James Kyson Lee was born on December 13, 1975 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a Korean American actor.

He attended Bronx H.S. of Science. He studied Communications at Boston University and New England Institute of the Arts, where he also began performing in music, dance, and improv.

In his first-ever television audition, he landed a guest-starring role on the CBS television drama JAG and has been a working actor ever since.

Lee's most famous role is that of Ando Masahashi on the NBC drama series Heroes.

Filmography

• The Roel (2008)
• White on Rice (2008)
• Doesn't Texas Ever End (2007)
• Shutter (2008)
• "Heroes" (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
• Doberman (2007)
• Beef Palace (2007)
• The Darkness (2007)
• Akira's Hip Hop Shop (2007)
• 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards (2007)
• Moola (2007)
• Deface (2007)
• "Las Vegas" (1 episode, 2007)
• A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser (2007)
• Ghost Hunters: Point of Contact (2006)
• Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006)
• "Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty" (2006)
• "Trapped in TV Guide" (2006)
• "Untold Stories of the ER" (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
• On the Rocks (2006)
• "Heist" (1 episode, 2006)
• Asian Stories (Book 3) (2006)
• "Stranger Adventures" (1 episode, 2006)
• Know Your Enemy (2006)
• Behind Enemy Lines: Axis of Evil (2006)
• The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
• Bunny & Clydo (2005)
• Snapdragon (2005)
• I See (2005)
• "Xtreme Fakeovers" (1 episode, 2005)
• Chinese Beauty (2005)
• "The West Wing" (1 episode, 2004)
• Up Against the 8 Ball (2004)
• ShellShock: Nam '67 (2004)
• Harlequin (2004)
• "Unsolved History" (1 episode, 2004)
• Haircut (2004)
• "Alias" (1 episode, 2004)
• "Mad TV" (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
• "Threat Matrix" (1 episode, 2004)
• "All About the Andersons" (1 episode, 2003)
• "JAG" (1 episode, 2003)
• The Lone Ranger (2003)