Bio
Tee is best known for his starring role as DK, the Drift King, in Universal Pictures' action-thriller
The Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift, directed by Justin Lin. The third installment in that hit franchise, it was released in 2006 with a $157 million worldwide gross. Afterwards, Tee gave a standout comic performance in Lin's next film,
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee.
He has just produced and starred in the independent feature
Deadland, a post-apocalyptic thriller and is currently starring and producing a US/Korea co-production romantic comedy called
The Wedding Palace.
Tee has been featured in many Hollywood studio films such as
Fun With Dick and Jane; action-drama
We Were Soldiers, opposite Mel Gibson; and action-adventure
Austin Powers: Goldmember.
On television, Tee has guest-starred on the hit shows "Lie To Me," "Grey's Anatomy," "Entourage," "The Unit," "Jericho," "Without a Trace," "Monk," "The Pretender," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and more.
A Los Angeles native of Korean and Japanese descent, proficient in both languages, Tee holds a bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts-Acting from the University of California, Berkeley.
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FILM
| THE WEDDING PALACE |
Lead |
dir. Christine Yoo (Opus/Convergence) |
| DEADLAND |
Lead |
dir. Damon O’Steen (Deadeye Films.) |
| CHAIN LETTER |
Supporting |
dir. Deon Taylor (Twisted Pictures) |
| FINISHING THE GAME |
Supporting |
dir. Justin Lin (Trailing Johnson Prod.) |
| FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT |
Lead |
dir. Justin Lin (Universal Pictures) |
| ALL IN |
Supporting |
dir. Nick Vallelonga (Goldmill Productions) |
| FUN WITH DICK AND JANE |
Supporting |
dir. Dean Parisot (Imagine Entertainment) |
| STARSHIP TROOPERS II |
Supporting |
dir. Phil Tippett (Startroop Pictures, Inc.) |
| AUSTIN POWERS III |
Supporting |
dir. Jay Roach (New Line/Avery Pic.) |
| WE WERE SOLDIERS |
Supporting |
dir. Randall Wallace (Paramount/ICON) |
| AMERICAN DREAM |
Supporting |
dir. Jason Street (Sweetwater Pic.) |
| REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR |
Lead |
dir. James Takata (Go For Broke Pic.) |
| BAD TRIP |
Supporting |
dir. Sechaba Morojele (American Films) |
| TOO SOON TOO LATE |
Supporting |
dir. Sean Michael (C&S Productions) |
| MAC WARS |
Supporting |
dir. Fern Alessandri (Enterprise Ent.) |
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TELEVISION
| CRASH |
Series Regular |
Starz / Lionsgate |
| LIE TO ME |
Guest Star |
FOX / dir. Tim Hunter |
| JERICHO |
Guest Star |
CBS / dir. Seith Mann |
| GREY’S ANATOMY |
Guest Star |
ABC / dir. Rob Corn / Chris Misiano |
| ENTOURAGE |
Guest Star |
HBO / dir. Ken Whittingham |
| THE UNIT |
Guest Star |
CBS / dir. Steve Gomer |
| PANDEMIC |
Supporting |
Hallmark / dir. Armand Mastroianni |
| WANTED |
Guest Star |
TNT / dir. Felix Alcala |
| WITHOUT A TRACE |
Guest Star |
CBS / dir. Tim Busfield |
| ZOEY 101 |
Recurring |
Nickelodeon / dir. Fred Savage |
| MONK |
Guest Star |
USA / dir. Michael Zinberg |
| SNITCH |
Series Regular |
PILOT / dir. Alan Taylor |
| TIGER CRUISE |
Supporting |
Disney / dir. Duwayne Dunham |
| CRACKING UP |
Guest Star |
FOX / dir. Michael Spellar |
| JAG |
Guest Star |
CBS / dir. Bradford May |
| FLIPSIDE |
Series Regular |
PILOT / dir. Danny McCullough |
| PASSIONS |
Principle |
NBC / dir. Gary Tomlin |
| THE CHRONICLE |
Guest Star |
SCI-FI / dir. Sandy Bookstaber |
| BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER |
Guest Star |
WB / dir. Joss Whedon |
| INVISIBLE MAN |
Guest Star |
SCI-FI / dir. David Jackson |
| FAMILY LAW |
Guest Star |
CBS / dir. Jeremy Kagan |
| THE PRETENDER |
Guest Star |
NBC / dir. Rodney Charters |
| 18 WHEELS OF JUSTICE |
Guest Star |
TNN / dir. Craig Sheppard |
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THEATRE
| STOP-GAP |
Touring Member |
Touring Theatre Company (L.A.) |
| FOOL ON THE ROOF |
Lead |
Secret Rose Theatre (Hollywood) |
| ROSENCRANTZ…ARE DEAD |
Supporting |
Zellerbach Playhouse (Berkeley) |
| KATHIE & THE HIPPOPOTOMUS |
Supporting |
Black Box Theatre (Berkeley) |
| CABARET |
Ensemble |
La Vals Sub. Theatre (Berkeley) |
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TRAINING
| UC BERKELEY |
BA Degree |
Dramatic Arts |
| DIANA CASTLE |
Acting Class |
Acting Coach |
| SANDY MARSHALL |
Scene Study |
Acting Coach |
| IVANA CHUBBUCK |
Scene Study |
Master Study |
| BRIAN REISE |
Cold Reading |
Master Class |
| ANTHONY BARNAO |
Scene Study |
Acting Coach |
| LOIS AUER |
One on One |
Acting Coach |
| MIKE DEMPSY |
Players Club |
Improvisation |
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SPECIAL SKILLS
PROFICIENT IN KOREAN, JAPANESE, ALL PRO SPORTS, MARTIAL ARTS EXPERIENCE