Dana Lee
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthplace
- 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
Movie · as Mr. Liu
Dealing with Dad
Movie · as Dad
Life After BOB: The Chalice Study
Movie · as Dr. James Moonweed Wong (voice)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Movie · as Doc
Sensor
Movie · as Vietnam vet
Champions
TV · as Gene · 1 ep
Dr. Ken
TV · as D.K. · 27 eps
Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything
TV · as Hiroki Kushiyu · 1 ep
No Tears for the Dead
Movie · as Dai Ban
Pretty Rosebud
Movie · as Dr. Crescencio Lam
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TV · as Sub Captain · 1 ep
The People I've Slept With
Movie · as Mr. Lee
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Mr. Kimura · 3 eps
Transylmania
Movie · as Chinese Businessman
Pineapple Express
Movie · as Cheung
Baby
Movie · as Mr. Han
The Rat Thing
Movie · as Judge
Fast Money
Movie · as Mr. Fong
Brothers and Sisters
TV · as Simon Lao · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Mr. Tom · 1 ep
The Eliminator
Movie
Las Vegas
TV · as Big Willie · 1 ep
Dark Blue
Movie · as Henry Kim
I Spy
Movie · as Zhu Tam
She Spies
TV · as Martin Kim · 1 ep
Beethoven's 3rd
Movie · as Sheriff Festus
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Car Customer #4, Takahashi, Mr. Takahashi / Takahashi · 1 ep
Strong Medicine
TV · as Mr. Kim · 1 ep
Play It to the Bone
Movie · as Man with Ferrari
The Auteur Theory
Movie · as Arthur Wong
Lima: Breaking the Silence
Movie · as Ambassador Aoki (Japan)
Angel
TV · as Takeshi Morimoto · 1 ep
Lethal Weapon 4
Movie · as General
A Bold Affair
Movie · as Kenji
Mulan
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
TV · as Terbish (voice) · 1 ep
Bao
Movie
White Tiger
Movie · as Zhou
Suddenly Susan
TV · as Chan · 1 ep
Requiem
Movie · as Father
All-American Girl
TV · as Uncle Ken · 1 ep
Return of the Living Dead III
Movie · as Store Owner
Mr. Jones
Movie · as Mr. Chang
The X-Files
TV · as Yee · 1 ep
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Tong Gang Leader · 1 ep
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
Movie · as Mr. Shimake
Glengarry Glen Ross
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
Mad About You
TV · as Mike · 1 ep
Future Kick
Movie · as Dr. Sado
Another 48 Hrs.
Movie · as Arguing Man
Cage
Movie · as Pang
In Dangerous Company
Movie · as Truong
Married... with Children
TV · as Master Po (voice) · 1 ep
Darlin' Clementine
Movie · as Mr. Sum Luk
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
Movie · as Fujikawa
Matlock
TV · as Nguyen Tran · 1 ep
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Movie · as Gunboat captain
Tall Tales & Legends
TV · as Mr. Sum Luk · 1 ep
MacGyver
TV · as Chanthara · 1 ep
The A-Team
TV · as Chun Van Quyet · 1 ep
The Renegades
Movie · as Willie
Futureworld
Movie · as Mr. Takaguchi's Aide
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Victor Fong · 1 ep