Phillip Rhee
American actor
菲利普·李 · 필립 리
- Born
- 7 September 1960, San Francisco
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Occupation
- actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, film actor
Phillip Rhee (born September 7, 1960) is a South Korean American martial artist, actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer, best known for his role as Tommy Lee in the 1989 American martial arts film Best of the Best, and its sequels Best of the Best 2 (1993), Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995), and Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998). Rhee's 1980 representation of the United States' Taekwondo Team against the South Korean team in the championships of the Asia Games formed the basis of his screenplay for the film Best of the Best.
Rhee has advanced training in taekwondo (sixth-degree black belt), hapkido (third-degree black belt), wing chun and boxing.
Films
| Film | Year | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Ninja Turf | 1986 | cast |
| Best of the Best | 1989 | cast |
| Best of the Best 2 | 1993 | cast |
| Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | 1995 | cast |
| Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | 1995 | director |
| Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | 1998 | director |
| Underdog Kids | 2015 | cast |
| Underdog Kids | 2015 | director |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q374223 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.