Leonardo Nam

Leonardo Nam (born 5 November 1979) is an Australian actor. He made his breakthrough as Roy in The Perfect Score (2004), and gained further recognition for his roles as Morimoto in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and Brian McBrian in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008).

Leonardo Nam
Nam in 2016
Born (1979-11-05) 5 November 1979
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)Michael Dodge
Children2

In 2016, Nam began starring as Felix Lutz in Westworld (2016–present), the role for which he is best known and has brought him widespread recognition.

Early life

Nam was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Korean immigrant parents. At the age of six, he moved to Sydney, Australia.[1] Nam attended Sydney Technical High School and studied architecture at the University of New South Wales.[2] Nam left Sydney to follow his dreams of an acting career in New York City, United States, at the age of 19.[3] He studied with several acting teachers in New York, namely Austin Pendleton and William Carden at HB Studio.[2]

Career

Before his Hollywood success, Nam travelled to New York City to pursue his acting career. His first few nights he slept in Central Park and then found jobs working as a waiter and bartender.[2] His breakthrough role came in his performance of Roy in The Perfect Score (2004). He had a small role in the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Brian McBrian, a hardcore gamer. He played Brian again in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2; in the sequel, his character has a larger role. Nam also made an appearance in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) as Morimoto.[4] In 2016, he joined the cast of the HBO series Westworld.[5] In 2018 he was featured in the music video "Waste It on Me" by Steve Aoki featuring BTS.[6]

Personal life

Nam is married to Michael Dodge. They have twin sons (born 2017) together. The family lives in San Diego.[7][8][9][10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Hacks Phuong
2004 Debating Robert Lee Jordan Kramer
2004 The Perfect Score Roy
2005 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Brian McBrain
2005 Little Athens Kwon
2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Morimoto
2006 Undoing Joon
2006 10 Items or Less Kid at Target
2007 Finishing the Game Eli
2007 American Pastime Lane Nomura
2008 Half-Life Scott Parker
2008 Quid Pro Quo Engineer
2008 Vantage Point Kevin Cross
2008 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Brian McBrian
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Joshua
2009 Crossing Over Kwan
2012 Watching TV with the Red Chinese Chen
2012 One for the Money John Cho
2013 Snake and Mongoose Roland Leong
2014 Murder of a Cat Yi Kim
2014 Cat Run 2 Zhang
2018 Perfect Haskell
2018 Happy Anniversary Hao
2019 DC Showcase: Death Vincent (voice) Short film
2020 Phobias Johnny

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Bones Nate Grunenfelder 1 episode
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Miyamoto Takahashi 1 episode
2011 Franklin & Bash Gene Toy 1 episode
2013–2014 Betas Michael Lau 4 episodes
2014 Royal Pains Billy 1 episode
2014 Stalker Howard Granger 1 episode
2016–present Westworld Felix Lutz Recurring role

Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2016)

2017 Hawaii 5-0 Harley Taylor 1 episode
2018 Disjointed Jesus Bruce Lee Christ 1 episode
2018 Corporate Sonnet 1 episode
2018 The Flash Matthew Kim / Melting Point 2 episodes
2019 Sneaky Pete Alexandre Park-Sun 3 episodes
2019 Prince of Peoria Mark Yoshi Takimoto 1 episode
2019 Historical Roasts Bruce Lee 1 episode
2019 Swamp Thing Harlan Edwards 4 episodes
2020 MacGyver Aubrey 3 episodes
2020 Room 104 Bruce 1 episode

Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2018 "Waste It on Me" Steve Aoki feat. BTS Himself [6]

References
  1. "DiCaprio Who? The Other Leo". UCLA International Institute. 20 August 2004. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. Pham, Jason (21 February 2017). "Leonardo Nam went from sleeping in Central Park to HBO's 'Westworld'". NBC News. NBC. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. "An interview with Leonardo Nam". IGN. 29 January 2004. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. Staff, Hollywood.com (2 February 2015). "Leonardo Nam | Biography and Filmography". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. "Leonardo Nam went from sleeping in Central Park to HBO's 'Westworld'". NBC News. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. "Steve Aoki and BTS's "Waste It on Me" Music Video: A Guide to the All-Asian Cast". W Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. "Leonardo Nam: The 'Westworld' Star Is Poised for More "Exposure"". Out. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. Brathwaite, Lester Fabian (23 March 2020). "Leonardo Nam on How "Westworld"—And Gay Fatherhood—Changed Him". Logo TV. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  9. Nardino, Meredith (1 June 2020). "'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' Cast: Where Are They Now?". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. Kim, Lee Ann (16 April 2020). "Someone San Diego Should Know: Leonardo Nam". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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