Nelson Lee (born October 16, 1975; Chinese name: 李志傑) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Senator Hamato Xiono in Ahsoka, and Dragon King in Stargirl.
Life and career Lee was born in Taipei, Taiwan on October 16, 1975, and raised in Canada. Lee is a 1993 graduate from Saint John High School. He attended the University of Toronto, where he studied business and philosophy.
He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Early acting roles included two episodes Oz (2002), as inmate Li Chen, and several appearances across the Law & Order franchise.
In 2020, Lee was cast as Dragon King in Stargirl. The same year, he starred in the Disney live-action adaptation of Mulan as The Chancellor.
In 2023, Lee appeared as Senator Hamato Xiono in Ahsoka, and as chef Emile Shao in Good Trouble. The following year, he portrayed Hong Konger journalist Tony in Alex Garland's dystopian thriller Civil War.
On September 19, 2025, Lee was announced as the new voice actor for the zombies character Takeo Masaki for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, who was previously voiced by Tom Kane. Kane retired from voice acting due to a stroke he suffered in November 2020.
Filmography Film Year Title Character Notes 2024 Civil War Tony 2023 Godzilla Minus One Additional voices English dub 2021 I Was a Simple Man Mark 2020Mulan The Chancellor 2017 All Saints Ye Win 2009 Vacancy 2: The First Cut Groom 2004 Strip Search Xiu-Juan Chang
Television Year Title Character Notes2024Secret LevelSeanVoice, episode: "Sifu: It Takes a Life" 2023–present Ahsoka Hamato Xiono 2 episodes 2023 Good Trouble Emile Shao Recurring guest star5 episodes 2020 Stargirl Dragon King / Dr. Shiro Ito Recurring role8 episodes 2020 Westworld Limbic Dealer Episode: "The Mother of Exiles" 2019 Evil Daniel Ling Episode: "Let x = 9" 2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sergeant Joe Chin Episode: "Counselor, It's Chinatown" 2019 Claws Professor 4 episodes 2018 Shooter Adam Lee Episode: "The Importance of Service" 2018 Sneaky Pete Tenzin 2 episodes 2018 Lethal Weapon Paul Mason Episode: "Sneaky Money" 2017 Ten Days in the Valley Sheldon Recurring role5 episodes 2017 Madam Secretary Geshe Tashi Episode: "Swept Away" 2017 Superior Donuts Officer Li Episode: "The Amazing Racists" 2016 The Night Shift Dr. Park Episode: "All In" 2016 Stitchers Bo Cheng Episode: "The Dying Shame" 2015 NCIS: New Orleans Roger Liu Episode: "Insane in the Membrane" 2015 CSI: Cyber Detective Cho Episode: "Kidnapping 2.0" 2013 Longmire Mr. Chen Episode: "Natural Order" 2011 Covert Affairs Xi Peng Episode: "World Leader Pretend" 2011 The Chicago Code Matthew Chow Episode: "O'Leary's Cow" 2010 Hawaii Five-O Nae Shan Episode: "Po'ipu 2009 Cold Case Dr. Andiman Episode: "Forensics" 2009 Virtuality Kenji Yamamoto TV film 2008 Ring of Death Chow TV film 2006 Bones Special Agent Eric Zhang Episode: "The Woman in the Sand" 2006 Blade: The Series Shen Main role 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kevin Lee Episode: "Scared Crazy" 2003 Law & Order Roy Leung Episode: "Sheltered" 2002 Oz Li Chen 2 episodes 2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Johnny Chen Episode: "Inheritance" 2001 Law & Order Kenny Eng Episode: "Armed Forces"
Video games Year Title Character 2005 The Warriors Additional Soldiers 2025 Ghost of Yotei The Snake Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Takeo Masaki
References
External links Nelson Lee's MySpace
Blade: The Series Official site