The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Leonardo Nam

Real Name: Leonardo Nam

Born: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Profession: Actor

Leonardo Nam is an up and coming actor who has appeared in both independent and studio films. His breakout role came in the Paramount comedy The Perfect Score directed by Brian Robbins starring Scarlett Johansson, and Erika Christensen.

He recently co-starred in the comedy Little Athens, which premiered at this year's Toronto Film Festival and Ken Kwapis' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. He will next co-star in the indie film noir, Undoing, opposite Kelly Hu and his The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift co-star Sung Kang.

Born in Argentina and raised in Sydney, Australia, Nam began his career studying in Sydney at the prestigious Actor's Lab under Annie Swann while appearing in numerous local theatrical productions including Shakespeare in the Park. While in New York, he studied with the legendary Uta Hagen and Billy Carden and was a member of Sigourney Weaver and Jim Simpson's The Bat Theatre Company. His work in New York also included the New York Public Theater / Shakespeare in the Park Shakespeare Lab Company.

He studied with several teachers in New York, namely Austin Pendleton and William Carden at HB Studios.. His brother is a dancer in London and his sister is a children's book writer in Ghana.

Nam most recently appeared in Jim Simpson's off-Broadway play No "Mother to Guide Her." His other theatrical credits include "War in Paramus", "New World Rhapsody", "Howling Wilderness", "Hamlet" "Much Ado About Nothing".

Nam currently resides in Los Angeles and New York.