Reggie Lee (born 4 October 1975; age 49) is an actor who played an administrator of the Kobayashi Maru scenario in 2009's Star Trek. He was born in Quezon City, Philippines, and moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, as a child. In the 1990s, he relocated to Los Angeles, California, and began acting on stage and television.
Television work[]
Lee is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Company member Bill Lee on Prison Break. He was seen in sixteen episodes throughout the show's second season, during which time he worked with Tim de Zarn, Mark Harelik, Robert Knepper, Alexandra Lydon, Conor O'Farrell, Leon Russom, and Wade Andrew Williams.
Before his stint on Prison Break, Lee was a regular on Luis. In addition, he made several appearances as Officer Jim Chang on The Division and had brief recurring roles on Philly (working with Ron Canada and Don McManus) and Judging Amy (with René Auberjonois).
Lee has also made guest appearances on such shows as Babylon 5 (with Walter Koenig), ER (starring Eriq La Salle, with Penny Johnson and Freda Foh Shen), Beverly Hills, 90210 (with Ann Gillespie and Jandi Swanson), Chicago Hope (with Randy Oglesby), and NCIS (with Ned Vaughn). He also appeared along with Alan Ruck in the NBC series Persons Unknown (2010).
He also guest starred in several episodes of No Ordinary Family (2010, with Jimmy Bennett, Autumn Reeser, and Stephen Collins).
Film work[]
After appearing in such films as Psycho Beach Party (with Ruth Williamson), Lee played one of the male leads in the 2000 drama Drift. His first major film credit was a supporting role in The Fast and the Furious (2001).
Lee had a small role in Masked and Anonymous (2003, featuring Christian Slater). Lee then worked on the film Net Games, working alongside Ed Begley, Jr. and Star Trek: The Next Generation's Marina Sirtis.
Lee had roles in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). Both of these films also featured Lee Arenberg. Lee then starred in the 2008 historical drama Chinaman's Chance. His co-stars in this film included the late Edward Laurence Albert, whose last film this was.
Perhaps Lee's most notable film role thus far is that of Flying Dragon member Byong in Paramount Pictures' Tropic Thunder (2008). He also had a supporting role in Drag Me to Hell (2009).
Other Trek connections[]
Additional film and television productions in which Lee worked with fellow Star Trek alumni are:
- Dangerous Minds episode "Teach, Don't Touch" (1997) with Lawrence Pressman and Craig Wasson
- Moloney (1997) with Robert Pine and Dey Young
- Seven Days (1998) with Jerome Butler, Kristina Hayes, Charley Lang, Norman Lloyd, Gina Philips, Alan Scarfe, Nicolas Surovy, and Stoney Westmoreland; directed by David Livingston
- Sons of Thunder (1999) with Lisa LoCicero, Benjamin W.S. Lum , and Marco Sanchez; directed by John Leonetti
- Walker, Texas Ranger (2000) with Tzi Ma
- The Parlor (2001 short film) with Richard Riehle and Scott Alan Smith
- The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002 film) with Dan Butler and Stoney Westmoreland
- Blind Justice episode "Seoul Man" (2005) with Saul Rubinek
- Night Stalker episode "What's the Frequency, Kolchak?" (2006) with Pat Healy and Gabrielle Union