Asian Actors
by jerrykoedding | created - 22 Jul 2013 | updated - 06 Dec 2020 | Public
1. Ken Jeong
Actor | The Hangover
Ken Jeong is an American actor, comedian, and physician. He is known for his roles as Ben Chang on the critically acclaimed NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community (2009) and gangster Leslie Chow in The Hangover (2009) Trilogy. He appeared in Michael Bay's Pain & Gain (2013), as Johnny Wu, a motivational ...
2. Steven Yeun
Actor | Minari
Steven Yeun was born in Seoul, South Korea, to June and Je Yeun. His family first immigrated to Canada and stayed there for one year, and then moved to the U.S. He has a brother named Brian. He began acting while at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI, where he studied Psychology as a major (BS in ...
3. John Cho
Actor | Star Trek
John Yohan Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to Los Angeles, California as a child. His father was a Christian minister. Cho was educated at Herbert Hoover High School at Glendale, before moving on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied English literature. Upon ...
4. Daniel Dae Kim
Actor | Insurgent
Daniel Dae Kim has made a career of creating multifaceted and stereotype-breaking roles as an actor, director and now, producer. Prior to his seven-season portrayal of Chin Ho Kelly on "Hawaii Five-0," Kim was best known for his role as Jin Soo Kwon on the hit TV series "Lost," for which he shared ...
5. Reggie Lee
Actor | Grimm
Reggie Lee was born on October 4, 1975 in Quezon City, Philippines. He is an actor and producer, known for Grimm (2011), All Rise (2019) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2022).
6. Masi Oka
Actor | Heroes
Masayori "Masi" Oka is a Japanese American actor, producer and digital effects artist. He became widely known for his role on NBC's Heroes as Hiro Nakamura and in CBS' Hawaii Five-0 as Doctor Max Bergman. Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan, to Setsuko Oka. His parents divorced when he was one month old; ...
7. Adhir Kalyan
Actor | Rules of Engagement
Born in 1983 and raised in Durban, South Africa, Adhir Kalyan moved to London to pursue an acting career. He appeared as a guest star on the BBC series Holby City (1999) and MI-5 (2002). Kalyan's first leading role was in the CW's comedy series Aliens in America (2007), in which he played Raja, a ...
8. Ken Leung
Actor | Old
Ken Leung was raised in the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side in New York City. His family moved to Midwood, Brooklyn where he grew up before finishing high school in Old Bridge, New Jersey. He attended NYU and studied acting with Catherine Russell and Nan Smithner, then briefly with Anne ...
9. Harry Shum Jr.
Actor | Crazy Rich Asians
Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is a Costa Rican-born Chinese American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox television series Glee (2009-15) and as Magnus Bane on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters (2016-19). He was nominated for ...
10. James Kyson
Actor | Preacher
One of today's most exciting & versatile actors, voted by Buzzfeed as a Top 10 Asian-American Leading Man, and by TV Guide as "Hollywood's 25 Hottest", James is next appearing in the feature Year 2, and was recently seen in Netflix movie Yes Day, and the HBO show Lovecraft County. He recently guest...
11. Tim Kang
Actor | Rambo
Yila Timothy Kang is an American actor. He is known for his role as Kimball Cho in the television series The Mentalist and Gordon Katsumoto in the CBS/NBC reboot series Magnum P.I. Kang was born in San Francisco, California, and is the eldest of three brothers. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ...
12. Aaron Yoo
Actor | 21
Aaron Yoo was born on May 12, 1979 in New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for 21 (2008), Disturbia (2007) and Friday the 13th (2009).
13. Rex Lee
Actor | Entourage
Rex Lee was born on January 7, 1969 in Warren, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Entourage (2004), Entourage (2015) and Keeping Company (2021).
14. Zaib Shaikh
Actor | Little Mosque on the Prairie
Zaib Shaikh began his mandate as Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles in December 2018. He is the Government of Canada's senior representative in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada.
He comes to the posting after an extensive career in the media and entertainment industries, having worked as ...
15. Joe Taslim
Actor | Serbuan maut
Johannes Taslim or Joe Taslim (born 23 June 1981) is an Indonesian actor and former Judo athlete of Chinese descent. He became well known in the 2012 action film The Raid: Redemption.
Taslim was born in South Sumatera, Indonesia. He was exposed to martial arts at an early age. His martial arts ...
16. Hrithik Roshan
Actor | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor, born on 10th January 1974, well known globally for his versatile roles, unmatchable dancing skills and attractive looks.
After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) for ...
17. Brandon Call
Actor | Jagged Edge
Born Brandon Spencer Lee Call on November 17th, 1976, in Torrance, California, Brandon started performing at the tender age of two. His movie debut, albeit lending his voice, was in Disney's The Black Cauldron (1985), so his first live-action acting role was opposite Glenn Close in Jagged Edge (...
18. Rick Yune
Actor | The Fast and the Furious
Rick Yune was born on August 22, 1971 in Washington D.C., USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Fast and the Furious (2001), Die Another Day (2002) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013).
19. Will Yun Lee
Actor | Altered Carbon
Will Yun Lee was born in Arlington, Virginia, to Jung Ja Lee and Soo Won Lee, who had recently emigrated from Korea. He was raised by both immediate and extended family and moved often, exposed to life on the tough Bronx streets and idyllic Hawaiian beaches. By his teens he was living in the San ...
20. Lou Diamond Phillips
Actor | Courage Under Fire
Louis Diamond Phillips is an American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For Stand and Deliver (1988), Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award. Phillips made his...
21. Lee Byung-hun
Actor | Dalkomhan insaeng
Lee Byung-hun was born in 1970 in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in a wealthy family, thanks to his father, who was a successful businessman. He never dreamed of pursuing acting until a friend of his mother's suggested it. He auditioned for the KBS television network in 1991 and was accepted. His ...
22. Daniel Henney
Actor | Big Hero 6
Daniel Henney was born on November 28, 1979 in Carson City, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Big Hero 6 (2014), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and The Last Stand (2013).
23. Brian Tee
Actor | Expats
Brian Tee will star opposite Nicole Kidman in the prestige limited series "Expats," as "Clarke Woo" husband to "Margaret" (Kidman), directed by the acclaimed Lulu Wang for Amazon Prime. Tee also stared as Dr. Ethan Choi, on NBC's hit drama "Chicago Med," produced by Dick Wolf and won a 2020 NAMIC ...
24. Hiroyuki Sanada
Actor | Tasogare Seibei
Hiroyuki Sanada was born on October 12, 1960 in Tokyo. He made his film debut when he was 5 in Rokyoku komori-uta (1965) (Shin'ichi Chiba played the lead role.) His father died when he was 11. He joined Japan Action Club, organized & run by Sonny Chiba, when he was 12. He 1st became famous as an ...
25. Salman Khan
Actor | Sultan
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan was born on December 27, 1965, in Mumbai to legendary screenwriter Salim Khan, who penned many super-hits in the yesteryear's like Sholay (1975), Deewaar (1975), and Don (1978). Khan started his acting career by doing a supporting role in the movie Biwi Ho To Aisi (...
26. Archie Kao
Actor | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Archie Kao was born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Chicago P.D. (2014) and Nothing Gold Can Stay (2017). He was previously married to Xun Zhou.
27. Edison Chen
Actor | Mou gaan dou
Edison Chen was born on October 7, 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Infernal Affairs (2002), The Grudge 2 (2006) and The Dark Knight (2008). He has been married to Qin ShuPei since May 30, 2016. They have one child.
28. Nicholas Tse
Actor | San ging chaat goo si
Nicholas was born in Hong Kong, China. He attended school in Vancouver, Canada. He also attended school for a short time in Phoenix, Arizona before moving back to Hong Kong with his parents Patrick Yin Tse and Deborah Dik, and his sister, Jennifer (Ting Ting). Nicholas started his singing career ...
29. Leehom Wang
Actor | Blackhat
Leehom Wang was born on May 17, 1976 in Rochester, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Blackhat (2015), Lust, Caution (2007) and Love in Disguise (2010). He was previously married to JingLei Li.
30. James Shigeta
Actor | Die Hard
Hawaiian-born James Shigeta was, for a time, the biggest East Asian U.S. star the country had known for decades. His up-and-down career reflected the country's changing interest in films with East Asian themes, but, when called upon, he filled both A-movie starring roles and minor T.V. guest ...
31. Won Bin
Actor | Ajeossi
Won Bin, born November 10, 1977 in Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, is a popular actor. He is the youngest of five siblings (two older brothers and two older sisters). While growing up in Jeongseon County, Won Bin initially planned to become a car mechanic, but in 1996 entered an ...
32. Dustin Nguyen
Actor | Warrior
After leaving Vietnam with his family in 1975 Dustin Tri Nguyen (pronounced "Gwen") went on to establish himself as one of Hollywood's premiere Asian-American actors, having starred on the hit TV shows "21 Jump Street," "Seaquest DSV," "VIP," He went on to star in the films THE REBEL and THE MAN ...
33. Sab Shimono
Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Sab Shimono was born on July 31, 1937 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Southland Tales (2006) and The Shadow (1994). He has been married to Steve Alden Nelson since June 23, 2008.
34. Garret Sato
Stunts | The Mask
Garret Sato was born on November 7, 1964 in Oahu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor and executive, known for The Mask (1994), Pearl Harbor (2001) and The Shadow (1994). He died on March 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
35. Ken Watanabe
Actor | The Last Samurai
Ken Watanabe was born on October 21, 1959 in Uonuma, Japan. Both of his parents were teachers: his mother taught general education and his dad taught calligraphy. He became interested in acting at the age of 24, when a director of England's National Theater Company, where he was studying, told him ...
36. Eric Tsang
Actor | Mou gaan dou
Eric Tsang was born on April 14, 1953 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and producer, known for Infernal Affairs (2002), Hold You Tight (1998) and The Eye (2002). He was previously married to Mei-Hua Wang.
37. Louis Koo
Actor | Ming yat zin gei
Louis Koo was born on October 21, 1970 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and producer, known for Warriors of Future (2022), Paradox (2017) and Protégé (2007).
38. Verdi Solaiman
Actor | Halfworlds
Verdi Solaiman is known for Halfworlds (2015) and Shackled (2012).
39. Tio Pakusadewo
Actor | Serbuan maut 2: Berandal
Tio Pakusadewo was born on September 2, 1963 in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is an actor, known for The Raid 2 (2014), Letters from Prague (2016) and Quickie Express (2007).
40. Jack Yang
Actor | A Leading Man
Jack Yang has devoted the last 8 years of his life to acting, modeling and film. This Canadian/American artist already established a career in modeling and commercial acting when his love for art lead him behind the camera to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena for Film Directing and Photo. ...
41. Chin Han
Actor | The Dark Knight
Named one of Asia's 25 greatest actors of all-time by CNNGo (a division of CNN) alongside stars like Japan's Toshiro Mifune and India's Amitabh Bachchan and nominated for Variety's Asian Star of the Year Award in 2013, Chin Han's 20 year career has spanned many international theater, television and...
42. Kay Tong Lim
Actor | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Kay Tong Lim is known for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), It Could Happen to You (1994) and Off Limits (1988).
43. Keagan Kang
Actor | Beautiful Boxer
Keagan Kang was born on May 5, 1976 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He is an actor, known for Beautiful Boxer (2003), Marco Polo (2007) and Code of Law (2012).
44. Rain
Actor | Ssa-i-bo-geu-ji-man-gwen-chan-a
Rain was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 25, 1982 as Jung Jihoon. He was extremely shy in elementary school; in interviews he's stated that he barely spoke. He caught the desire to become a dancer at a school talent show in sixth grade; when nobody from his school stepped forward to dance, he ...
45. Chow Yun-Fat
Actor | Wo hu cang long
Chow Yun Fat is a charismatic, athletically built and energetic Asian-born film star who first came to the attention of western audiences via his roles in the high-octane/blazing guns action films of maverick HK director John Woo.
Chow was born in 1955 on the quiet island of Lamma, part of the ...
46. Andy Lau
Actor | Mou gaan dou
Andy Lau Tak-wah, (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter, presenter, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same...
47. Ka-Tung Lam
Actor | Ip Man
Ka-Tung Lam was born on September 21, 1967. He is an actor and producer, known for Ip Man (2008), Infernal Affairs (2002) and Gallants (2010).
48. Frederick Ming Zhong Lee
Actor | Kuang tu
Frederick Ming Zhong Lee was born on August 18, 1976 in Malacca, Malaysia. He is an actor, known for The Scoundrels (2018), Fly by Night (2018) and Taiwan Crime Stories (2023).
49. Alain Uy
Actor | Blue Eye Samurai
Alain Uy was born in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines. He is an actor and producer, known for Blue Eye Samurai (2023), Power Book IV: Force (2022) and Helstrom (2020).
50. Daniel Wu
Actor | San ging chaat goo si
Daniel Wu, is a renowned Hong Kong- American actor, director, and producer. With a career spanning over twenty five years, Wu has made significant contributions to the Asian film industry, and gained recognition for his roles in martial arts and action films as well as drama, showcasing both his ...
51. Cung Le
Actor | Pandorum
Cung Le made his first appearance on the professional M.M.A. stage in 2006, and shortly after won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship in 2008, setting high standards through his powerful kicks, skillful strikes, and well-timed take-downs. This U.S.-Viet Namese champion, actor, producer and ...
52. Mark Dacascos
Actor | Le pacte des loups
Mark Dacascos is an actor, director, martial artist, and television personality. Whether seen on the big screen or small, playing the good guy or the bad, Mark has been making audience stand up and take notice for many years.
This May, Mark will be seen in highly anticipated film John Wick: Chapter ...
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