James Chen

James Chen is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Kal on The Walking Dead. Chen also played Samuel Chung on the Netflix series Iron Fist.

Early life and education Chen was born and raised in New York and is of Chinese descent. After earning a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, Chen earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. He was awarded with the Dexter Wood Luke Memorial Prize for his work there.

Career In 2011, he played the recurring character Adrian Sung in the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He appeared in The Walking Dead, playing Kal in the shows' sixth through ninth seasons.

Since 2018 he plays Ian Lim, an FBI Analyst in the CBS drama FBI.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2004 Murder Below the Line Pete Richards 2010 Boy Wonder Roy Five Minarets in New York Agent Lee 2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin Dr. Foulkes Mr. Popper's Penguins Fish and Game Officer 2012 Watching TV with the Red Chinese Tzu Archaeology of a Woman Desk Officer The Amazing Spider-Man Police Officer 2013 Run Into You Brady Short film Labor Day Paramedic 2014 Before I Disappear Chinese Man Uncredited Amira & Sam Donnie 2015 Front Cover Ning 2018UnintendedDanny2019 Fluidity Eric 2025 Rosemead Dr. Hsu

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