Leonardo Nam is an Argentine-Australian actor. He was born on November 5, 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Korean immigrant parents. Nam's family moved to Sydney, Australia when he was six, and he attended Sydney Technical School. He graduated from the University of New South Wales at age 19 with a bachelor's degree in architecture. Soon, he moved to New York City and began studying acting with teachers such as Austin Pendleton and HB Studio's William Carden. Nam was working at Lotus Bar in the city's Meatpacking District before he got his start in Hollywood, which came about with his film debut in the mockumentary Hacks (2002). His truly breakout role, however, was as Roy in the teen comedy heist movie The Perfect Score (2004). The next year, Nam played Brian McBrian in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), a role he would reprise in a much more expanded form in the sequel, released in 2008. In 2006, Nam played Morimoto in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, one of his more widely recognized characters. He landed a role in the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You (2009), and made his television debut on an episode of Bones (Fox, 2009). Nam had a recurring role on the short-lived Betas (Amazon Prime Video, 2013-2014), one of the online retail giant's first forays into original programming. His next major role, however, was Nam's biggest to date. As part of the critically praised ensemble of Westworld (HBO, 2016-2020), he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his role as Felix Lutz. Nam followed up his role on one critically acclaimed science fiction series to join the main cast of Altered Carbon (Netflix, 2018), which received favorable critical anticipation ahead of its premiere. Nam also plays cheerful and free-spirited Dave in romantic comedy series Maggie (Hulu, 2022).
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Marvel Studios' Special Presentation (2022)
Guest starring as Simon
- Episode 2022-10-07: Marvel Studios' Special Presentation: Werewolf by Night (Oct 7, 2022)
Maggie (2022)
Starring as Dave
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Things End Where They Began (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x12: The Fortune You Seek Is in Another Cookie (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x11: You Will Experience a Loss (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x10: A Mysterious Invitation Awaits You (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: You Will Help Someone Take a Chance (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: You Will Have a Night to Remember (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: I See a Baby in Your Future (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: You Are a Skilled Mentor by Nature (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: A Dinner Guest Will Surprise You (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: You Are the Master of Your Own Emotions (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: A New Friendship Awaits You (Jul 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Things Begin Where They End (Jul 6, 2022)
Pacific Rim: The Black (2021)
Starring as Rickter
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Mind, Body, Soul (Apr 19, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: bOy (Apr 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Escaping Bogan (Mar 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Up and Running (Mar 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Bogan (Mar 4, 2021)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
Guest starring as Australian Street Punk #1
- Episode 3x08: Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus (Oct 13, 2022)
Swamp Thing (2019)
Guest starring as Harlan Edwards
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Long Walk Home (Jul 19, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: He Speaks (Jun 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Worlds Apart (Jun 7, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (May 31, 2019)
Prince of Peoria (2018)
Guest starring as Mark Yoshi Takimoto
- Episode 1x16: The Summer of Teddy & Emil (May 20, 2019)
Westworld (2016)
Guest starring as Felix Lutz
(12 episodes)
- Episode 3x02: The Winter Line (Mar 22, 2020)
- Episode 2x10: The Passenger (Jun 24, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Phase Space (May 27, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Akane No Mai (May 20, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Virtù e Fortuna (May 6, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: The Bicameral Mind (Dec 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Trace Decay (Nov 20, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Trompe L'Oeil (Nov 13, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: The Adversary (Nov 6, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Contrapasso (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Chestnut (Oct 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: The Original (Oct 2, 2016)
MacGyver (2016)
Guest starring as Aubrey Jones
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey (Mar 27, 2020)
- Episode 4x04: Windmill + Acetone + Celluloid + Firing Pin (Feb 28, 2020)
- Episode 4x02: Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed (Feb 14, 2020)
Sneaky Pete (2015)
Guest starring as Alexandre Park-Sun
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x07: The Little Sister (May 10, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: The Stamford Trust Fall (May 10, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: The Huckleberry Jones (May 10, 2019)
The Flash (2014)
Guest starring as Matthew Kim / Melting Point
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x18: Lose Yourself (Apr 17, 2018)
- Episode 4x16: Run, Iris, Run (Mar 13, 2018)
Betas (2013)
Guest starring as Michael Lau
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Blinded by the Light (Jan 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: Show & Tell (Dec 27, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Lowdown (Dec 13, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: Waiting for a Girl Like You (Nov 22, 2013)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Guest starring as Harley Taylor
- Episode 8x04: E Uhi Wale No 'a'ole E Nalo, He Imu Puhi (Oct 20, 2017)
Bones (2005)
Guest starring as Nate Grunenfelder
- Episode 5x04: The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Oct 8, 2009)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Miyamoto Takahashi
- Episode 10x13: Internal Combustion (Feb 4, 2010)