C. S. Lee

I'll always picture C. S. Lee as Vince Masuka, the forensics analyst whose inappropriate one-liners somehow made Dexter's grim lab feel human. What strikes me is the path: born in Cheongju, raised in Washington State, trained at Cornish College of the Arts, then making his mark in American television and theater. That kind of stage-grounded craft is why his comedic timing landed so cleanly, even when the jokes were uncomfortable. I respect that he later moved into directing too. He's the sort of character actor I notice scene to scene without always knowing the name, and I think that quiet reliability is a real skill.

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Name (English)

C. S. Lee

Name (Japanese)

C・S・リー

Reading

C・S・りー

Born

December 30, 1971 (age 54)

Origin

Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

High school

Hudson's Bay High School

University

Cornish College of the Arts

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/csleeofficial/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.%20S.%20Lee
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%E3%83%BBS%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357856

Tags

• North Chungcheong
• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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