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Lee Shorten

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Lee Shorten is an Asian film, television and theatre actor. Lee grew up in Tamworth, Australia, where he was raised by his adoptive parents Merv and Judy. Lee is best known for playing Sergeant Yoshida on Amazon's 'The Man in the High Castle' and Walt Yoshida on AMC's 'The Terror: Infamy'.

Lee graduated from Law School (University of Newcastle) in 2009 and worked as lawyer for several years before he decided to pursue a career as an actor.

Lee also guest starred on Van Helsing as Master Tsui, a role specifically written for him by the Van Helsing team and recurred as on Supernatural as a fan favorite Demon. Lee has been nominated for a Jessie Award, for his portrayal of Jung in Pacific Theatre's production of 'Kim's Convenience'.

In 2018, Lee made his directorial debut with the award winning Ultra Short 'J'adoube'. Lee is committed to telling inclusive stories and continues to be a strong advocate for representation.
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MKU: LucyAnn Botham  Styling: Heidi Farnola
Still of Joel de la Fuente and Lee Shorten in Man in the High Castle
MKU: LucyAnn Botham Styling: Heidi Farnola
Lee Shorten
Mark Sheppard, Jesse Reid, and Lee Shorten in Supernatural (2005)
Jesse Reid and Lee Shorten in Supernatural (2005)
Mark Sheppard, Jesse Reid, and Lee Shorten in Supernatural (2005)
Mahershala Ali and Lee Shorten in Swan Song (2021)
The Terror: Infamy
Lee Shorten
Lee Shorten

Known for

The Man in the High Castle (2015)
The Man in the High Castle
7.9
TV Series
  • Sergeant Yoshida
  • Suited Man
The Terror (2018)
The Terror
7.9
TV Series
  • Walt Yoshida
Mahershala Ali in Swan Song (2021)
Swan Song
6.8
  • Rafa
  • 2021
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
Ghost of Tsushima
9.2
Video Game
  • Kazumasa Sakai
  • 2020

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Actor

  • The Company Called Glitch That Nobody and Everybody Wanted
    • Completed
  • Surprise!
    • Post-production
  • Happy You Near
    • Post-production
  • Lookism (2022)
    Lookism
    • (English version, voice)
  • Romany Malco, Grace Park, James Roday Rodriguez, Stephanie Szostak, David Giuntoli, Christina Moses, Allison Miller, and Floriana Lima in A Million Little Things (2018)
    A Million Little Things
  • Mahershala Ali in Swan Song (2021)
    Swan Song
  • Time to Die: A 007 Parody (2021)
    Time to Die: A 007 Parody
  • Nine Films About Technology (2021)
    Nine Films About Technology
  • A Buffy Quarantine Musical (2021)
    A Buffy Quarantine Musical
  • Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
    Ghost of Tsushima
  • Lee Shorten and Jaymee Mak in It's Not You. It's Not Me. (2020)
    It's Not You. It's Not Me.
  • Old Skin (2020)
    Old Skin
  • Andy Wong, Milton Ng, Mike Li, Zac Fudge, and Alex Tseng in Aaron Fights Everybody (2019)
    Aaron Fights Everybody
  • Meant for Something More (2019)
    Meant for Something More
  • Bill Hader and Anna Kendrick in Noelle (2019)
    Noelle
    • (uncredited)
  • The Terror (2018)
    The Terror
  • Laura (2019)
    Laura
  • Squeak!! (2019)
    Squeak!!

Director

  • Sanctuary
    • Completed
  • David Kaye in The Chaddening (2020)
    The Chaddening
  • Parabola (2019)
    Parabola
  • J'adoube (2018)
    J'adoube

Writer

  • David Kaye in The Chaddening (2020)
    The Chaddening
  • Parabola (2019)
    Parabola
  • J'adoube (2018)
    J'adoube
  • Susan Hanson and Lee Shorten in The Day We Met (2018)
    The Day We Met
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Videos8

Demo Reel 2017
Demo Reel 4:31
Demo Reel 2017
Lee Shorten - Demo Reel
Demo Reel 3:26
Lee Shorten - Demo Reel
Season 2 Trailer #2
Trailer 1:01
Season 2 Trailer #2
Van Helsing: Mystery Begone
Trailer 3:25
Van Helsing: Mystery Begone
Van Helsing: I Awake
Trailer 1:20
Van Helsing: I Awake
Van Helsing: Pupils And Masters
Trailer 2:14
Van Helsing: Pupils And Masters
Trailer
Trailer 0:37
Trailer
MITHC S2 Trailer Tease
Trailer 0:16
MITHC S2 Trailer Tease

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    Graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2009 with a Bachelor of Laws.

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