Ki-hong Lee

Ki-hong Lee is one of those actors who earned his spot the hard way — born in Seoul, transplanted to the US, graduated from UC Berkeley, and then somehow convinced the world he belonged in Hollywood. I first noticed him as Minho in the Maze Runner series, and honestly he was one of the most watchable things in those movies: cool under pressure, effortlessly charismatic, never chewing scenery. Then he showed up in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Dong Nguyen and proved he had real comedic timing too, which a lot of dramatic actors just don't. The guy spans genres, does audiobook narration on the side, and has quietly built a career that a lot of flashier names haven't managed. He doesn't dominate red carpets or tabloids, and somehow that makes me respect him more.

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Name (English)

Ki-hong Lee

Name (Japanese)

キー・ホン・リー

Reading

きー・ほん・りー

Born

September 30, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / audiobook narrator

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Tiger

University

University of California, Berkeley

• Official sitehttp://esaram.co.kr/en/leekihong
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kihonglee/
• Xhttps://x.com/kihonglee
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki%20Hong%20Lee
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18044568

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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