---
name: "Dana Lee"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dana-lee"
fi1m_id: "dana-lee"
imdb_id: "nm0497086"
tmdb_id: 16584
wikidata_id: "Q67981346"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-30T22:34:14.515914+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dana Lee

## Identity

Dana Lee

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dana-lee
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dana-lee
- **IMDb ID:** nm0497086
- **TMDB ID:** 16584
- **Wikidata ID:** Q67981346
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67981346, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497086/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16584

Actor. Born in China.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** Richard Dana Lee, دانا لی
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (2), 2020s 75 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 70 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $315m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67981346, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497086/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16584

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Rebel Ridge*](https://film.one/film/rebel-ridge.md) (75)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dana Lee is an actor. Born in China, he moved with his family to Houston, Texas, as a child.

He has appeared in films including *Rambo: First Blood Part II* (1985), *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), *Pineapple Express* (2008) and *Birds of Prey* (2020), and on television in *Grey's Anatomy*, *Curb Your Enthusiasm* and *Dr. Ken*. He played Mr. Liu in *Rebel Ridge* (2024). Lee has also performed on stage at venues including the Public Theatre in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, collider.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Rebel Ridge* (2024), Fi1m 75, as Mr. Liu — [page](https://film.one/film/rebel-ridge.md)
- *Mulan* (1998), Fi1m 74, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/mulan.md)
- *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), Fi1m 86, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/glengarry-glen-ross.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rebel Ridge* (2024), as Mr. Liu — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/rebel-ridge.md)
- *Dealing with Dad* (2022), as Dad
- *Life After BOB: The Chalice Study* (2021), as Dr. James Moonweed Wong (voice)
- *Sensor* (2020), as Vietnam vet
- *Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)* (2020), as Doc
- *Champions* (2018), series, as Gene
- *Dr. Ken* (2015), series, as D.K.
- *Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything* (2015), series, as Hiroki Kushiyu
- *No Tears for the Dead* (2014), as Dai Ban
- *Pretty Rosebud* (2014), as Dr. Crescencio Lam
- *NTSF:SD:SUV::* (2011), series, as Sub Captain
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Mr. Kimura — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *The People I've Slept With* (2010), as Mr. Lee
- *Transylmania* (2009), as Chinese Businessman
- *Pineapple Express* (2008), as Cheung
- *Baby* (2008), as Mr. Han
- *The Rat Thing* (2007), as Judge
- *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, as Simon Lao
- *Fast Money* (2006), as Mr. Fong
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Mr. Tom — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The Eliminator* (2004), Actor
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Big Willie
- *Dark Blue* (2002), as Henry Kim
- *I Spy* (2002), as Zhu Tam
- *She Spies* (2002), series, as Martin Kim
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Car Customer #4, Takahashi, Mr. Takahashi / Takahashi — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Beethoven's 3rd* (2000), as Sheriff Festus
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as Mr. Kim
- *Play It to the Bone* (1999), as Man with Ferrari
- *The Auteur Theory* (1999), as Arthur Wong
- *Angel* (1999), series, as Takeshi Morimoto
- *Lima: Breaking the Silence* (1999), as Ambassador Aoki (Japan)
- *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), series, as Terbish (voice)
- *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), as General
- *A Bold Affair* (1998), as Kenji
- *Mulan* (1998), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mulan.md)
- *Bao* (1997), Actor
- *Suddenly Susan* (1996), series, as Chan
- *White Tiger* (1996), as Zhou
- *Requiem* (1995), as Father
- *All-American Girl* (1994), series, as Uncle Ken
- *Mr. Jones* (1993), as Mr. Chang
- *Return of the Living Dead III* (1993), as Store Owner
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, as Tong Gang Leader
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Yee — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Mike
- *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/glengarry-glen-ross.md)
- *The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton* (1992), as Mr. Shimake
- *Future Kick* (1991), as Dr. Sado
- *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), as Arguing Man
- *Cage* (1989), as Pang
- *In Dangerous Company* (1988), as Truong
- *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Master Po (voice)
- *T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport* (1986), as Fujikawa
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Nguyen Tran
- *Darlin' Clementine* (1986), as Mr. Sum Luk
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Chanthara
- *Tall Tales & Legends* (1985), series, as Mr. Sum Luk
- *Rambo: First Blood Part II* (1985), as Gunboat captain
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Chun Van Quyet
- *The Renegades* (1982), as Willie
- *Futureworld* (1976), as Mr. Takaguchi's Aide
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Victor Fong

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