James Kyson | |
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Born | Lee Ji-hoon [1] December 13, 1975[ citation needed ] |
Nationality | American South Korean |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse | Jamee Mae Berg (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
James Kyson [2] (born December 13, 1975) is an American actor best known for his television work. Best known for his role as Ando Masahashi on the NBC television series Heroes , his guest appearances on television series include Hawaii Five-0 , NCIS: Los Angeles , Sleepy Hollow , Elementary , and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders . Earlier in his career, Kyson was credited as James Kyson Lee or James Kyson-Lee.
Kyson was born Lee Ji-hoon (although his given name was later changed to Jae-hyeok) [1] in Seoul, South Korea. His father was an electrical engineer. He moved with his family to New York City at age 10, where he later attended The Bronx High School of Science. [3] His English name, James, is derived from James Bond. [1] He studied communications at Boston University with the intent of being a sports broadcaster before later transferring to the New England Institute of Art. [2] [1]
In summer of 2001, Kyson sold his car and bought a one-way ticket to Los Angeles with the intent of entering the acting industry. He enrolled in performing arts classes at a community college while auditioning for roles and working as a SAT tutor to pay the bills. [4]
After three years in Los Angeles, Kyson landed his first acting role on the military legal television drama JAG in 2003. [4] [5]
He landed guest roles in hit network television series The West Wing and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation amongst others before being cast as one of his more widely known roles, Ando Masahashi in the sci-fi series Heroes . The role required him to speak Japanese. [4] [6] He later stated that he had taken a semester of Japanese in college and did not find learning the language difficult as it was grammatically similar to Korean, in which he is fluent. [7] [6]
Since Heroes ended, he also guest-starred on Hawaii Five-0 , Justified , Animals. , Sleepy Hollow , Elementary , and more recently Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders .
His feature films work includes the romantic comedy Another Time, the thriller The Livingston Gardener - and as a mixed martial arts fighter in the action feature Banana Season.
Kyson was a celebrity judge at the Miss Universe 2007 beauty pageant. [8]
Kyson is married to singer and neuroscientist Jamee Kyson ( née Berg) since 2015. [9]
He is fluent in Korean and learned Japanese to play Ando Masahashi in Heroes. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Asian Stories | Jim Lee | |
2006 | Off the Rocks | Donald Park | Short film |
2006 | Big Dreams Little Tokyo | Murakami | |
2007 | Doberman | Johnny the Bartender | Direct-to-video |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | JAG | Lieutenant Pak | Episode: "Close Quarters" |
2003 | All About the Andersons | Josh | Episode: "Joe's Big Break" |
2004 | Threat Matrix | Vargas Killer | Episode: "PPX" |
2004 | Unsolved History | Mysterious Man | Episode: "Flight KAL-007" |
2004 | The West Wing | Chinese Translator Zheng | Episode: "Impact Winter" |
2005 | Xtreme Fakeovers | James Parker | Episode: "Xtreme Fakeover" |
2005–06 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | X-Ray Doctor, Reenactments, Resident Park | 3 episodes |
2006 | Stranger Adventures | Mysterious Man | Episode: "Helen Beaumont" |
2006 | Heist | Universal Studio Guide | Episode: "Ladies and Gentlemen... Sweaty Dynamite" |
2006–2010 | Heroes | Ando Masahashi | 61 episodes |
2007 | Las Vegas | Joon Ho Park | Episode: "Wagers of Sin" |
2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Officer Kwan | Episode: "Say Uncle" |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sean Leung | Episode: "Ma Ke Kahakai (Shore)" |
2012 | Chasing the Hill | Curt Barboa | Episode: "Send in the Dancing Chihuahuas" |
2012 | Daybreak | Gregg Harding | Episode: "Chapter 1" |
2012; 2016 | Adventure Time | Trami, Big Destiny (voices) | 3 episodes |
2012 | Have You Met Miss Jones? | Jacob | 3 episodes |
2013 | Very Smart Brothers | Marcus | Television film |
2013 | Armed Response | Charlie Scortino | |
2013 | Non-Stop | Kevin | Television |
2013 | Between Bullets | Johnny Parker | 3 episodes |
2014 | Justified | Yoon | 2 episodes |
2015 | The Startup | Mikio | Episode: "Welcome to LA" |
2016 | Animals | Floor Manager (voice) | Episode: "Rats" |
2016 | NCIS: Los Angeles | James Kang | Episode: "Seoul Man" |
2016 | School of Rock | David Kwon | Episode: "We're Not Gonna Take It" |
2017 | Blade of Honor | John 'Hoss' O'Tekjac | Episode: "Frying Pan" |
2017 | Sleepy Hollow | Mark Wong | Episode: "Columbia" |
2017 | Elementary | Joey Ng | Episode: "Rekt in Real Life" |
2017 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Detective Joon-Ho Kim | Episode: "Pretty Like Me" |
2017 | Preacher | The Technician | Episode: "Sokoasha" |
2017; 2019 | We Bare Bears | Additional Voices (voices) | 2 episodes |
2018–19 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Bam Ui Pati Actor, Additional Voices (voices) | 2 epispdes |
2018 | Glimpse | Scientist Schulze | Episode: "Sebastian Moller" |
2020 | Film Lab Presents | Theodore | 2 episodes |
2020 | Lovecraft Country | Byung-Ho Episode: "Meet Me in Daegu" | |
2020 | Next | Bill Zhai | Episode: "FILE #7" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Shellshock: Nam '67 | Monty, Vietnamese Soldiers, Prisoners and Civilians # 4 | |
2006 | Family Guy Video Game! | Train Conductor | |
2007 | The Darkness | Cop, Peter Chen | |
2008 | Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | Shang Tsung | |
2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | |
2014 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Additional Voices | |
2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Additional Voices | |
2019 | Anthem | Dr. Harken |
Kyson plays basketball for charity celebrity team The Hollywood Knights [10] and participated in Robbie Williams' Soccer Aid for UNICEF at Manchester United's Old Trafford in England.[ citation needed ] He is also an Ambassador for the International Organization Good Neighbors and their Water for Life campaign.[ citation needed ]
Kyson represented the Rest of the World team in 2010 Soccer Aid, a British charity soccer match in aid of UNICEF. [11]
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