After graduating from the American Theatre and Dramatic Academy in 1985, Lee did a lot of stage work in New York City. However, from 1986-89 he primarily worked at the Empire Diner. That's where he met Tom Fontana (the award-winning producer and writer whose work includes "Oz," "Homicide: Life on the Street," and "St. Elsewhere"), who lived around the corner from the diner.

In 1990, Lee accompanied Fontana to Los Angeles to help him move. While at a restaurant on the day after arriving in L.A., a casting director and friend of Fontana's asked Lee if he was an actor. That encounter led to Lee being cast in the surfing-action-detective movie "Point Break," which turned out to be his big break.

Lee subsequently appeared as Terry, the cameraman, in "Wayne's World" and became part of two major pieces of pop culture: The "Bohemian Rhapsody" scene and uttering the "I love you, man" line that was adopted for Budweiser commercials.

In 1993, he began a series of recurring appearances in Tom Fontana's "Homicide: Life on the Street." He then was a series regular in 1994-1997 as Chett,

he bullying older brother, in "Weird Science."

In 1997, Lee went East for an episode of "Homicide" and met up with Tom Fontana. They discussed a prison drama that Fontana was producing for HBO. Soon, Lee was cast as a central character in "Oz," playing Tobias Beecher, a part Fontana wrote for him.

After "Oz" ended its run in 2003, Lee had numerous guest appearances and/or supporting roles in TV shows and movies.

From October 2004 into January 2005, he appeared in an off-Broadway play, "The Foreigner," a comedy with Matthew Broderick.

Soon after the play closed, Lee landed a part in a new TV series. He'll be part of the ensemble cast of "Wanted," which will begin airing July 31, 2005, on TNT.