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C.S. Lee
Lee at the PaleyFest 2010's Dexter night at the Saban Theatre on March 4, 2010
Born	Seunghee Yi (1971-12-30) December 30, 1971 (age 52) Cheongju, South Korea
Other names	Charlie Lee, C.S. Lee
Education	Cornish College of the Arts (BFA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	1998–present
Notable work	Vince Masuka on Dexter
Spouse	Lara Cho

Charlie Seunghee Lee (Korean: 이승희; born December 30, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing forensics analyst Vince Masuka on the Showtime drama series Dexter.

Early life

Lee was born in Cheongju, South Korea. Film became his passion in high school while playing football at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington. He attended Cornish College of the Arts on an acting scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He graduated from the Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts degree. Lee started his career in New York City acting with various theater companies, regional theater, as well as performing in television and film.

Career

Lee is best known for the Showtime drama series Dexter, playing the role of Vince Masuka, a forensic scientist known for his raunchy sense of humor and love of women.

Lee plays Dr. Ba on the HBO drama series The Sopranos. He plays a doctor in the 2009 film The Unborn. Lee has also appeared as Harry Tang, Chuck's officious co-worker, in the NBC comedy-spy series Chuck and as a deputy in an episode of Monk, "Mr. Monk Is on the Run (Part One)". He can also be seen as the office worker holding the boombox in the award-winning Nextel commercial, "Nextel Dance Party". In the CBS series The Unit, Lee plays a small part as a South Korean submariner in episode 13 of the second season.

He also provides the voice of Jin Jae-hoon and Illuminati Pyramidion in the video game The Secret World.

Lee appeared in season six of Cobra Kai in the role of Master Kim Sun-yung.

Personal life

Lee married Lara Cho in 2009.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

1. Jeon, Ji-yeon (2012-07-09). "[주목!TV프로그램]The INNERview-In U.S.A". etnews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
2. Jeon, Ji-yeon (2012-07-09). "[주목!TV프로그램]The INNERview-In U.S.A". etnews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
3. Davila, Florangela (2007-10-07). ""Dexter's" C.S. Lee gets to be "the naughty one"". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
4. "C.S. Lee as Vincent Masuka in Dexter". Showtime. October 2006. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
5. Cordero, Rosy (2023-11-14). "'Cobra Kai' Casts C.S. Lee As Iconic 'Karate Kid' Character For Season 6". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-14.

External links

• C.S. Lee at IMDb

• 1971 births
• Living people
• American male actors of Korean descent
• American male film actors
• American male stage actors
• American male television actors
• American male voice actors
• South Korean emigrants to the United States
• Male actors from Cheongju
• People from Vancouver, Washington
• Male actors from Washington (state)
• David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
• Yale University alumni
• Cornish College of the Arts alumni
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• South Korean male comedians
• Comedians from Washington (state)
• American male comedians