Leonardo Nam

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
name = Leonardo Nam
birthdate = November, 1979 (aged 28)
birthplace = Flagicon|Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
othername = Leo
occupation = Film actor
yearsactive = 2001-Present
website = http://www.leonardonam.com/

Leonardo Nam (born November 1979) is an Argentine born, Australian raised film actor. Nam (남) is of Korean descent.

Early life

Nam was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the age of 6 he moved to Sydney, Australia. Nam attended Sydney Technical High School and studied architecture at the University of New South Wales. Nam had left Sydney to follow his dreams of an acting career in New York City at the age of 19. He studied with several acting teachers in New York, namely Austin Pendleton and William Carden at HB Studios. His brother is a choreographer, and his sister is a teacher, both of whom live in the UK.

Acting career

Before his Hollywood success, he struggled to make ends meet as an actor at Lotus Bar in Meatpacking District of New York and acted in Georgia Lee's Educated with Fay Ann Lee and Kai Wong. His breakthrough role came in his performance of Roy in "The Perfect Score" (2004). He had a small role in the 2005 film "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" as Brian McBrian, a hardcore gamer. He then played a larger role in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" as Tibby's boyfriend. He also made an appearance in "" (2006) as Morimoto.

Filmography

*"He's Just Not That into You" (2009) - Joshua
*"Crossing Over" (2008) - Kwan
*"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" (2008) - Brian McBrian
*"Half-Life" (2008) - Scott Parker
*"Vantage Point" (2008) - Kevin Cross
*"American Pastime" (2007) - Lane
*"Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee" (2007) - Eli
*"Room 10" (2006) - Shane
*"10 Items or Less" (2006) - Sales Kid
*"Undoing" (2006) - Joon
*"" (2006) - Morimoto
*"Little Athens" (2005) - Kwon
*"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (2005) - Brian McBrian
*"The Perfect Score" (2004) - Roy
*"Debating Robert Lee" (2004) - Jordan Kramer
*"Nobody's Perfect" (2002) - Teo
*"Meridian" (2002) - Tall
*"Homework" (2002) - Student
*"Hacks" (2002) - Phuong
*"Educated" (2001) - John
*"Target Practice" (2001) - Sax

External links

* [http://www.leonardonam.com/ Official Website]
*imdb name|id=1211344|name=Leonardo Nam
* [http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/theperfectscore/leonardonam.asp UGO Interview]