Leonardo Nam was born in Argentina to Korean immigrant parents and raised in Sydney, Australia where he attended Sydney Technical High School and studied architecture at the University of New South Wales. He then decided to move to New York City at the age of 19 to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.
His breakout role came in the Paramount Studios comedy THE PERFECT SCORE starring Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, and Erika Christensen. Since then he has gone on to star in a string of movies, including THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 1 & 2, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT,VANTAGE POINT, HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU, ONE FOR THE MONEY and the Sam Raimi produced comedy MURDER OF A CAT. Nam has wrapped lead roles in feature films PHOBIAS, HUMMINGBIRD, and Alex Noyer’s folk-horror film LOVE IS THE MONSTER.
Most recently, Nam can be seen in Ava Duvernay’s feature film ORIGIN which was nominated for the Best Film category at Venice Film Fest ‘23. His next starring role hits Disney+ this July in feature film DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED.
On the television front, Nam is most well-known for playing Felix Lutz on the critically acclaimed, award-winning HBO series WESTWORLD. Additional credits include series regular roles on Hulu’s MAGGIE and Marvel’s WEREWOLF BY NIGHT on Disney+, a recurring role on the Amazon series BETAS, a series regular role on CBS’ Pilot FOR JUSTICE, a recurring role on DC’s SWAMP THING, MACGYVER and SNEAKY PETE. Nam has also appeared on STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, PACIFIC RIM: THE BLACKS, CLOSE ENOUGH, ROBOT CHICKEN, SWIMMING WITH SHARKS, ROYAL PAINS, BONES, FRANKLIN & BASH, and STALKER.