Attended the University of California on an athletic scholarship from the school's Tae Kwon Do team; Lee's father is a Tae Kwon Do grand master
First series-regular role came with the TNT action show Witchblade (2001-02), on which he portrayed Detective Danny Woo
Named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2002
After making his big-screen debut in 2000 family drama What's Cooking?, appeared in mostly action-oriented features such as Die Another Day (2002) and Elektra (2005)
In 2007, joined the cast of NBC's dark Bionic Woman update as Jae Kim