Kenneth Choi, born October 20, 1971, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sons of Anarchy, 9-1-1 and he guest starred on Glee as Dr. Wu in 2009.
Personal life[]
Choi was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He attended Purdue University and majored in accounting, before dropping out.[1] He moved to Portland, Oregon after he basically ran away from home (he had an Asian upbringing) in order to pursue acting.[1]
Career[]
He has appeared in a number of films and television series since 1998 and commonly plays gang members from the Yakuza, Triad (underground societies), and Korean Mafia.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Halloweentown | Hip-Sales-Creature | Disney Channel Original Movie |
1999 | Martial Law | Biohazard Driver | ("Blue Flu") |
2000 | V.I.P. | Desmond Kusari | ("Magnificent Val") |
Roswell | Ken | ("Skin and Bones") | |
Arli$$ | Tommy Takega | ("Where There's a Will") | |
The Huntress | Douglas Ho | ("Scattered") | |
Deep Core | Wayne Lung | as Ken Choi | |
The West Wing | Secret Service Agent #1 | ("Six Meetings Before Lunch") | |
2001 | Dead Last | Syd the Junkie | ("Heebee Geebee's") |
The Brothers Garcia | Alec Lind | ("Band on the Run") | |
The Division | Louis Tang | ("Absolution") | |
Kristin | Smoove | ("The Escort") | |
Beyond the Pale | Douglas | ||
2002 | The King of Queens | Todd Ling | ("Holy Mackerel") |
Woman on Fire | Janitor | ||
Reba | Officer Aoki | ("Brock's Swan Song") | |
2003 | Becker | Kim Nam Kyu | ("Dates & Nuts") |
Timecop: The Berlin Decision | Professor Josh Chan | video | |
Crossing Jordan | Garma | ("Fire and Ice") | |
Presidio Med | Dennis | ("Cascading" and "With Grace") | |
Dragnet | C.I. Burrell | 2003 - 2004 ("Slice of Life" and "Killing Fields") | |
2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Gangster | voice and video game |
The Terminal | CBP Officer | ||
According to Jim | Lab Technician | ("A Vast Difference") | |
House M.D. | Dr. Lim | 2004 - 2005 ("Maternity" and "Babies & Bathwater") | |
2005 | Las Vegas | Duncan Sabusawa | ("Fake the Money and Run") |
Harsh Times | Fujimoto | as Kenny Choi | |
The Road to Canyon Lake | Pong | ||
2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jason Tua | ("Post Mortem") |
The Heart Specialist | Mitchell Kwan | ||
Undoing' | Danny | ||
Only the Brave | Pvt. Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima | as Ken Choi | |
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil | Ambassador Li Sung Park | video | |
2007 | War | Takada | |
Walk the Talk | Dave | ||
24 | Cheng's Operative | (4 episodes) | |
Lincoln Heights | Anthony Moon | ("Tricks and Treats") | |
Shark | Kirk Bagley | ("The Wrath of Khan") | |
Koreatown | Sil the Well Dressed Drug Dealer | ||
2008 | Crash | Mikey Han | 2008 - 2009 ("TF-36, Sprint Left, T-4", "Ring Dings", and "The Pain Won't Stop") |
Baby | Mike | ||
Samurai Girl | Sato | (6 episodes) | |
Street Kings | Boss Kim | ||
Sons of Anarchy | Henry Lin | 2008 - 2014 (14 episodes) | |
2009 | Glee | Dr. Wu | as Ken Choi ("Throwdown" and "Showmance") |
Burning Hollywood | Louie | (6 episodes) | |
Heroes | Sam Douglas | ("Chapter Nine 'Turn and Face the Strange'") | |
Without a Trace | Agent Philip Shen | ("Once Lost") | |
2010 | Hawthorne | Dr. Paul Hyun | ("No Excuses", "The Starting Line", and "Road Narrows") |
2011 | Last Man Standing | Dr. Wong | ("Last Halloween Standing" and "Home Security") |
Captain America: Super Soldier | Jim Morita | voice and video game | |
Captain America: The First Avenger | Jim Morita | ||
Funny or Die Presents... | Spaghetti | ("Episode #2.10" and segment "United States Police Department") | |
2012 | The Real St. Nick | Jack/R.P. McMurphy | TV movie |
Red Dawn | Smith | ||
Dr0ne | Jay | ||
The Newsroom | Dr. Lee | ("The Greater Fool") | |
Hollywood & Hammer | short | ||
2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Chester Ming | |
Five Thirteen | C.I.A. | ||
Longmire | Dr. Bloomfield | ("Tuscan Red") | |
Ironside | Captain Ed Rollins | (9 episodes) | |
2014 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Jim Morita | ("Shadows") |
2015 | Allegiance | Sam Luttrell | (13 episodes) |
2016 | The Last Man on Earth | Lewis | 2016 - 2017 (10 episodes) |
Suicide Squad | Yakuza Boss | ||
American Crime Story | Judge Lance Ito | (10 episodes) | |
2017 | Bright | Yamahara | |
Spider-Man: Homecoming | Principal Morita | ||
Chicago Med | Dr. David Kwon | ("Love Hurts" and "White Butterflies") | |
Stephanie | uncredited | ||
Dimension 404 | Kojima | ("Impulse") | |
2018 | Office Uprising | Freddy Wong | |
Hotel Artemis | Buke | ||
Counterpart | Bob Dwyer | (4 episodes) | |
Gringo | Marty | ||
9-1-1 | Howie "Chimney" Han | 2018 - present (46 episodes) | |
2019 | Snowfall | Bobby "BobBob" Kim | ("Cash and Carry") |
2020 | Attorneys at Love | Mr. Kwan | short |