Actor Nelson Lee was born on October 16, 1975 in Taipei, Taiwan. Raised in Canada, he is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts at the University of Toronto. He made his acting debut in 2001, as a guest on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He went on to appear in other television shows such as Oz, Traffic and Bones, and in films like Cold Play and Vacancy 2: The First Cut. He also was a regular in the short-lived series Blade: The Series. He is set to star in the television special Virtuality.