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Orion Lee

Orion Lee

Actor and producer · Born July 10, 1980 (46) · Hong Kong

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Orion Lee (born July 10, 1980) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese Australian theatre and film actor. On screen, he is known for playing the lead role of King-Lu in First Cow (2019) and voicing Jin Lee (Mei's father) in Turning Red (2022). Lee has also played smaller parts in notable films such as Skyfall (2012), Fury (2014), Justice League (2017), and The Last Jedi (2017).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 10, 1980 (46)
From
Hong Kong
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Orion Lee's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
31%
Survival
19%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Morality
4%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
5
Absurd
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Orion Lee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Orion Lee's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Project Hail Mary(2026)

    as Dr. Li

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The End of It(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Rosemead(2025)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Rematch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as P.C.

  • Significant Others(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Shirley

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Followers(2021)

    as Edward Lee

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Turning Red(2022)

    as Jin Lee (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    as Star Labs Scientist

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • First Cow(2019)

    as King-Lu

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Only You(2018)

    Producer · as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Vanish in Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ralph

  • Anna and the Apocalypse(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Catacombe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Charlie Yuen

  • Dead in a Week (or Your Money Back)(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • I Am Vengeance(2018)

    as Burke

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi(2017)

    as Canady's First Order Monitor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Justice League(2017)

    as Star Labs Scientist

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Hungry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • England Is Mine(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Panic(2014)

    as Yi

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Narcopolis(2015)

    as Mr. Chang

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Critical(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Brian Zhao

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • MLE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sebastian

  • Fury(2014)

    as Tired GI #1

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Expert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Anderson

  • The Expert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anderson

  • A Brilliant Young Mind(2014)

    as Deng Laoshi

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy

  • Dates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony · as Tony (voice)

  • #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as 'Sportsman'

  • Skyfall(2012)

    as Shanghai Barman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr Oliver Matthews

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • An Odd Enchantment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Chinaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Wong

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 30 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Turning Red (2022)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Turning Red (2022)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 32: 29 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thProducing3 of 32: 2 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s21 · 19 acting · 3 crew2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2021, Best Supporting Male.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Orion Lee's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

The End of It (2026)

85th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Orion Lee's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles16–69 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles10–47 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles30–67 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles7–35 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles24–51 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Orion Lee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Orion Lee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Allan Niblo shares the most, 2.

Producers