Raymond Lee (actor)

Raymond Lee
Raymond Lee
	Lee at the 2023 WonderCon
Born	February 5, 1987 (age 37); New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Stacy Kusumolkul Lee
Children	2

Raymond Lee (born February 5, 1987^[1]) is an American actor known for his roles as Arlen Lee in the Prime Video series Mozart in the Jungle and Duc Bayer-Boatwright in the HBO series Here and Now. In 2021, Lee was a series regular on the AMC series Kevin Can F**k Himself.^[2] From 2022 to 2024, Lee starred in the sequel/revival of the NBC science fiction drama Quantum Leap.^[3]

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Lee was born in New York City^[4] but moved to Los Angeles at a very young age. He is of South Korean descent.^[5] Although he originally studied kinesiology in college, Lee switched his major to acting at California State University, Long Beach. He co-founded the Four Clowns acting troupe.^[6]

His first major role was in the web series Ktown Cowboys where he appeared opposite Lanny Joon. He has appeared in minor roles in such television series as Scandal, Modern Family and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

In 2016, he starred in Qui Nguyen's Vietgone at Manhattan Theatre Club.^[7] He won a Theatre World Award for his off-Broadway debut as Quang Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee to the United States.^[8]

In 2022 he became the lead of Quantum Leap, the sequel to the cult classic 90's series. Lee was a fan of the original series.^[9] After the show was cancelled in 2024, he thanked fans and called it 'the role of a lifetime'.^[10]

Lee is married to Stacy Kusumolkul Lee; after working with Syrian refugees in 2016, she and a friend co-founded a charity called Dignity not Despair.^[9]^[11] As of October 2023^[update], the couple have two toddlers, a daughter and a son.^[12]

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Penance	College Party Guy 2
2011	Typhoon 360	Tian
2012	Supercapitalist	Businessman
2013	Farah Goes Bang	Nick
2013	A Leading Man	Kelvin Kim
2018	Fanny Price	Mr. Rushworth
2022	The Lost City	Officer Gomez
	Top Gun: Maverick	Lt. Logan "Yale" Lee
	trying	Danny	short film
	The Unknown Country	Isaac
2024	Jazzy	Isaac
TBA	Fanny Price †	Mr. Rushworth	short film, post-production

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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	How I Met Your Mother	College Dude	Episode: "The Stamp Tramp"
2013	Ben and Kate	Wonton Wok Delivery Person	Episode: "Bake-Off"
	Hart of Dixie	Andrew	Episode: "Why Don't We Get Drunk?"
	Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous	Henderson	Episode: "Zach Stone Is Gonna Get Wild"
	Sam & Cat	Fitch	Episode: "#TextingCompetition"
	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Cashier	Episode: "The Gang Saves the Day"
2015	Jessie	Clifford	Episode: "Driving Miss Crazy"
2015	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn	Ray	Episode: "Mall in the Family"
2016	Modern Family	Alan	Episode: "I Don't Know How She Does It"
	Scandal	Nelson Parker	2 episodes
	Mozart in the Jungle	Arlen Lee	4 episodes
2018	Here and Now	Duc Bayer-Boatwright	Main cast
2018	Magnum P.I.	James Chen	Episode: "Six Paintings, One Frame"
2019	Prodigal Son	Jin	Recurring role
2021	Kevin Can Fk Himself	Sam	Main cast
2021–2022	Made for Love	Keefus / Jeff	Recurring role
2022–2024	Quantum Leap	Dr. Ben Song	Main cast

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Theatre

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Year	Title	Role	Venue
2013	Hannah and the Dread Gazebo		East West Players Los Angeles, CA
2016	Office Hour	Dennis	South Coast Repertory Costa Mesa, CA
2016	Tokyo Fish Story	Nobu	Old Globe Theatre San Diego, CA
2017	Vietgone	Quang Nguyen	Manhattan Theatre Club New York City, NY

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2011 Top of Fringe Award, Best World Premiere Award and Best Physical Theater Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival^[6]
2017 Theatre World Award for Vietgone^[8]

[1]
Zungu, Akhona (October 12, 2022). "Raymond Lee: More about the Lead Actor in 'Quantum Leap'". news.amomama.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
[2]
Framke, Caroline (June 7, 2021). "'Kevin Can F**k Himself,' Starring Annie Murphy, Pulls off a Tricky Mix of Genres to Avenge the Sitcom Wife: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
[3]
Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2022). "'Quantum Leap': Raymond Lee To Headline NBC's Reboot Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
[4]
Ramos, Dino-Ray (February 6, 2023). "Merienda With Raymond Lee: Taking A 'Quantum Leap' Into The Spotlight". DIASPORA. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
[5]
Amatangelo, Amy (September 13, 2022). "Raymond Lee's Big Leap". emmys.com.
[6]
Hong, Sharon (Fall 2017). "A Lesson in Acting". Beach Magazine. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
[7]
Chow, Kate (October 14, 2016). "'Vietgone': A Sex Comedy About Mom, Dad And Refugee Camps". NPR. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
[8]
"2016–2017 Theatre World Award Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
[9]
Lasher, Megan; Sanusi, Tayi (November 1, 2023) [2022-09-22]. "Everything You Need to Know About Raymond Lee From Quantum Leap" (Press release). NBC. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
[10]
https://bleedingcool.com/tv/quantum-leap-star-raymond-lee-responds-to-nbc-canceling-series/ ^{[bare URL]}
[11]
"Dignity not Despair | What We Do". dignitynotdespair.org. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
[12]
Logan, Elizabeth (October 13, 2023). "Quantum Leap's Raymond Lee Shared the Sweetest Pic from His Family Hike" (Press release). NBC. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

Raymond Lee at IMDb

[1] [1]
Zungu, Akhona (October 12, 2022). "Raymond Lee: More about the Lead Actor in 'Quantum Leap'". news.amomama.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[2] [2]
Framke, Caroline (June 7, 2021). "'Kevin Can F**k Himself,' Starring Annie Murphy, Pulls off a Tricky Mix of Genres to Avenge the Sitcom Wife: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

[3] [3]
Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2022). "'Quantum Leap': Raymond Lee To Headline NBC's Reboot Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[4] [4]
Ramos, Dino-Ray (February 6, 2023). "Merienda With Raymond Lee: Taking A 'Quantum Leap' Into The Spotlight". DIASPORA. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

[5] [5]
Amatangelo, Amy (September 13, 2022). "Raymond Lee's Big Leap". emmys.com.

[beach-6] [6]
Hong, Sharon (Fall 2017). "A Lesson in Acting". Beach Magazine. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[7] [7]
Chow, Kate (October 14, 2016). "'Vietgone': A Sex Comedy About Mom, Dad And Refugee Camps". NPR. Retrieved June 13, 2022.

[twa-8] [8]
"2016–2017 Theatre World Award Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

[NBCQL-9] [9]
Lasher, Megan; Sanusi, Tayi (November 1, 2023) [2022-09-22]. "Everything You Need to Know About Raymond Lee From Quantum Leap" (Press release). NBC. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[10] [10]
https://bleedingcool.com/tv/quantum-leap-star-raymond-lee-responds-to-nbc-canceling-series/ ^{[bare URL]}

[11] [11]
"Dignity not Despair | What We Do". dignitynotdespair.org. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[12] [12]
Logan, Elizabeth (October 13, 2023). "Quantum Leap's Raymond Lee Shared the Sweetest Pic from His Family Hike" (Press release). NBC. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

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Raymond Lee
Lee at the 2023 WonderCon
Born	(1987-02-05) February 5, 1987 (age 37) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Stacy Kusumolkul Lee
Children	2