Welcome to CMD, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee!

We are thrilled to welcome Paul Sun-Hyung Lee to CookeMcDermid!

Best known for his beloved starring role as family patriarch Mr. Kim (“Appa”) in the award winning and hugely popular television series on CBC and Netflix Kim’s Convenience, which ran for five ground breaking seasons and has garnered fans and critical acclaim from across the globe, Paul is a versatile actor, writer, comedian and television host, currently making waves with his moving portrayal of General Iroh in the hit Netflix series Avatar: The Last Airbender. He also appears as fan favourite Captain Carson Teva on the Disney Plus series: The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka and has joined season 18 of Murdoch Mysteries as Inspector Choi.

Not only is Paul the recipient of The Canadian Award of Distinction, The Governor General Performing Arts Award, four Canadian Screen Awards for Best Comedic Actor, The Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award, and VIBE’s 2023 Power 60: Inspiring Asian-Canadians of Influence, he’s also a self-professed geek and cosplayer, an avid collector of all things nerdy and has a YouTube channel: Bitterasiandude Inc. where he unboxes and reviews toy collectibles and discusses the current state of pop culture and nerddom.

Paul is working on his yet untitled memoir of a life lived in service of family, art, and kindness, structured around his lifelong love of and connection to key moments in the Star Wars universe.

Paul is represented by Ron Eckel.