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James Chen

Actor

James Chen

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About

James C. Chen is an American actor, classically trained at the Yale School of Drama, bi-lingual in English & Mandarin. He is best known for portraying Kal on The Walking Dead. Chen also played Samuel Chung on the Netflix series Iron Fist. In 2011, he played the recurring character Adrian Sung in the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has appeared in The Walking Dead since the shows' sixth season. In 2015, he co-starred in the LGBT drama Front Cover opposite Jake Choi. In 2018, he landed a supporting role on the TV series FBI.

Known for

Person of Interest posterPerson of InterestSeries • 2011Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999The Walking Dead posterThe Walking DeadSeries • 2010FBI posterFBISeries • 2018The Blacklist posterThe BlacklistSeries • 20139-1-1 poster9-1-1Series • 2018NCIS: Los Angeles posterNCIS: Los AngelesSeries • 2009Blue Bloods posterBlue BloodsSeries • 2010Elementary posterElementarySeries • 2012The Mandalorian posterThe MandalorianSeries • 2019FBI: International posterFBI: InternationalSeries • 2021Sleepy Hollow posterSleepy HollowSeries • 2013CIA posterCIASeries • 2026Broad City posterBroad CitySeries • 2014The Amazing Spider-Man posterThe Amazing Spider-ManMovie • 2012The Last O.G. posterThe Last O.G.Series • 2018Running Wilde posterRunning WildeSeries • 2010Seven Seconds posterSeven SecondsSeries • 2018Marvel's Iron Fist posterMarvel's Iron FistSeries • 2017Mr. Popper's Penguins posterMr. Popper's PenguinsMovie • 2011We Need to Talk About Kevin posterWe Need to Talk About KevinMovie • 2011Run the World posterRun the WorldSeries • 2021Labor Day posterLabor DayMovie • 2013Front Cover posterFront CoverMovie • 2016