Leonardo Nam's Biography, net worth, married wife or gay?

• Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1979
• Argentine-Australian film and television actor
• Gained worldwide recognition for role in "Westworld"
• Also known for roles in "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" and "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2"
• Raised by Korean immigrants and fluent in Spanish, Korean, and English
• Moved to NYC to pursue acting career
• Landed roles in "The Perfect Score" and "The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants"
• Moved to California and gained roles in "Undoing", "American Pastime", and "Half-Life"
• Made television debut in "Bones" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
• Cast as Felix Lutz in "Westworld"
• Married with two children
• Net worth of approximately $1 million



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Short Info

Date Of Birth	November 5, 1979
Fact	Received a Bachelor degree in Architecture at the University of New South Wales until finally pursuing his dream of acting.



Who is Leonardo Nam?

Born on 5 November 1979, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leonardo Nam is a 39-year-old Argentine-Australian film and television actor. In addition to his acting prowess, he’s had several instances of working as a model. Fans perhaps know him as Felix Lutz, the meek and shy Body Shop technician in HBO’s hit show, “Westworld”. Even though his career spans almost two decades, he only achieved worldwide recognition with this difficult and critically praised role. In addition to “Westworld”, fans also know him for roles in “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”, “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2”. “The Perfect Store and Perfect”. Critics rate him as one of the better support actors.

Early Life and Education: From Argentina to Australia

Leonardo was raised by his parents in the capital of Argentina -both of them were Korean immigrants who moved to this South American country to start a new life. The cultural differences were a burden at first, but the Nam family quickly adjusted to the new environment, just so that their son would have an easier time fitting-in too. Thus, young Leonardo became fluent in both Spanish and Korean at a very young age. ‘I will forever be thankful to my mom and dad’, stated Nam on one occasion. ‘They explained the importance of communication in Spanish, but they also wanted me to stay true to our Korean heritage.’ However, things weren’t meant to last, as the Nam family had to move again; this time the destination was Sydney, Australia, so at the age of six, Leonardo was again forced to learn a foreign language.

Fortunately, he had experience in this department, so mastering English wasn’t so challenging, and he subsequently matriculated from Sydney Technical High School in 1998. Afterwards, he would attend one semester of architecture studies at the University of New South Wales, but he quickly discovered that such a career wasn’t for him, so he dropped out.

Moving to New York

Most 19-year-olds would think of moving from Australia to New York City as something terrifying, but Leonardo wasn’t your average 19-year-old. His entire life was based on trying to fit in and finding his identity in foreign environments.

Thus, he saved up some money and made the move to The Big Apple to pursue his career as an actor. He actually loved acting even as a young kid, altough his parents advised him against devoting his life to such an unstable career. However, he changed his mind in college and went on to study acting at several locations in the city. Two of his teachers were William Carden and Austin Pendleton at the renowned HB Studio, both of whom remember Leonardo as one of the most hard-working students they’ve ever had. At the time of his arrival in NYC, he had $300 in his pocket, and resorted to sleeping on benches in Central Park before he made a nearby hostel his semi-permanent residence. ‘My parents both cleaned houses as an extra job, so no hard work was foreign to me’, commented Nam on his early struggles. ‘I was an immigrant yet again, and the only way was up.’

Career Beginnings: Struggles, Short Films, The Perfect Score and More

Life was slowly improving for Leonardo. Not only did he manage to find an apartment, but he also worked as a waiter and bartender in between auditions, to make ends meet. At the age of 12, he had read “King Lear” by Shakespeare for the first time, so it was a dream come true when he landed a role in “Twelfth Night”. Around this time, he mainly dabbled in short and indie films, however, everything changed when he was cast as Roy, a kid who smokes a lot of weed and was involved in an ingenious heist at the SATs. While the part didn’t resonate with him, he eventually changed his mind when he saw it was in “The Perfect Score”, alongside Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson.

Even though the movie was panned by critics, it was the big break Nam needed. His venture to the US was a success, and he was ready to build a solid career from the ground up. Despite being a foreigner everywhere he went, Leonardo opted to use his struggles and unusual background as motivation. Thus, he realized he needed to go all out, and moved to Los Angeles, California to find more opportunities.

Making a Name for Himself

Moving to California was definitely a good decision, as he was suddenly in the global center of show business. In 2004, he landed a part in Dan Polier’s “Debating Robert Lee”, a drama about a strict teacher with a military background who teaches students all about debate.

Afterwards, he made an even bigger splash by appearing in “The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants” – based on the 2001 novel by Ann Brashares, the movie was a smash success, with Nam playing the role of Brian McBrian, a hardcore gamer. Unfortunately, some of the novel’s fans didn’t quite approve of the directors’ choice of an Asian man for the part, as McBrian was described as a thin, blonde white guy in the book. However, Leonardo ignored all the latent racism and criticism, adamant in his goal of becoming a Hollywood star. And a star he did become; in 2006, he landed the part of Morimoto in “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”. Afterwards, he would be cast in “Undoing”, “American Pastime”, “Half-Life” and many other seminal movies of the late 2000s. He also had a significant role in “The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2”, receiving praise from critics.

A True Star

In a little less than a decade, Leonardo took the movie industry by storm, and became one of the more respected actors of the period. However, one thing was missing from his portfolio – roles in series. His goal at the beginning of the 2010s was to show everyone that he could handle character development, and that he was comfortable on the small screen. Thus, he made his television debut in “Bones”, followed by “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”  and “Futurestates”. It was a nice start to his TV career, and he had recurring roles in “Nice Girls Crew”, “Betas” and “Royal Pains” too. While he didn’t manage to land a lead part, it was much-needed experience he was after.

In 2016, however, he was cast as Felix Lutz, which is, according to many, his best role to date. It also showed his versatility, as he seamlessly blended in with the futuristic setting of “Westworld”. He also made appearances in “Swamp Thing”, “Sneaky Pete”, “Prince of Peoria” and other shows. In his short time in Hollywood, Leonardo Nam went from zero to hero thanks to hard work and dedication. As such, he is considered to be an inspiration for Asians around the world.

Dealing with Racism

Asian men often have to work twice as hard as their peers to be able to land the same roles. For decades, Hollywood has discriminated against actors of Asian descent, and Leonardo knows the feeling all too well.

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Initially, he was somewhat discouraged by the lack of acceptance, but he opted to use it as fuel for his fire. ‘On a number of occasions, they wanted me to play a Chinese delivery guy, even though I am Korean’, comments Nam. ‘I didn’t quit. Instead, I wanted to be the best possible Chinese delivery guy there is, just so I can earn respect.’ Before “The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants” was being shown in theaters, a fan sent him a letter saying ‘How could they cast you as Brian McBrian? He’s not Asian!”. However, when that fan saw the movie, she sent him a letter saying ‘You brought so much life to the character, I love him even more now!’ At the beginning of his career, a casting director gave him some resonating advice – ‘Instead of trying to be an Asian Hamlet, try to be so good that they can’t afford not to cast you in that role.’

Personal Life: Is Leonardo Nam Married? Could He Be Gay?

Leonardo sharing little information with the public, but we do know that he has a partner and two children (twins) , as he often posts cute photos on Instagram. Thus, Leonardo Nam is believed to be heterosexual and happily married.

More About His Family and Trivia

Nam is very close to his mother, as they’ve attended numerous red carpet events together. She owned a clothing store when Leonardo was a kid, while his dad moved furniture. He has three older siblings, with whom he maintains close relationships too.

His dream role is James Bond, but realizes that it’s a distant dream at this point. In the future, Leonardo wants to devote more of his time to various stage productions. As he attended a technical high school, he wasn’t at all pleased with the absence of arts, so he single-handedly started the school’s first drama club.

Net Worth: How Rich is Leonardo Nam?

According to ArticleBio, Leonardo Nam has a net worth in the realm of $1 million.

Body Measurements: How Tall is Leonardo Nam?

Leonardo Nam is 5ft 10ins (178cms) tall, weighs approximately 154lbs (70kgs), and has black eyes and the hair to match.

General Info

Full Name	Leonardo Nam
Date Of Birth	November 5, 1979
Place Of Birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.75 m
Profession	Actor
Education	Sydney Technical High School

Accomplishments

Nominations	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Movies	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The Perfect Score, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, Vantage Point, One for the Money, He's Just Not That into You, 10 Items or Less, Murder of a Cat, Cat Run 2, Watching TV with the Red Chinese, Undoing, Debating R...
TV Shows	Westworld, Altered Carbon

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Quotes

#	Quote
1	[on auditioning for Roy in The Perfect Score] What happened was I read the casting sides, and I thought, this guy's kind of like he's always doing something - his focus seems to be somewhere else. He's kind of misunderstood. This guy's really smart, his focus is really wide. Most people focus on one thing, he focuses on so much that when someone's talking to him he's listening but it seems like he's not. So I thought, what's the most inappropriate thing to be doing while you're breaking in to steal the answers? You know what? I bet this guy's hungry. I bet he's gonna whip out a sandwich. Not even gonna think about the consequences, I'm just gonna eat. The audition was running an hour late or something so I was so f---ing hungry. I had a sandwich in my bag. So I took one bite and you know how you take that first bite and it's SO good. Then the guy says we're ready for you to come in. So now I am so hungry. I'm wondering what am I gonna do? So I went in there and I thought, I'm gonna start eating my sandwich. It's what I had planned to do. Next thing you know, I'm flying off to Paramount. How f---ed up is that?
2	[on acting in Austrailia] I was studying with this lady and I'd go to see these producers and I'd read for them or whatever and they'd all be like, 'You're great... but we don't have anything for you.' I'd always be like the takeaway kid from the Chinese food store even though I'm Korean. Go figure. That kind of thing still happens here in the movies and stuff but at a much more extreme micro-scale. That's what Australian film and TV was like. It was before Fox moved over and The Matrix was there so I kind of had to go through my own right of passage. One day she told me, 'I've booked you an audition in New York.' Next thing I knew, I was stepping off a plane and it just felt right.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Received a Bachelor degree in Architecture at the University of New South Wales until finally pursuing his dream of acting.
2	Grew up in Sydney, Australia
3	Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Korean parents.

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Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Altered Carbon	2017	TV Series pre-production	Stronghold Kovacs
Westworld	2016	TV Series	Lutz
For Justice	2015	TV Movie	Leon Kwang
Someone Else	2015/I		Will
Stalker	2014	TV Series	Howard Granger
Cat Run 2	2014		Zhang
Royal Pains	2014	TV Series	Billy
Murder of a Cat	2014		Yi Kim
Betas	2013-2014	TV Series	Michael Lau
Snake & Mongoose	2013		Roland Leong
Nice Girls Crew	2013	TV Series	Donatello
One for the Money	2012		John Cho
Watching TV with the Red Chinese	2012		Chen
To Sonnets	2012	Short
Franklin & Bash	2011	TV Series	Gene Toy
Futurestates	2011	TV Series	Jesse
C.S.Y.	2010	Video short	Leo
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	2010	TV Series	Miyamoto Takahashi
Bones	2009	TV Series	Nate Grunenfelder
Crossing Over	2009		Kwan
He's Just Not That Into You	2009		Joshua
The 2 Bobs	2009		The Dark Prince
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	2008		Brian McBrian
Vantage Point	2008		Kevin Cross
Half-Life	2008		Scott Parker
American Pastime	2007		Lane Nomura
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee	2007		Eli
Room 10	2006	Short	Shane
10 Items or Less	2006		Kid at Target
Undoing	2006		Joon
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	2006		Morimoto
Little Athens	2005		Kwon
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants	2005		Brian McBrian
Debating Robert Lee	2004		Jordan Kramer
The Perfect Score	2004		Roy
Nobody's Perfect	2002		Teo
It's All About Morisco	2002	Video	Kamizake Chang
Meridian	2002		Tall
Homework	2002	Short	Student
Hacks	2002		Phuong
Educated	2001	Short	John
Target Practice	2001	Short	Sax

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Commerce	2011	Short special thanks
Dark Matter	2007/I	special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Biography	2011	TV Series documentary	Himself - Co-star, The Perfect Score
BPM: Beats Per Mnet	2011	TV Series	Himself
Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift - The Japanese Way	2006	Video short	Himself
Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Peek Performance	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
The Making of, Debating Robert Lee	2006	Documentary short	Himself
Tinseltown TV	2004	TV Series	Himself

Awards

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2017	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Westworld (2016)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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