Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is a Canadian actor known for playing Appa in Kim's Convenience and Randy Ko in Train 48. Born in Daejeon, South Korea, he grew up in Canada and made his acting debut in 1989 on Gideon Oliver. He played Tiffany's father in Ice Princess (2005) and appeared in P2 (2007) and The Echo. From 2003 to 2005 he was a regular on the improvised soap Train 48. On stage, his performance as Kim Sang-il in Kim's Convenience earned a Toronto Theatre Critics' Award, and he received Dora Mavor Moore nominations for The Monster Under the Bed and that play. He brought Appa to television, winning four Canadian Screen Awards for comedy lead. Lee also wrote the play Dangling and played Captain Carson Teva in The Mandalorian and other Star Wars series. He portrayed Uncle Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender in 2024.