolkul Lee |
Children | 2 |
Raymond Lee is an American actor known for his roles as Arlen Lee in the Prime Video series Mozart in the Jungle and Duc Bayer-Boatwright in the HBO series Here and Now . In 2021, Lee was a series regular on the AMC series Kevin Can F**k Himself . [1] Since 2022, Lee has starred in the sequel/revival of the NBC science fiction drama Quantum Leap. [2]
Lee was born in New York City, [3] and is of South Korean descent. [4] Although he originally studied kinesiology in college, Lee switched his major to acting at California State University, Long Beach. He co-founded the Four Clowns acting troupe. [5]
His 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 , Modern Family and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .
In 2016, he starred in Qui Nguyen's Vietgone at Manhattan Theatre Club. [6] He won a Theatre World Award for his off-Broadway debut as Quang Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee to the United States. [7]
In 2022 he became the lead of Quantum Leap , the sequel to the cult classic 90's series. Lee was a fan of the original series. [8]
Lee is married to Stacy Kusumolkul Lee; after working with Syrian refugee in 2016, she and a friend co-founded a charity called Dignity not Despair. [8] [9] As of October 2023 [update] , the couple have two toddlers, a daughter and a son. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Penance | College Party Guy 2 | |
2011 | Typhoon 360 | Tian | |
2012 | Supercapitalist | Businessman | |
2013 | Farah Goes Bang | Nick | |
A Leading Man | Kelvin Kim | ||
2018 | Fanny Price | Mr. Rushworth | |
2022 | The Lost City | Officer Gomez | |
Top Gun: Maverick | Lt. Logan "Yale" Lee | ||
trying | Danny | short film | |
The Unknown Country | Isaac | ||
2024 | Jazzy † | Isaac | Post-production |
TBA | Fanny Price† | Mr. Rushworth | short film, post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | How I Met Your Mother | College Dude | Episode: "The Stamp Tramp" |
2013 | Hart of Dixie | Andrew | Episode: "Why Don't We Get Drunk?" |
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous | Henderson | Episode: "Zach Stone Is Gonna Get Wild" | |
Sam & Cat | Fitch | Episode: "#TextingCompetition" | |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Cashier | Episode: "The Gang Saves the Day" | |
2015 | Jessie | Clifford | Episode: "Driving Miss Crazy" |
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Ray | Episode: "Mall in the Family" | |
2016 | Modern Family | Alan | Episode: "I Don't Know How She Does It" |
Scandal | Nelson Parker | 2 episodes | |
Mozart in the Jungle | Arlen Lee | 4 episodes | |
2018 | Here and Now | Duc Bayer-Boatwright | Main cast |
Magnum P.I. | James Chen | Episode: "Six Paintings, One Frame" | |
2019 | Prodigal Son | Jin | Recurring role |
2021 | Kevin Can F**k Himself | Sam | Main cast |
2021–2022 | Made for Love | Keefus / Jeff | Recurring role |
2022–2024 | Quantum Leap | Dr. Ben Song | Main cast |
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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2013 | Hannah and the Dread Gazebo | East West Players Los Angeles, CA | |
2016 | Office Hour | Dennis | South Coast Repertory Costa Mesa, CA |
Tokyo Fish Story | Nobu | Old Globe Theatre San Diego, CA | |
2017 | Vietgone | Quang Nguyen | Manhattan Theatre Club New York City, NY |
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