Today we’d like to introduce you to Enoch Suho Lee.
Hi Enoch Suho, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I think my journey into acting started in sophomore year of high school. A friend of mine was directing a one-shot play called “13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview,” and I auditioned for the part of Ben. Up until that point, I never considered acting as something I would enjoy doing, let alone pursue as a career in any capacity, and a lot of that had to do with my fear of putting myself out there. That audition changed my life. I had so much fun with the character and never looked back since.
In my sophomore year of college, I decided to audition for an Off-Broadway showcase produced by a theatre company called The Actors Project NYC. I had no idea what a showcase was or what I was doing at all; I just wanted to start acting. In the last few days of preparation before the performance week, Bobby Holder, the owner/founder of the company, was reviewing our monologues for a final checkup. My performance was honestly not great. I was still very green and had very little training outside of high school theatre and it showed. He gave me some notes and asked me to film my revision, which I did with the help of my friend Blake *Z.* Larson (thanks, Blake!).
Long story short, Bobby has been my manager since 2018, when he was still a partner at The Talent Express (hi Lorna and Ana!). He started his own management firm a couple of years ago called Bright Artists Management, and I’m a proud member of the BAM roster. It’s hard to believe it’s been five years, but I think the pandemic messed up my sense of time a little. That and it’s been a lot of fun, and time flies and all that.
I’ve been very fortunate to have had so many awesome people help me get to where I am today. For example, I booked my biggest role so far on Prime Video’s Dead Ringers thanks to Bobby, and I met some of my closest friends today because of that opportunity, like Ally Kloster and Sohee Park (Soji Arai). Also, it’s a really good show! You should watch it if you haven’t. But yeah, I’m so looking forward to continuing this journey and seeing where it leads.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Oh, definitely not. Like I said before, I had no idea what I was doing at the very beginning, so getting used to vocabulary I wasn’t familiar with and learning how to get out of my super thick shell was tough, to say the least. Also, COVID-19 didn’t help things. My original plan was to start ramping up on auditions and classes after graduation, but then the world kinda changed almost overnight. I eventually did get to the “ramping up” stage, but it was certainly in a different way than what I had envisioned.
On top of that, with an industry like this one, a lot of it is out of your control and unpredictable, with or without a global pandemic. I got that Dead Ringer’s role in 2021, but then in 2022, I booked nothing (well, there was one thing, but then it disappeared or something). So far this year, I’ve booked three projects. The wild nature of this kind of career can mess with your head, but if I’ve learned anything, it’s that persistence is key. Pair that with the philosophy of “on to the next,” and you’re solid.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I’m a professional make-believer known for Dead Ringers (2023) and eating a lot. Not sure which one I’m more proud of, so I’ll just say both. I’m also a teacher, currently a long-term sub, but considering becoming a classroom teacher.
I don’t know how many other people have had high school kids find their old reels and somehow consistently not-safe-for-school performances, but if the number’s not that high, I guess that’s what sets me apart from the rest. I don’t know how my students take me seriously at all, but I’m grateful that they do at least a little.
We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
When I was in first grade, my family took a winter trip to Disney World, Orlando. On the way there, we stopped by a hotel in North Carolina. It was pretty cold, and I was half-asleep. My dad took my in his arms and carried me all the way to the room. I can still remember the cold wind biting my face, nullified by the comfort and warmth that my dad’s embrace made me feel.
And that’s why I like the cold. As for my favorite childhood memory, I had this big Optimus Prime action figure with a trailer battle station and everything that I got from my second cousin and I loved it. Played with it almost every day until the day it disappeared, never to be seen again.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.enochsuholee.com
- Instagram: @enoch_suho_lee
- Other: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm12839123/
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Rex Lott Kim Yuan Xu Ally Kloster Enoch Suho Lee Enoch Suho Lee
