Kenneth Choi

Kenneth Choi (born October 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for playing Henry Lin on the television series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014), Chester Ming in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, and Judge Lance Ito in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016). He is also known for his roles as Jim Morita and Principal Morita in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) respectively, and Lewis on the Fox comedy series The Last Man on Earth (2016–2017). Since 2018 he has been starring in the Fox/ABC drama series 9-1-1, playing LAFD firefighter Howie "Chimney" Han.

Early life Eventually I said, you know, "I'm going to give it a go, I’m going to try it" and so I dropped out of school, I packed up all of my belongings, which was not much, saved up enough money to buy a one-way Greyhound ticket and I came out West. — Kenneth Choi His father was an electrical engineering professor and businessman. His mother was a registered nurse before becoming a stay-at-home mother. Choi is the middle of three children. He attended Longwood Elementary in Glenwood, Illinois and intermediate and junior high school at Brookwood School District 167. Choi performed as a breakdancer in junior high. He ran cross-country and was a gymnast at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, where he held the sophomore record for the pommel horse. His parents, especially his father, discouraged his childhood dreams of becoming an actor, instructing him to pursue a "responsible and reasonable" career, like accounting. He voiced the role of a gangster in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

In October 2017, Choi was cast as Howie "Chimney" Han on Fox TV's 9-1-1. In 2018, Choi played Bob Dwyer on Starz's Counterpart. Also that year, he appeared in the feature films Gringo and Hotel Artemis.

Starting in season 14 of King of the Hill, Choi became the new voice of Ted Wassanasong who was previously voiced in earlier seasons by Toby Huss.

In April 2024, Choi joined Amazon MGM Studios' sci-fi thriller entitled Mercy.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Halloweentown Hip-Sales-Creature 2000 Deep Core Wayne Lung 2001 Beyond the Pale Douglas 2002 Woman on Fire Janitor 2003 Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision Professor Josh Chan 2004 The Terminal CBP Officer 2005 The Road to Canyon Lake Pong Harsh Times Fujimoto 2006 Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil South Korean Ambassador Li Sung Park Only the Brave Dave Fukushima Undoing Danny The Heart Specialist Mitchell Kwan 2007 Baby Mike Walk the Talk Dave War Takada Koreatown Sil The Well Dressed Drug Dealer 2008 Street Kings Boss Kim 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Jim Morita 2012 Dr0ne Jay Red Dawn Corporal Smith The Real St. Nick Jack 2013 Five Thirteen C.I.A. The Wolf of Wall Street Chester Ming 2016 Suicide Squad Yakuza Boss 2017 Stephanie Spider-Man: Homecoming Principal Morita Bright Yamahara 2018 Gringo Marty Hotel Artemis Buke Office Uprising Freddy Wong 2024 All That We Love Andy 2026 Mercy Ray Vale Coyote vs. Acme Oscar Jeon

Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Martial Law Biohazard Driver Episode: "Blue Flu" 2000 The West Wing Secret Service Agent #1 Episode: "Six Meetings Before Lunch" The Huntress Douglas Ho Episode: "Scattered" Arliss Tommy Takega Episode: "Where There's a Will..." V.I.P. Desmond Kusari Episode: "Magnificent Val" Roswell Ken Episode: "Skin and Bones" 2001 The Division Louis Tang Episode: "Absolution" The Brothers García Alec Lind Episode: "Band on the Run" Kristin 'Smoove' Episode: "The Escort" Dead Last Syd The Junkie Episode: "Heebee Geebee's" 2002 Reba Officer Aoki Episode: "Brock's Swan Song" The King of Queens Todd Ling Episode: "Holy Mackerel" 2003 Presidio Med Dennis 2 episodes Crossing Jordan Garma Episode: "Fire and Ice" Becker Nam Episode: "Dates & Nuts" 2003–2004 Dragnet Criminal Investigator Burrell 2 episodes 2004 According to Jim Lab Technician Episode: "A Vast Difference" 2004–2005 House Dr. Lim 2 episodes 2005 Las Vegas Duncan Sabusawa Episode: "Fake the Money and Run" 2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jason Tua Episode: "Post Mortem" 2007 Shark Kirk Bagley Episode: "The Wrath of Khan" Lincoln Heights Anthony Moon Episode: "Tricks Treats" 24 Cheng's Operative 4 episodes 2008 Samurai Girl Sato 6 episodes 2008–2009 Crash Mikey Han 3 episodes 2008–2014 Sons of Anarchy Henry Lin 14 episodes 2009 Without a Trace Agent Philip Shen Episode: "Once Lost" Heroes Sam Douglas Episode: "Chapter Nine 'Turn and Face the Strange'" Glee Dr. Wu 2 episodes 2010 Hawthorne Dr. Paul Hyun 3 episodes 2011 Last Man Standing Dr. Wong 2 episodes 2012 The Newsroom Dr. Lee Episode: "The Greater Fool" 2013 Ironside Captain Ed Rollins 9 episodes Longmire Dr. Bloomfield Episode: "Tuscan Red" 2014 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jim Morita Episode: "Shadows" 2015 Allegiance Sam Luttrell 13 episodes 2016 The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Judge Lance Ito 7 episodes 2016–2017 The Last Man on Earth Lewis 10 episodes 2017 Chicago Med Dr. David Kwon 2 episodes Dimension 404 Kojima Episode: "Impulse" 2018–present 9-1-1 Howard “Chimney”Han Main role 2018 Counterpart Bob Dwyer 4 episodes 2019 Snowfall Bobby 'Bob-Bob' Kim Episode: "Cash and Carry" 2025–present King of the Hill Ted Wassanasong (voice) Replaced Toby Huss3 episodes 2025 The Morning Show John Ellis 2 episodes

Video games Year Title Role 2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Gangster 2011 Captain America: Super Soldier Jim Morita

Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Year Artist Song title Director 2016 OneRepublic "Wherever I Go" Joseph Kahn