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