Orion Lee
Orion Lee | |
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Lee at the screening of the film First Cow during the 2020 Berlin Film Festival. | |
| Born | |
| Education | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Orion Lee is a Hong Kong-born Chinese Australian theatre and film actor.
Biography
Orion Lee was born in Hong Kong. He later lived in Malaysia, Australia, New York, San Francisco, Zurich, and London.[1]
Before attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and training as an actor, Lee worked in the financial industry as a fund manager.[2] In addition to his career as a film and television actor, Lee has performed at various theatres in Scotland, England and Ireland, including in 2015 at the Swan Theatre of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon in Ben Jonson's Volpone in a production by Trevor Nunn as Mosca,[3] at the National Theatre of Scotland in Edinburgh, the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge and in the West End.
In Kelly Reichardt's drama film First Cow, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2019, Lee played the lead role of King-Lu.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Macbeth No More | Big Mac | Short film |
| 2012 | Portraits of London | Jonathan | Short film |
| 2012 | Skyfall | Shanghai Barman | |
| 2012 | Formalities | Short film | |
| 2013 | #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei | Sportsman | Short film |
| 2013 | Happy Birthday Cindy Wei | Michael | Short film |
| 2014 | The Expert | Anderson | series of online short films directed by Lauris Beinerts[4][5][6] |
| 2014 | X+Y | Deng Lagoshi | |
| 2014 | Panic | Yi | |
| 2014 | Fury | Tired GI #1 | |
| 2015 | Narcopolis | Mr. Chang | |
| 2015 | M.L.E. | Sebastian | |
| 2016 | The Sea, the God, the Man | Son | Short film |
| 2016 | That Day Comes | Tony Lin Xiao | Short film |
| 2017 | Justice League | Star Labs Scientist | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Canady's First Order Monitor | |
| 2017 | Pov | Michael | Short film |
| 2018 | Dead in a Week or Your Money Back | Lawrence | |
| 2018 | I Am Vengeance | Burke | |
| 2018 | Catacombe | Charlie Yuen | |
| 2018 | Only You | Eddie | |
| 2018 | Pommel | Dad | Short film |
| 2019 | Vanish in Smoke | Ralph | Short film |
| 2019 | First Cow | King-Lu | |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Star Labs Scientist | |
| 2021 | Followers | Edward Lee | |
| 2022 | Turning Red | Jin (voice) | [7][8] |
| 2025 | Rosemead | Charles |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Silent Witness | Dr. Oliver Matthews | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Dates | Tony | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Run | Andy | Episode: "Ying" |
| 2015 | EastEnders | Obstetrician | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Critical | Brian Zhao | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Code of a Killer | Jack Wu | Episode: "Episode 2" |
| 2015 | Tyrant | Ambassador Zhang | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | DCI Banks | Chang Li | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Strangers | Allen Ma | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Informer | Jin Weijun | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Chimerica | Tang Wen Lei | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Warrior | Po | Episode: "If You're Going to Bow, Bow Low" |
| 2022 | Significant Others | Father Shirley | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Bump | Karl | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Rematch | P.C. | 6 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Battlefleet Gothic: Armada | Tau Air Caste, Tau Water Caste | |
| 2017 | 007 Legends | Mr. Ling, Moonraker Scientist | |
| 2022 | The Pirate Queen | Cheung Po Tsai |
Theatre roles
- 2009–2010: The Royal Court Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Headlong / Noel Coward Theater London / Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva Theatre: Enron (Senator)
- 2011: The National Theater of Scotland, Edinburgh: The Wheel
- 2012: American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge: Wild Swans (Shou-Yu)
- 2012: The Abbey Theatre, Dublin: Shibari (Hideo)
- 2015: Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon: Volpone (Mosca)
Awards
- Gotham Award: 2021, nomination as Breakthrough Actor (First Cow)
- Independent Spirit Award: 2021, Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (First Cow)
- Sunset Film Circle Award: 2020, Award for Best Young Actor (First Cow)
References
- ^ "Actor Orion Lee Travels Back In Time In A24's 'First Cow' - Character Media". 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ "Netflix Movies Starring Orion Lee". www.netflixmovies.com. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ "Orion Lee theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ "Can You Draw Seven Perpendicular Lines?". www.mmsonline.com. 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ Ferro, Toni (2015-02-24). "The Real Problem with "The Expert"". UX Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ Lauris Beinerts (2014-03-23). The Expert (Short Comedy Sketch). Retrieved 2025-05-16 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Jin Lee - Voice Actor". www.behindthevoiceactors.com.
- ^ "Review: 'Turning Red' is a thrilling funhouse ride fueled by the empowering message to be yourself". abcnews.go.com.