Raymond Lee (actor)
Raymond Lee is an American actor best known for his roles as Arlen Lee in Mozart in the Jungle and Duc Bayer-Boatwright in Here and Now.
Early life and career
Lee was born in New York City and moved to Los Angeles at a young age. He originally wanted to study kinesiology, but switched his major to acting at California State University, Long Beach. He also co-founded the Four Clowns acting troupe.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. He won a Theatre World Award for his off-Broadway debut as Quang Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee to the United States.
Work
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 | |
2020 | Commander Mike Viper Metcalf |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2012 | How I Met Your Mother | College Dude | "The Stamp Tramp" |
2013 | Hart of Dixie | Andrew | "Why Don't We Get Drunk? |
2013 | Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous | Henderson | "Zach Stone Is Gonna Get Wild" |
2013 | Sam & Cat | Fitch | "#TextingCompetition" |
2013 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Cashier | "The Gang Saves the Day" |
2015 | Jessie | Clifford | "Driving Miss Crazy" |
2013 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Ray | "Mall in the Family" |
2016 | Modern Family | Alan | "I Don't Know How She Does It" |
2016 | Scandal | Nelson Parker | "Trojan Horse" and "It's Hard Out Here for a General" |
2016 | Mozart in the Jungle | Arlen Lee | Four episodes |
2018 | Here and Now | Duc Bayer-Boatwright | Leading role |
2019 | Prodigal Son | Jin | Recurring role |
2020 | Made for Love | Jeff | Recurring role, upcoming series |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2013 | Hannah and the Dread Gazebo | East West Players | |
2016 | Office Hour | Dennis | South Coast Repertory |
2016 | Tokyo Fish Story | Nobu | Old Globe Theatre |
2017 | Vietgone | Quang Nguyen | Manhattan Theatre Club |
Awards
- 2011 Top of Fringe Award, Best World Premiere Award and Best Physical Theater Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival
- 2017 Theatre World Award for Vietgone