Leonardo Nam
Leonardo Nam was born in Argentina to South Korean immigrant parents, he emigrated to Australia as a child before moving to the United States in the 1990s to begin his career as an 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). In 2016, Nam began starring as Felix Lutz in Westworld (2016–2020) which brought him widespread recognition.
Leonardo Nam
- Name
- Leonardo Nam
- Born
- 5 November 1979
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Education
- University of New South Wales
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Michael Dodge
- Nationality
- Australia
- Honours
- Out100
- Languages
- Spanish
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Leonardo Nam was born in Argentina to South Korean immigrant parents, he emigrated to Australia as a child before moving to the United States in the 1990s to begin his career as an 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). In 2016, Nam began starring as Felix Lutz in Westworld (2016–2020) which brought him widespread recognition.
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Key facts
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• Name — Leonardo Nam • Born — 5 November 1979 • Birthplace — Buenos Aires, Argentina • Citizenship — United States • Education — University of New South Wales • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2001–present • Spouse — Michael Dodge • Children — 2
Early life
Early life
Nam was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to South Korean immigrant parents. At the age of six, he moved to Sydney. Nam attended Sydney Technical High School and studied architecture at the University of New South Wales. Nam left Sydney to follow his dreams of an acting career in New York City, United States, at the age of 19. He studied with several acting teachers in New York, namely Austin Pendleton and William Carden at HB Studio.
Career
Career
Before his Hollywood success, Nam traveled 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. 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. In 2016, he joined the cast of the HBO series Westworld. In 2018 he was featured in the music video "Waste It on Me" by Steve Aoki featuring BTS. In 2024, Nam starred in the Disney film Descendants: The Rise of Red as Maddox Hatter, a role he reprised in the 2026 sequel Descendants: Wicked Wonderland.
Personal life
Personal life
Nam is married to Michael Dodge. They have twin sons (born 2017) together. The family lives in San Diego.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2009 — Bones — Nate Grunenfelder — Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" • 2010 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Miyamoto Takahashi — Episode: "Internal Combustion" • 2011 — Franklin & Bash — Gene Toy — Episode: "Jennifer of Troy" • 2013–2014 — Betas — Michael Lau — 4 episodes • 2014 — Royal Pains — Billy — Episode: "Electric Youth" • Stalker — Howard Granger — Episode: "Skin" • 2016–2020 — Westworld — Felix Lutz — Recurring role Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2016) • 2017 — Hawaii Five-0 — Harley Taylor — Episode: "No Matter How Much One Covers a Steaming Imu, The Smoke Will Rise" • 2018 — Disjointed — Jesus Bruce Lee Christ — Episode: "Main Street, USA" • Corporate — Sonnet — Episode: "Weekend" • The Flash — Matthew Kim / Melting Point — 2 episodes • 2019 — Sneaky Pete — Alexandre Park-Sun — 3 episodes • Prince of Peoria — Mark Takimoto — Episode: "The Summer of Teddy & Emil" • Historical Roasts — Bruce Lee — Episode: "Muhammad Ali" • Swamp Thing — Harlan Edwards — 4 episodes • 2020 — MacGyver — Aubrey — 3 episodes • Room 104 — Bruce — Episode: "The Night Babby Died" • 2021 — The Rookie — Sato — Episode: "Revelations" • Robot Chicken — Zack Martin, Chunin Exam Proctor (voice) — Episode: "May Cause Lucid Murder Dreams" • 2021–2022 — Pacific Rim: The Black — Rickter (voice) • 2022 — Maggie — Dave — 13 episodes • Werewolf by Night — Liorn — Disney+ television special • 2023 — Star Trek: Lower Decks — Australian Street Punk (voice) — Episode: "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" • Animaniacs — Australian Prime Minister (voice) — Episode: "Groundmouse Day Again"
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2020 — Iron Man VR — Living Laser
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Title — Artist(s) — Role — Reference(s) • 2018 — "Waste It on Me" — Steve Aoki feat. BTS — Himself
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Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — Hacks — Phuong • 2004 — Debating Robert Lee — Jordan Kramer • The Perfect Score — Roy • 2005 — The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants — Brian McBrian • Little Athens — Kwon • 2006 — The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift — Morimoto • Undoing — Joon • 10 Items or Less — Kid at Target • 2007 — Finishing the Game — Eli • American Pastime — Lane Nomura • 2008 — Half-Life — Scott Parker • Quid Pro Quo — Engineer • Vantage Point — Kevin Cross • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 — Brian McBrian • 2009 — He's Just Not That into You — Joshua • Crossing Over — Kwan • 2012 — Watching TV with the Red Chinese — Chen • One for the Money — John Cho • 2013 — Snake and Mongoose — Roland Leong • 2014 — Murder of a Cat — Yi Kim • Cat Run 2 — Zhang • 2018 — Perfect — Haskell • Happy Anniversary — Hao • 2019 — DC Showcase: Death — Vincent Omata (voice) — Short film • 2020 — Phobias — Johnny • 2021 — Yes Day — Mr. Chan • Marvelous and the Black Hole — Angus • 2023 — Origin — Nathan • 2024 — Descendants: The Rise of Red — Maddox Hatter — Disney+ film • 2025 — Love Is the Monster — Justin • 2026 — Descendants: Wicked Wonderland — Maddox Hatter
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