Rex Lee
Actor, Writer,
& Theatremaker
Trained at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, Taiwanese-American actor Rex Lee hails from the sun-soaked suburbs of Los Angeles and is based in New York City. Rex has extensive stage experience, performing in multiple professional theater productions around the world. Rex has starred in festival short films and commercials for the American market. He recently made his writing debut at the Barons Court Theatre in London and is currently writing a new play commissioned by the Fujian Provincial Government centered around tea and the Asian-American identity. He is seeking new talent representation.
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Resume
Theatre
Red Threads
Baptism by Fire
Mnemosvne
Revolution is Only Three Tweets Away
After Life
The Bus
The Laramie Project
Philoctetes
A Streetcar Named Desire
God of Carnage
The Spanish Tragedy
Richard (Lead)
Other (Lead)
How Lin (Lead)
Leroy
Two (Lead)
Virtuoso
Greg Pierotti (Lead)
Odysseus (Lead)
Steve
Alan (Lead)
Hieronimo (Lead)
REX! Productions (Sissi Chen)
REX! Productions (Emma Tolleson)
Double L Theatre Company (Devin Wu)
National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (Alice Feetham)
South London Theatre (Mark Ireson)
KDC Theatre (Stephen Reimer)
London School of Economics Drama Society (Harri Compton)
University of Chicago University Theatre (Ruthie Catherine)
Court Square Theater - NYC, NY
2024
Barons Court Theatre - London, UK
2023
Bread and Roses Theatre - London, UK
Rose Theatre - London, UK
2023
2023
South London Theatre - London, UK
The Drayton Arms Theatre - London, UK & Derida Theatre - Sofia, Bulgaria
Student Union Theatre - London, UK
UChicago Theatre East - Chicago, USA
2023
2023
2021
2019
University of Chicago University Theatre (Lena Breda)
UChicago Theatre East - Chicago, USA
2018
University of Chicago University Theatre (Brandon McCallister)
UChicago Theatre East - Chicago, USA
2018
Arcadia Stage (Mark Peterson)
Arcadia Performing Arts Center - Arcadia, USA
2017
Throughly Modern Millie
Ching Ho (Lead)
Arcadia Stage (Steven Volpe)
Arcadia Performing Arts Center - Arcadia, USA
2016
Macbeth
Macduff
Arcadia Stage (Whitney LaBarge)
Arcadia Performing Arts Center - Arcadia, USA
2016
Film and TV
The Final Girl
Jake (Supporting)
Cardboard Castle Productions (Talitha Barkow)
Doggy Dog World
Lucas (Lead)
REX! Productions (Rex Lee)
Bay Area
Aero (Lead)
UCLA TFT (Kaveh Ghaemi)
International Apartment
Jerry (Supporting)
Beijing Guye Culture Media LTD (Pan Geng)
Nothing Happened
Jordan (Supporting)
EJGArts (Emma Gray)
Spick and Span
Voiceover (Supporting)
Making Numbers (Tina Zucco)
Shell Phone
Conch (Supporting)
London Film School (Aleksandra Wellsz)
Robot
Man (Lead)
Royal College of Art (Xiaoya Kew)
Men Suck
Man (Lead)
Royal College of Art (Xiaoya Kew)
N-Humantech
Narrator (Lead)
Royal College of Art (Qianru Niu)
Short Film
2024
Short Film
2024
Student Film
2024
Web-Series
2024
Short Film
Short Film
Student Film
Student Film
Student Film
Student Film
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
Commercials
Hungry Kids
Hungry Kid (Supporting)
Wells Fargo (BBDO San Francisco)
2023
Devised Theater and Workshops
The Bacchae
From Here On
Baptism by Fire
Nymphomaniacs Anonymous
Dionysus
Columbia University Directing MFA (Trey Noh)
Kinder
Gecko Theatre Company & Good Chance Theatre (Helen Baggett)
Other
REX! Productions (Rex Lee)
Workshops
2024
Residency
2023
Workshops
2023
Milan
Valeria Sauste
Workshops
2023
Education
National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, 2023
Physicality and Movement with Frantic Assembly
Physicality and Movement with Gecko Theatre Company
Meisner and Black Box Acting Technique with Darci Nalepa
Musical Improvisation at The Second City with Julie Nichols & Matthew Van Colton
Voice with Dr. Stephen Pu
Dance with Jean Michelle Sayer
University of Chicago, BA in History and Political Science
London School of Economics, MSc in Economy and Society
Further Information
Where I Can Work
I have American, Canadian, and Taiwanese passports - meaning I can work in America, Canada, Taiwan, and mainland China. I have a British Graduate Visa that expires in December 2024 - meaning that I can work in the UK until then. I have access to another 4 years of British visa given my undergraduate education (High Potential Individual Visa) and my Canadian citizenship (Youth Mobility Scheme).
American passport expires in May 2027.
Quadruple Vaccinated with Pfizer.
About Me
Location: NYC, with a base in Los Angeles
Gender: Male
Playing Age: 16 to 28
Height: 6 Feet 2 Inches
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair: Medium/Short Black; Naturally Straight but Wavy with Perm
Weight: 160 Pounds
Voice: Baritone
Nationalities: USA, Canada, Taiwan
Ethnicity and Appearance: East Asian, Han Chinese, Taiwanese
Union: Equity (UK) Member
Dramatist Guild of America Member
Accents and Skills
Standard American Accent*, Fluent in Mandarin (Taiwanese Accent), Southern (USA) Accent, Swimming (All Strokes), Basketball, Water Polo, Beginner's Tap, Proficient at Stage Combat, Cartwheels, California Driver's License, 5 Years of Vocal Training