Lee O'Brian was born on September 29th, 1975 in Walnut Creek, California. Lee grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the town of Orinda. After attending college at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he played varsity football and lacrosse, he embarked on two backpacking journeys, first through Europe and then through Central America. The second journey led to him moving to Latin America, where he lived in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru and Ecuador, over a 10 year period. It was there he became fluent in Spanish, while also learning Portuguese, and where he got his start in acting. By 2012, he continued his acting career in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he appeared in such films as Edsa Woolworth and Forgive Me Father. In 2015, after beginning work in Manila, Philippines, he appeared in Kano Luvs Pinay(TV5), On the WIngs of Love(ABS-CBN) and Ang Probinsyano (ABS-CBN). He also appeared in the 2016 hit Mercury is Mine19
