---
name: "Lee Shorten"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lee-shorten"
fi1m_id: "lee-shorten"
imdb_id: "nm6254895"
tmdb_id: 1475833
wikidata_id: "Q104525729"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-03T02:25:17.137230+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."
---

# Lee Shorten

## Identity

Lee Shorten

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lee-shorten
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lee-shorten
- **IMDb ID:** nm6254895
- **TMDB ID:** 1475833
- **Wikidata ID:** Q104525729
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104525729, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6254895/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1475833

Actor. Born in Tamworth, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 2018–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 82 (1), 2020s 69 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 64 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Animation 2, Drama 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,361m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104525729, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6254895/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1475833

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Swan Song*](https://film.one/film/swan-song.md) (71)

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

## Biography

Lee Shorten is an Australian actor working in film, television and theatre. He grew up in Tamworth, Australia, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Newcastle in 2009, later obtaining a Master of Laws from the Australian National University in 2013. He practised law for several years before turning to acting.

Shorten is known for recurring roles as Sergeant Yoshida in *The Man in the High Castle* (2015–2016) and Walt Yoshida in *The Terror* (2019). He played Rafa in the film *Swan Song* (2021). Other credits include appearances in *Supernatural*, *The Flash*, *iZombie*, *Arrow* and voice work in *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023) and *BLUE EYE SAMURAI* (2023).

He received a Jessie Award nomination for his stage performance in *Kim's Convenience* and made his directorial debut with the short film *J'adoube* in 2018.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *BLUE EYE SAMURAI* (2023), Fi1m 79, as Complainer Samurai / Yoshi (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/blue-eye-samurai.md)
- *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023), Fi1m 56, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-bros-movie.md)
- *Swan Song* (2021), Fi1m 71, as Rafa — [page](https://film.one/film/swan-song.md)
- *The Terror* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Walt Yoshida — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-terror.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

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

- *Secret Level* (2024), series, as Yi Xing‘s Father (voice)
- *Carefully Taught* (2024), Actor
- *Ultraman: Rising* (2024), as Captain Aoshima (voice)
- *The Company Called Glitch That Nobody and Everybody Wanted* (2024), as Noah Reppert
- *Sight Unseen* (2024), series, as Jupiter
- *BLUE EYE SAMURAI* (2023), series, as Complainer Samurai / Yoshi (voice) — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/blue-eye-samurai.md)
- *Surprise!* (2023), as Walt
- *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-bros-movie.md)
- *Swan Song* (2021), as Rafa — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/swan-song.md)
- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, as Li Fung
- *Laura* (2020), as Mr. Wilson
- *It's Not You, It's Not Me.* (2020), as Chris
- *Freaks* (2019), as Security Chief
- *The Intruder* (2019), as Brian (uncredited)
- *A Million Little Things* (2018), series, as Randy Kwan
- *The Terror* (2018), series, as Walt Yoshida — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-terror.md)
- *Fathers & Son* (2016), as Jason
- *Ready to Burst* (2016), as Dylyn
- *Trunk* (2016), as Samurai
- *Smile, Baby* (2015), as Darren
- *Suspension* (2015), Casting
- *iZombie* (2015), series, as Therapist
- *The Man in the High Castle* (2015), series, as Sergeant Yoshida
- *The Flash* (2014), series, as Executive Staffer
- *Arrow* (2012), series, as Lead ARGUS Agent
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Minion #2, Minion #1, Demon #1 — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Living Shame*, as Mike
- *Men of the Year*, as Peter

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