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C. S. Lee

C・S・リー / C・S・りー

Actor from South Korea

December 30, 1971 (age 54) ・ Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea

  • North Chungcheong
  • actor
  • stage actor
  • television actor

My Take

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.

Overview

Charlie Seunghee Lee (Korean: 이승희; born December 30, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing forensics analyst Vince Masuka on the Showtime drama series Dexter.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
C. S. Lee
Name (Japanese)
C・S・リー
Reading
C・S・りー
Born
December 30, 1971 (age 54)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Capricorn / Boar
Origin
Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor / film director

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Hudson's Bay High School
University
Cornish College of the Arts

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • North Chungcheong
  • actor
  • stage actor
  • television actor
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.