“As an Asian American, sensitive to the portrayals of minorities, and when you have a character that exists as potentially part of several niche groups, or minority groups-groups that self-identify in a certain way-I think there’s a real danger in becoming an abstract idea, as opposed to a person. Lee also wanted to make sure that he was working hard to portray several different minorities in the best of light. “There are all these things, and even though he tends to show up in short bursts, every time he does show up, there’s something very clear to play,” he said. If I needed to rest, I just had to lean against the wall.”īut despite the woes of difficult costumes, Lee feels that he’s come across a very intriguing role to play. I couldn’t even really eat, and so I was vaguely nauseous for most of the day. A recently paroled master thief assumes the identity of Sheriff Lucas Hood in Banshee, Pa., where his former lover and partner in crime relocated years ago and reinvented herself as Carrie Hopewell, the wife of the towns prosecutor. The corset was this custom leather corset, which I got strapped into and was very, very tight to the point where I couldn’t sit.
“And it weighed a lot, it was very heavy. “The wig was actually a composite of like six different wigs,” Lee said. And now: he has to contend with his costume designer over his outrageous outfits. He’s a Harvard grad, who just happens to have appeared in major projects like Sex and the City and Premium Rush. To most people though, Lee is far from ordinary. “The real-life part of it is bound to be horribly disappointing,” Lee said in an interview with The Charlotte Observer. He portrays Job on Cinemax’s series, Banshee, but confesses that his off-screen life is a tad less exciting. It might be difficult enough for some straight male actors to play gay characters-but what about donning wigs and dresses?įor Hoon Lee (who’s straight and married), it’s just another day at the office.
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