Ki Hong Lee - wikipedia Ki Hong Lee The native form of this personal name is Lee Ki - hong. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. Not to be confused with Lee Hong - gi. Ki Hong Lee Ki Hong Lee at the 2015 San Diego Comic - Con International ( 1986 - 09 - 30 ) September 30, 1986 ( age 31 ) Seoul, South Korea Occupation Actor Years active 2010 - present Spouse ( s ) Ha Young Choi ( m. 2015 ) Korean name Hangul 이 기 홍 Hanja 李 起 弘 Revised Romanization I Gi - hong McCune -- Reischauer Yi Ki - hong Ki Hong Lee ( born September 30, 1986 ) is a Korean - American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Minho in The Maze Runner films and Dong Nguyen in the Netflix 's series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Short film 4.3 Television 4.4 Stage 5 References 6 External links Early Life and education Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea, on September 30, 1986. When he was six years old, his parents moved the family to Auckland, New Zealand. When he was eight, his family moved to Los Angeles, California. Lee studied psychology at University of California, Berkeley from 2004 to 2008. While at college, Lee was part of a college chapter of Liberty in North Korea ( LiNK ) and interned at their headquarters. After college, he worked at his parents ' restaurant in Little Tokyo while pursuing acting. Lee began acting in middle school, performing in church skits, and grew to love the stage and maintains a passion for theater. Lee says he was inspired to further pursue acting when he saw Aaron Yoo acting in the film Disturbia while at college. Career Lee debuted on stage in Wrinkles presented by East West Players and directed by Jeff Liu which opened on February 16, 2011 and closed on March 13, 2011 at the David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts in Downtown Los Angeles. Since 2010, Lee has guest starred in many different TV shows such as Victorious, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Modern Family before landing a main role in ABC Family 's The Nine Lives of Chloe King. Since 2012, Lee has collaborated with Wong Fu Productions ( WFP ) featuring in more than five short videos including the Away We Happened mini-series. On June 26, 2014, it was announced that Lee was cast in WFP 's first feature film Everything Before Us, which focuses on `` two couples at different stages of their relationships, set in a world where `` all relationship activity is documented and monitored by the Department of Emotional Integrity ( DEI ) '' and is assigned a number like a credit score. '' The film will also star The Tomorrow People 's Aaron Yoo and Veep ' s Randall Park. In 2013, Lee made his full - length film debut in the YouTube, two - part film adaptation of Yellowface, from playwright David Henry Hwang. On April 18, 2013, director Wes Ball announced via Twitter that Lee had been cast in the film adaptation of the young - adult dystopian science fiction novel, The Maze Runner, as Minho, the keeper of the Runners in charge of navigating and mapping out the Maze. This was Lee 's feature film debut. He reprised the role in the sequel, Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials, which was released on September 18, 2015. He was also brought back for `` Maze Runner : The Death Cure ' ', which was released on January 26, 2018. Personal Life Ki Hong Lee married Hayoung Choi on March 7, 2015. Choi played Lee 's character 's new girlfriend in the 2013 short film She Has a Boyfriend, by Wong Fu Productions. Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 2013 Yellow Face BD Wong 2014 The Maze Runner Minho 2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Gavin Chan 2015 Everything Before Us Jay Wong Fu Productions 2015 Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials Minho 2017 The Mayor Steve 2017 Wish Upon Ryan Hui 2018 Maze Runner : The Death Cure Minho Short film Year Film Role Notes 2011 All in All Jeremy 2012 Take It Slow Brian Wong Fu Productions Fratervention : The End of Bro'ing Out Keith Away We Happened Ben Wong Fu Productions Mini-Series 6 episodes Always You James YOMYOMF Network MotherLover Chaz Seong YOMYOMF Network Mini-Series 6 episodes 2013 The Master Chef John Suh Jubilee Project This Is How We Never Met Boy Wong Fu Productions Somewhere Like This Boyfriend To Those Nights Elijah bar friends She Has a Boyfriend Frank 2014 This Time Manny Park Jubilee Project 2017 Asian Bachelorette Tom Wong Fu Productions Television Year Title Role Notes Victorious Clayton 2 episodes : `` Robarazzi '' `` The Diddly Bops '' The Secret Life of the American Teenager Student # 2 1 episode : `` Which Way Did She Go ? '' Modern Family Busboy 1 episode : `` Mother Tucker '' 2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Paul Main role 10 episodes New Girl Hector 1 episode : `` Bells '' 2012 The Client List Delivery Guy 1 episode : `` Turn the Page '' 2013 Blue Bloods David Lin S4 E4 : `` The Truth About Lying '' 2014 NCIS Chris Hoffman S11 E15 : `` Bulletproof '' 2015 -- 2016 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Dong Nguyen recurring role 8 episodes 2015 The Whispers Peter Kim 1 episode : `` X Marks The Spot '' Stage Year Title Role Notes 2011 Wrinkles Jason 2017 Office Hour Dennis References Jump up ^ `` haha sept. 30 ''. Twitter. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014. Jump up ^ Taylor, Ella ( 9 September 2014 ). `` Film Review : ' The Maze Runner ' ''. Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2014. ^ Jump up to : Nalea J. Ko ( June 25, 2011 ). `` Actor Ki Hong Lee has been careful not to play into Asian American stereotypes on his journey to Hollywood ''. pacificcitizen.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Ki Hong Lee ( February 25, 2011 ). `` Angry Reader of the Week : Ki Hong Lee ''. blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Lee, Ki Hong ( May 7, 2015 ). # IAm Ki Hong Lee Story ( Video ). Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment. Retrieved December 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Our friend, actor Ki Hong Lee stopped by ''. Liberty in North Korea Tumblr. May 19, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ki Hong Lee in `` The Maze Runner '' ``. clickthecity.com. August 29, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014. Jump up ^ AsianWeek Staff ( February 1, 2011 ). `` East West Players Presents Wrinkles ''. asianweek.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014. Jump up ^ Reera Yoo ( June 26, 2014 ). `` Wong Fu Productions Announces Principal Cast for Their First Movie ''. Kollaboration. Retrieved August 31, 2014. Jump up ^ Diane Tsai ( August 4, 2014 ). `` Go Behind the Scenes of Wong Fu 's First Feature Film ''. time.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014. Jump up ^ Philip ( January 6, 2013 ). `` The YOMYOMF Network : ' Yellow Face ' or How We Spent Our Holiday Vacation ''. You Offend Me You Offend My Family. Retrieved August 31, 2014. Jump up ^ Wes Ball ( April 18, 2013 ). `` And while we 're at it... Everyone say hi to Ki Hong Lee. He 's our Minho ! Greatest cast EVAR ! ''. twitter.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' The Maze Runner 's Ki Hong Lee is officially off the market ! ''. allkpop. March 4, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Maze Runner star Lee Ki Hong a heart - throb to many except his wife, he says ''. The Straits Times. September 3, 2015. Jump up ^ Nguyen, Michael D. ( March 9, 2015 ). `` ' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ' Star Ki Hong Lee Is Winning at Life ''. NBC News. Jump up ^ `` She Has a Boyfriend -- New Video ! ''. Wong Fu Productions. September 2, 2013. 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Question: who acts as minho in the maze runner
Answer: Ki Hong Lee