Jee Young Han is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Marion Kang on ''

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'' and for her role as Esti Nelson on the

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series '' Unprisoned''.

Career

Film

Han's career in film began starring in a small role in '' City Island'' opposite Andy Garcia and Alan Arkin. Soon after, Han landed the lead role of Amanda Pak in '' Meet Monica Velour'' opposite Kim Cattrall and Brian Dennehy. Both films premiered at the

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. Han starred in numerous films including '' It's Kind of a Funny Story'',

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'' In November 2023, Han was announced as the female lead of '' K-Pops!'', the directorial debut of Grammy Award winning musician, Anderson .Paak. ''K-Pops!'' premiered as a Special Presentation at the

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on September 7, 2024.

Television

Han's career in television began after booking a main character in

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's Comedy Central pilot ''Black Jack''. She made various guest appearances including roles on ''

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'' and ''

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''. She joined the recurring cast of ''

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'' as Jee, the PA. In 2016, after playing the role of Nora in the CBS pilot ''The History of Us'', Han landed a talent development deal with CBS Studios. She recurred as zombie hunter Marsha in ''

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'' opposite Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. She also recurred as Charlotte Dearborn in ABC's ''

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''. In 2019, Han nabbed the series lead in the NBC pilot ''Like Magic.'' Following their decision not to pick up the show to series, Han inked a talent development deal with NBC and Universal. In 2021, HBO announced that Han would be joining the main cast of the second season of ''

''. Han subsequently joined the

series '' Unprisoned'' as Esti Nelson in Spring 2022. She was promoted to the main cast beginning season 2.

Voice acting

Han voiced the role of Song Oak in the DreamWorks /

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animated series, ''

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''. EA revealed Han as the voice of Bellara in '' Dragon Age: The Veilguard'' on July 23, 2024. On March 11, 2025,

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announced Han voicing Min Ju Pak in a new 2-D animated series, '' Wylde Pak''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Han, Jee Young Living people American film actresses American television actresses American actresses of Korean descent Year of birth missing (living people)