Seth Lee is an American actor best known for his work as young Christian Wolff in the Warner Bros. film The Accountant.
Early life
Lee was born in Austin, Texas, on January 17, 2003 and began his career in entertainment at the age of 7 after chance meeting with Ernie Reyes Jr. (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Rundown). After watching some of Reyes's films with martial arts routines, Lee began taking acting classes along with martial arts, stunts, and gymnastics. Lee won three world titles and holds multiple black belts.
Career
After getting his start in a small role in Spy Kids 4, Lee began booking local commercials, print campaigns, and short films before gaining his first television credit as Young Dennis on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Lee's big break in acting came portraying the younger version of Ben Affleck’s character in the film The Accountant in which he was praised for his portrayal of a child with autism; he later received the Young Artist Award and Young Entertainer award for Best Supporting Teen Actor in a Feature Film.
Lee then joined the Ghetto Film School as the youngest in the Fellows program for his class graduating in 2019. Lee has written and directed several short films and music videos, was able to pitch a pilot he wrote to executives at FX and had another film he directed screened for executives at NBCUniversal. Lee also appeared in the film Runt.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Grow Up, Tony Phillips | Brian Cooper | Emily Hagins |
| 2015 | Underdog Kids | Jake | Philip Rhee |
| 2016 | The Accountant | Young Chris | Gavin O'Connor |
| 2019 | Addicted to You | Teenage Luke | Mike Cochnar |
| 2019 | Runt | Chris | William Coakley |
| 2020 | West Michigan | Scott | Riley Warmoth |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Young Dennis | 1 episode |
| 2014 | More than Human | David | 3 episodes |
Shorts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A Few Tales of Hard Times:
Chapter 4 - The Name |
The Son | Director Samuel R. Barrera |
| 2012 | Incident at Public School 173 | Goon #2 | Director Andrew Tilley |
| 2012 | The Guest Speaker | Blake | Director Kevin Nguyen |
| 2015 | Masks | N/A | Directed himself |
| 2018 | Depression and Insanity | N/A | Directed himself |
| 2018 | The Circle | Caleb | Director Sheldon Wong Schwartz |
| 2018 | The Debt | Blake | Director Max Decker |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Teen Actor | The Accountant | Won | |
| 2017 | Young Entertainer Awards | Best Supporting Young Actor - Feature Film | Won |
References
- Cristi, Andrew (2016-10-19). "A YOUNG BEN AFFLECK; Rising Star SETH LEE Takes On An Intense Role In THE ACCOUNTANT!". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- "Seth Lee". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "Young Entertainer Awards (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "Young Artist Awards (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- McNary, Dave (2018-08-21). "Film News Roundup: Taraji P. Henson Comedy 'What Men Want' Moves to February". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-03.