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Will
Yun Lee
Will Yun Lee was born on March 22, 1975 in Arlington,
Virginia. By his teens he was living in the San
Francisco area with his father, a Korean tae kwan
do grandmaster. Lee also became an accomplished
martial artist, and won an athletic scholarship
to the University of California at Berkeley. Lees
character was nourished both by the traditional
values of his family and the decidedly un-spiritual
socio-economic climate of the 1980s. He was raised
by both immediate and extended family and moved
often, exposed to life ranging from the tough
Bronx streets to the idyllic Hawaiian beaches.
He first cam to prominence for his role as Danny
Woo on the TV movie, and subsequent series Witchblade.
In 2002 he was named by People Magazine as one
of their "50 Most Beautiful People".
On the big screen, Lee starred opposite Jennifer
Garner in the feature film Elektra.Lee
also starred in the independent film Face,directed
by Bertha Bay-Sa Pan, that premiered in the dramatic
competition at Sundance 2002. His other recent
film credits include Warner Bros. Torqueand
MGMs 007 adventure Die Another Day.
While in school, Lee worked at East Bay Asian
Youth Center, teaching high-risk teens from ghetto
neighborhoods not unlike those he had known as
a child in the Bronx. It was there that his ongoing
commitment to young people began, a commitment
that continues to play an important role in his
life.
It was also at this time that Lee became seriously
interested in acting. After landing a role in
Nash Bridges he moved to Los Angeles to
pursue his acting career. Guest-star roles in
television series such as Profilerand Brimstoneled
to roles in the television movie The Disciples
and eventually in the critically acclaimed Sundance
film opener Whats Cooking -- and
to his best known role as Danny Woo on Witchblade.
He co-starred in the series opposite Yancy Butler
for its two seasons. This summer, Lee can be seen
as Mazarin in the television show Fallen,
co-starring with Bryan Cranston and Paul Wesley.
At home in Los Angeles, Lee continues to teach
martial arts and study acting, drawn to them both
because neither can ever be completely mastered.
Credits:
Thief [2006] Series... Vincent Chan [6
episodes]
Tsunami: the Aftermath [2006] TV... Chai
CSI: [2006] - TV 'Time of Your Death'...
Dennis Kim
Elektra [2005]... Kirigi
Law & Order [2004] - TV 'Gaijin'
...Hiroshi Yoshida
Torque [2004]... Val
Threat Matrix [2004] - TV 'PPX'... Danny
Roh
10-8:Officers on Duty [2004/3] - TV 'Let
It Bleeed' & 'Love Don't Love Nobody'...
Detective Danny Chang
Die Another Day [2002]... Colonel Moon
Four Reasons [2002]... Buddha
Face [2002]... Daniel
The Agency [2001]- TV 'The Year of living
Dangerously'... Sam
Witchblade [2001] - TV 'Parallax'...
Det. Danny Woo
Witchblade [2000] TV movie.... Det. Danny
Woo
The Disciples [2000]... Yoyo Lee
What's Cooking? [2000]... Jimmy Nguyen
Gung Fu: The New Dragon [2000] ... Danny
V.I.P [1999] - TV 'Mao Better Blues'
Brimstone [1998] - TV 'Poem' ... Roger
Profiler [1998] - TV 'Ties That Bind'...
Andrew Young
   
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