How many Korean-American guys can say they were named one of Hollywood’s hottest according to TV Guide?  James Kyson Lee is that guy and he’s a regular on the NBC hit show “Heroes.” So who’s James Kyson Lee?

A native of New York City, James graduated from Bronx High School of Science and continued his education at Boston University and New England Institute of the Arts where he studied communications & broadcasting.

After trying out improv and inspired by his passion for performing, James sold his used car and purchased a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, where he began his training in music, dance, and acting.

James’ television credits include CBS’s “CSI”, & “J.A.G.”, NBC’s “Las Vegas”, “The West Wing”, “Heist”, as well as ABC’s “Threat Matrix”, and FOX’s “All About the Andersons”.

He recently starred in Syfy’s telepic Star Runners, and will next be featured in upcoming films White on Rice, Hard Breakers, and How to Make Love to a Woman.

Well tonight, you can find James playing the character Ando, the sidekick to time traveling Hiro, on Heroes which premieres Monday tonight on NBC for it’s fourth season.  So what’s going to happen to Ando this season?

From BuddyTV: It’s interesting to see how Ando, a character who has evolved from a regular human being to a hero with power amplification and energy projection, in a storyline different from what we’re used to. After all, his portrayer, James Kyson Lee, has already hinted before, “He’s going to be starting a new business with Hiro [Masi Oka] and that’s gonna thrust us into some really unusual adventures.”

The nature of the business and the “really unusual adventures” will remain a surprise for now but Lee hints it’s related to superpowers. “I’m going to save it for the premiere, but you’ll find out the first episode,” Lee said. “You’re going to see a giant billboard. We’re back at Yamagato. This new venture that we’re starting, it’s a handful right now. That’s what this volume is about.”

While Ando and Hiro’s new venture alone would setup a potentially good storyline, Ando has another storyline that’s more worth looking forward to. “He’s going to partner with somebody that you would never expect on the show,” Lee said. “I’m going to keep that a little bit [mysterious], but someone that you totally did not expect.” Who could he be partnering with? Tracy? Angela? Or perhaps one of the newcomers like Robert Knepper’s Samuel Sullivan?

Ando is expected to appear in between 12 to 15 episodes of the fourth season’s 19 episodes. Sounds like Lee’s getting a more substantial role this season on Heroes and it’s about time.

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