Background and career
Charlie Seunghee Lee (Korean: 이승희; born Seunghee Yi; December 30, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing forensics analyst Vince Masuka on the Showtime drama series Dexter.
Lee was born in Cheongju, South Korea. Acting became one of his two passions at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington, along with playing football where he was a running back and quarterback. He attended Cornish College of the Arts on an acting scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He graduated from the Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts degree. Lee started his career in New York City acting with various theater companies, regional theater, as well as performing in television and film.
Lee is best known for the Showtime drama series Dexter, playing the role of Vince Masuka, a forensic scientist known for his raunchy sense of humor and love of women. Lee plays Dr. Ba on the HBO drama series The Sopranos. He plays a doctor in the 2009 film The Unborn. Lee has also appeared as Harry Tang, Chuck's officious co-worker, in the NBC comedy-spy series Chuck and as a deputy in an episode of Monk, "Mr. Monk Is on the Run (Part One)". He can also be seen as the office worker holding the boombox in the award-winning Nextel commercial, "Nextel Dance Party". In the CBS series The Unit, Lee plays a small part as a South Korean submariner in episode 13 of the second season. He also provides the voice of Jin Jae-hoon and Illuminati Pyramidion in the video game The Secret World. Lee appeared in season six of Cobra Kai in the role of Master Kim Sun-yung.
Lee married Lara Cho in 2009. He has 3 children.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
