Leonardo Nam (born 5 November 1979) is an American^[1] actor. Born in Argentina to South Korean immigrant parents, he emigrated to Australia as a child before moving to the United States in the 1990s to begin his career as an actor. He made his breakthrough as Roy inThe Perfect Score (2004), and gained further recognition for his roles as Morimoto inThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and Brian McBrian inThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008).

In 2016, Nam began starring as Felix Lutz inWestworld (2016–2020) which brought him widespread recognition.

Nam was born inBuenos Aires,Argentina, to South Korean immigrant parents. At the age of six, he moved to Sydney.^[2] Nam attendedSydney Technical High School and studied architecture at theUniversity of New South Wales.^[3] Nam left Sydney to follow his dreams of an acting career in New York City, United States, at the age of 19.^[4] He studied with several acting teachers in New York, namelyAustin Pendleton and William Carden atHB Studio.^[3]

Before his Hollywood success, Nam traveled to New York City to pursue his acting career. His first few nights he slept inCentral Park and then found jobs working as a waiter and bartender.^[3] His breakthrough role came in his performance of Roy inThe Perfect Score (2004). He had a small role in the 2005 filmThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Brian McBrian, a hardcore gamer. He played Brian again inThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2; in the sequel, his character has a larger role. Nam also made an appearance inThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) as Morimoto.^[5] In 2016, he joined the cast of theHBO seriesWestworld.^[6] In 2018 he was featured in the music video "Waste It on Me" bySteve Aoki featuringBTS.^[7]

Nam is married to Michael Dodge. They have twin sons (born 2017) together. The family lives inSan Diego.^{[8][9][10][11]}

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