
James Chen
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography

CIA
TV · as Ian Lim · 3 eps

One Stupid Thing
Movie · as Larry

Rosemead
Movie · as Dr. Hsu

FBI: International
TV · as Ian Lim · 1 ep

Run the World
TV · as Brian · 2 eps

Fluidity
Movie · as Eric

Unintended
Movie · as Danny

The Mandalorian
TV · as Amnesty Officer G27 · 1 ep

A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
Movie · as Ray Prime

Seven Seconds
TV · as Franklin Lee · 2 eps

The Last O.G.
TV · as Devont'e Jackson · 1 ep

9-1-1
TV · as Kevin Lee · 2 eps

FBI
TV · as Ian Lim, FBI Analyst Ian Lim · 102 eps

Fatal Crossing
Movie · as Hayden

Marvel's Iron Fist
TV · as Sam · 4 eps

Front Cover
Movie · as Qi Xiao Ning

Amira & Sam
Movie · as Donnie

Broad City
TV · as Bobby · 1 ep

Labor Day
Movie · as Paramedic

The Blacklist
TV · as Lee Chung · 1 ep

Sleepy Hollow
TV · as Lorenzo Chang · 1 ep

The Amazing Spider-Man
Movie · as Police Officer

Elementary
TV · as Lt. Morrison · 1 ep

Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Movie · as Tzu

Mr. Popper's Penguins
Movie · as Fish & Game Officer

We Need to Talk About Kevin
Movie · as Dr. Foulkes

Person of Interest
TV · as James Ko · 1 ep

Blue Bloods
TV · as Nelson Chiu · 1 ep

The Walking Dead
TV · as Kal · 17 eps

Running Wilde
TV · as Pathologist · 1 ep

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Cadeo Hoang · 1 ep

Murder Below the Line
Movie · as Pete Richards

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Adrian Sung · 7 eps


