Associated Press PhotoActor C.S. Lee from “Dexter” participated in a panel discussion at the CBS, Showtime and The CW Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., July 29. Lee visited Stevenson University to meet with students last week.
CS Lee, aka Vince Masuka on the Showtime breakout hit “Dexter” can be goofy, creepy and downright funny all at once.
Even a serial drama needs its comedic moments, CS Lee said. And it’s Lee’s job to provide them in between the grisly killings of vigilante serial killer Dexter Morgan played by Golden Globe nominee Michael C. Hall.
Masuka is a forensics expert with the Miami Police Department. He shares a friendship with Morgan, flirts with his female coworkers and often makes sexual innuendos in inappropriate situations.
It’s a breakthrough role for Lee, 39, who grew up just outside Vancouver, Wash. “Dexter” drew 2.3 million total viewers for its season 5 premiere in September.
During a break in filming, Lee visited Stevenson University’s Greenspring campus Wednesday. Lee is friends with Christopher Reed, an associate professor of film, video and theater at Stevenson. Reed invited him to the campus. Lee led a workshop for acting students. Snow canceled a public question and answer session Thursday, but Lee spoke to the Times via telephone about his quirky character, Hall’s recovery from Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year and the future of “Dexter.”
Michael C. Hall, who plays serial killer Dexter Morgan on Showtime’s Dexter, kept his lymphoma secret from his fellow cast members for two and a half episodes.