Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma

Known for
Acting
Born
June 10, 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Biography

Tzi Ma (Chinese: 馬泰;) is a Hong Kong-American actor. He is well known for his roles in television shows, such as The Man in the High Castle and 24, and films, such as Dante's Peak, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 3, Arrival, The Farewell, Tigertail, and Mulan. In 2021, he starred in the American martial arts television series Kung Fu on The CW.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Chinatown Diner

The Chinatown Diner

Movie

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The Way You Dance poster

The Way You Dance

Movie · as Ming Lee

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Unarmed

Unarmed

Movie

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The Horseman

The Horseman

Movie

2026
Whatcha Want poster

Whatcha Want

Movie · as Ming

2026
the death poster

the death

Movie · as idris

2025
Gunslingers poster

Gunslingers

Movie · as Lin

2025
Watson poster

Watson

TV · as Uncle Jun · 2 eps

2024
Five Blind Dates poster

Five Blind Dates

Movie · as Xien

2024
Interior Chinatown poster

Interior Chinatown

TV · as Joe Wu · 8 eps

2023
Believer 2 poster

Believer 2

Movie · as Professor Lee

2022
A Shot Through the Wall poster

A Shot Through the Wall

Movie · as Chow Tan

2022
A Father's Son poster

A Father's Son

Movie · as Krang Li

2021
Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu

TV · as Jin Shen · 39 eps

2021
INVINCIBLE poster

INVINCIBLE

TV · as Mr. Liu (voice), Mr. Liu / Dragon (voice) · 2 eps

2020
Tigertail poster

Tigertail

Movie · as Grover

2020
Mulan poster

Mulan

Movie · as Hua Zhou

2020
A Sugar & Spice Holiday poster

A Sugar & Spice Holiday

Movie · as Pete Yung

2020
The Kid Detective poster

The Kid Detective

Movie · as Mr. Chang

2020
Searching for Anna May Wong poster

Searching for Anna May Wong

Movie · as Self

2019
The Farewell poster

The Farewell

Movie · as Haiyan

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
Wu Assassins poster

Wu Assassins

TV · as Mr. Young · 6 eps

2019
Treadstone poster

Treadstone

TV · as General Chin-Hwa Kwon · 1 ep

2018
Skyscraper poster

Skyscraper

Movie · as Fire Chief Sheng

2018
Bad Company poster

Bad Company

Movie · as Hawking

2018
The Resident poster

The Resident

TV · as Ted Zhou · 1 ep

2018
Star Wars Resistance poster

Star Wars Resistance

TV · as Hamato Xiono (voice) · 2 eps

2017
An American Girl Story - Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance poster

An American Girl Story - Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance

Movie · as Gung-Gung

2017
The Jade Pendant poster

The Jade Pendant

Movie · as Yu Hing

2017
Meditation Park poster

Meditation Park

Movie · as Bing

2017
Ransom poster

Ransom

TV · as Lormong Vang · 1 ep

2016
Diablo poster

Diablo

Movie · as Quok Mi

2016
Pali Road poster

Pali Road

Movie · as Mr. Zhang

2016
Arrival poster

Arrival

Movie · as General Shang

2016
Angie Tribeca poster

Angie Tribeca

TV · as Joseph Takagi · 1 ep

2015
Baby Steps poster

Baby Steps

Movie · as Mr. Lin

2015
Man Seeking Woman poster

Man Seeking Woman

TV · as Master Sheng · 1 ep

2015
Bosch poster

Bosch

TV · as Brent Charles · 2 eps

2015
The Man in the High Castle poster

The Man in the High Castle

TV · as General Onada · 6 eps

2014
Million Dollar Arm poster

Million Dollar Arm

Movie · as Chang

2014
A Good Man poster

A Good Man

Movie · as Mr. Chen

2014
Silicon Valley poster

Silicon Valley

TV · as Yao · 3 eps

2014
Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary

TV · as President Miguel Da Silva · 1 ep

2013
Someone I Used to Know poster

Someone I Used to Know

Movie · as Simo Kim

2013
#1 Serial Killer poster

#1 Serial Killer

Movie · as Mr. Chang

2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. poster

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

TV · as Agent Kwan · 1 ep

2012
The Campaign poster

The Campaign

Movie · as Mr. Zheng

2012
Perception poster

Perception

TV · as Prof. Arthur Wei · 1 ep

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Xi Hai Ching · 1 ep

2012
Veep poster

Veep

TV · as Lu Chi-Jang · 4 eps

2011
Dark Vengeance poster

Dark Vengeance

Movie

2011
Once Upon a Time poster

Once Upon a Time

TV · as The Dragon · 3 eps

2011
Hell on Wheels poster

Hell on Wheels

TV · as Tao · 5 eps

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Mr. Chi · 1 ep

2009
Management poster

Management

Movie · as Truc Quoc

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles

TV · as Jun Lee · 1 ep

2009
Dollhouse poster

Dollhouse

TV · as Matsu · 1 ep

2009
Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me

TV · as Mr. Chen · 1 ep

2008
Long Story Short poster

Long Story Short

Movie · as Self

2008
Baby poster

Baby

Movie · as Pops

2008
The Sensei poster

The Sensei

Movie · as Buddhist Monk

2008
All God's Children Can Dance poster

All God's Children Can Dance

Movie · as Glen

2008
Fringe poster

Fringe

TV · as Ming Che · 1 ep

2007
Rush Hour 3 poster

Rush Hour 3

Movie · as Solon Han

2007
Battle in Seattle poster

Battle in Seattle

Movie · as Governor

2007
Dragon Boys poster

Dragon Boys

TV · as Henry Wah · 2 eps

2006
The Slanted Screen poster

The Slanted Screen

Movie · as Himself

2006
Akeelah and the Bee poster

Akeelah and the Bee

Movie · as Mr. Chiu

2006
The Unit poster

The Unit

TV · as Rudy Hartano · 1 ep

2005
Red Doors poster

Red Doors

Movie · as Ed Wong

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Bah Bah (voice) · 5 eps

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Mr. Patterson · 1 ep

2005
Commander in Chief poster

Commander in Chief

TV · as Chinese Ambassador · 2 eps

2004
The Ladykillers poster

The Ladykillers

Movie · as The General

2004
Hawaii poster

Hawaii

TV · as Joseph Dao · 1 ep

2003
Jake 2.0 poster

Jake 2.0

TV · as Nanda Sang · 1 ep

2002
The Quiet American poster

The Quiet American

Movie · as Hinh

2001
Hawaiian Gardens poster

Hawaiian Gardens

Movie · as Mr. Hu'o'ng

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as Cheng Zhi · 14 eps

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Ed · 1 ep

1999
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce poster

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Movie · as Vinh

1998
Rush Hour poster

Rush Hour

Movie · as Consul Han

1998
Martial Law poster

Martial Law

TV · as Lee Hei · 5 eps

1998
The Magnificent Seven poster

The Magnificent Seven

TV · as Wo Chin's Father · 1 ep

1997
Red Corner poster

Red Corner

Movie · as Li Cheng

1997
Dante's Peak poster

Dante's Peak

Movie · as Stan

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Tang Jingyu · 1 ep

1996
Chain Reaction poster

Chain Reaction

Movie · as Lu Chen

1996
Nash Bridges poster

Nash Bridges

TV · as Jimmy Zee · 2 eps

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Captain Youfook Law, Dr. Takashi · 1 ep

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Inspector Chang · 1 ep

1994
Golden Gate poster

Golden Gate

Movie · as Chen Jung Song

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Mr. Wang · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Mr. Yeung · 1 ep

1994
Vanishing Son poster

Vanishing Son

TV · 1 ep

1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. poster

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

TV · as Chan · 1 ep

1992
Rapid Fire poster

Rapid Fire

Movie · as Kinman Tau

1990
RoboCop 2 poster

RoboCop 2

Movie · as Tak Akita

1990
Forbidden Nights poster

Forbidden Nights

Movie · as Li Dao

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Deputy Counsel General Li Chen · 1 ep

1990
Yellowthread Street poster

Yellowthread Street

TV · as Det. Eddie Pak · 6 eps

1989
The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten

Movie · as Premier

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as Biomolecular Physiologist · 1 ep

1986
The Money Pit poster

The Money Pit

Movie · as Hwang

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Wing Lee · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Mr. Lin · 1 ep

1984
The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show

TV · as Mr. Lee · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Chen Jung Song · 1 ep

1981
They All Laughed poster

They All Laughed

Movie · as (uncredited)

1979
Cocaine Cowboys poster

Cocaine Cowboys

Movie · as Jimmy Lee