Acting

Jay Dathaeus Lee

Biography

Jay Dathaeus Lee is a professional actor residing in Palm Beach County, FL. He is also a multi-sport athlete, tennis/golf pro, and on the brainiac side, has a degree in Engineering from Boston University. He is also a graphics and web designer, IT professional and a psychology enthusiast that serves him well in all his teaching aspirations. Jay grew up in Brooklyn, NY and moved with his family to Riverdale, NY through his junior and high school years. Then he attended Carnegie Mellon University, Manhattan College, and eventually Boston University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, he worked as an independent IT/Web consultant and worked part time as a tennis professional at his former high school Horace Mann, and also at Stadium Tennis and the famed Roosevelt Island Racquet Club. Then he moved to Florida with aspirations of becoming a pro golfer in 2002 while teaching tennis. Throughout this time, he participated in a number of commercials, infomercials, movies, and TV shows as a supporting actor, featured and non-featured background roles. Due to his Korean ethnicity and his athletic and well-built 6'3" 195 pound frame with talents in almost every mainstream sport in America, he fills a unique demographic that very few actors in the country can fill. He hopes to someday land an action role in film franchises such as "Mission Impossible," "Star Trek," "James Bond," "Bad Boys," and others.