Ki Hong Lee
Ki Hong Lee (born September 30, 1986 in Seoul , South Korea ) is a Korean- American actor .
Life
Ki Hong Lee was born in the capital of South Korea , Seoul , in September 1986 . He grew up there until he was 6 years old before he and his family emigrated to Auckland , New Zealand . Lee learned the English language there . Two years later the family moved to Los Angeles . From 2004 to 2008 he attended the University of California, Berkeley .
He made his acting debut in 2010 in a number of guest appearances on the television series Victorious , The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Modern Family . Lee landed a lead role in the short-lived ABC Family television series The Nine Lives of Chloe King in 2011 as Paul . He then had other guest appearances and was seen in several short films by Wong Fu Productions .
His international breakthrough came in 2014 with the role of Minho in the science fiction film Maze Runner - The Chosen in the Labyrinth , which is based on the novel The Chosen - In the Labyrinth by James Dashner . He was also seen again in the 2015 sequel Maze Runner - The Chosen in the Burning Desert , as well as in 2018 in Maze Runner - The Chosen in the Death Zone .
On March 7, 2015, he married Ha Young Choi.
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: Victorious (TV series, episode 1x07)
- 2010: The Secret Life of the American Teenager (TV series, episode 3x05)
- 2010: Modern Family (TV series, episode 2x09)
- 2011: The Nine Lives of Chloe King (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2011: New Girl (TV series, episode 1x07)
- 2012: The Client List (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2012: MotherLover (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2013: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , TV series, episode 4x04)
- 2014: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, episode 11x15)
- 2014: Maze Runner - The Chosen in the Labyrinth (The Maze Runner)
- 2015: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2015: The Stanford Prison Experiment
- 2015: Maze Runner - The Chosen in the Burning Desert (Maze Runner: Scorch Trials)
- 2017: Wish Upon
- 2018: Maze Runner - The Chosen in the Death Zone (Maze Runner: The Death Cure)
- 2019: Whiskey Cavalier
Web links
- Ki Hong Lee in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Lee, Ki Hong |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Korean-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul , South Korea |