Ki Hong Lee

Personal context

Summary

Ki Hong Lee is an actor known for playing Minho in the Maze Runner films and Dong in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; he also co-created and co-wrote the webcomic Love in Time. In interviews, he has described himself as a representative of Korean Americans and said he wants to show Asian actors as masculine and strong, while keeping his Korean name as part of himself. He has said that seeing Asian American actors and storytellers succeed helped him imagine acting as a career. His public record includes remarks about Asian American representation and identity; no public statements on party politics, DEI programs, or broader activist causes are on record.