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