James Kyson
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James Kyson | |
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| Born | December 13, 1975 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이재혁 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Jae-Hyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chaehyŏk |
James Kyson (born December 13, 1975) is a South Korean-born American actor best known for portraying the Japanese character Ando Masahashi on the NBC television series Heroes.
Early life and education
Kyson was born in Seoul[1] and moved with his family to New York City at the age of 10, where he later attended the Bronx High School of Science. He studied communications at Boston University and the New England Institute of Art.
After a stint in a hip-hop rap group in college, and trying out improv comedy, James moved to LA on a one-way ticket & a single suitcase, where he began his training in music, dance, and acting.
Acting career
Voted by TV Guide among “Hollywood’s 25 Hottest” in 2011, James appeared in an episode of Hawaii Five-0 on CBS, and completed a 4-year run on NBC's Heroes as Ando Masahashi.
He will next be appearing in the new series Daybreak[disambiguation needed], from the producers of 24 and Touch (FOX), as well as the feature films Plush, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the romantic comedy Don't Know Yet, the action thriller Criticized, and the race driving film Born to Race 2.
James currently recurs on the political series Chasing the Hill and will star in the new pilot Armed Response.
His first ever Television audition landed him on CBS’s JAG. Other TV credits include CSI, NBC's Las Vegas, The West Wing, Heist, ABC's Threat Matrix, and FOX's All About the Andersons.
James has also starred in numerous feature films such as Star Runners, Shutter, How to Make Love to a Woman, White on Rice, and the Rich Mullins bio-pic Ragamuffin.
In 2010, James participated in Robbie Williams’ Soccer Aid for UNICEF, at Manchester United’s Old Trafford in England.
An avid outdoorsman, James enjoys scuba diving, Ultimate Frisbee, and playing basketball for the Hollywood Knights, a charity celebrity team for the USO. He is also an active member of the Global Green eco campaign and the Creative Coalition.
Filmography
- Justified (2014) - Yoon
- Plush (2013)
- Hawaii Five-0 (2011) - Sean Leung
- Why Am I Doing This? (2009) – Eric
- Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
- WWII in HD (2009) -- voice of Jimmie Kanaya
- Star Runners (2009) – Lei Chen
- How to make love to a Woman (2009) – Aaron
- Necrosis (2009) – Jerry
- Hard Breakers (2009) – Evan
- White on Rice (2009) – Tim Kim
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009) – Korean Translator (1 episode – "Say Uncle")
- Akira's Hip Hop Shop (2008) - Akira
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008) – voice of Shang Tsung
- Shutter (2008) – Ritsuo
- Asian Stories (Book 3) (2006) – Jim Lee
- Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006) – Murakami
- Las Vegas – Joon Ho Park (2007)
- Heroes – Ando Masahashi (2006–2010)
- On the Rocks (2006) – Donald Park
- Heist (2006) – Universal Studio Guide
- Doberman (2005) – Johnny
- The West Wing (2004) – Chinese Translator Zheng
- Threat Matrix (2004) – Vargas Killer
- All About the Andersons (2003) – Josh
- JAG (2003) – Lieutenant Pak (1 episode, 2003)
Other activities
James dubbed his voice over the actor for Shang Tsung in the video game: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.
Kyson represented the Rest of the World team in 2010 Soccer Aid,[2] a British charity soccer match in aid of UNICEF. The Rest of the World team defeated their opponents England after a penalty shoot-out.
References
- ^ "James Kyson Lee Biography". Tribute.ca. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ Soccer Aid - Rest of the World team ITV Entertainment
External links
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- Articles with links needing disambiguation from January 2015
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Male actors from New York City
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- Boston University College of Communications alumni
- People from Seoul
- South Korean emigrants to the United States
- Male actors of Korean descent