About Terry Chen
Born 1975. Terry Chen is a Canadian film actor and television actor.
Terence Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian actor.
Early life Chen was born on February 3, 1975, in Edmonton, Alberta, to Taiwanese and mainland Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother). After primary and secondary education in Edmonton and Vancouver, British Columbia, he briefly studied at the University of Calgary before later moving to Vancouver to pursue acting. was as real-life Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous. He has appeared in several television shows, including Steven Spielberg's TV miniseries Taken, and was a series regular on Combat Hospital. Chen has appeared in feature films I, Robot, The Chronicles of Riddick, Snakes on a Plane and had a leading role in the horror/thriller They Wait.
Chen played a recurring role in the Canadian science fiction series Continuum,
In the film Falling, Chen plays the understanding husband of a man (played by actor/director Viggo Mortensen) trying to care for his homophobic, misogynist and increasingly demented father.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Late Night Sessions Unknown 2000 Romeo Must Die Kung Trixie Waiter Almost Famous Ben Fong-Torres Island of Shadows: D'Arcy Island Leper Colony, 1891-1924 New York Syphilitic 2001 3000 Miles to Graceland Policeman The Waiting Room Unknown 2002 Liberty Stands Still Officer Tom 40 Days and 40 Nights Neil Stark Raving Mad Jin Sun Various Positions Ian Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever FBI Agent Harry Lee 2004 The Chronicles of Riddick Merc Pilot I, Robot Chin 2005 Chaos Chris Lei Underclassman 'Sleepy' Jones 2006 Mem-o-re Dr. Deepra Chang Snakes on a Plane Chen Leong 2007 War Tom Lone They Wait Jason 2008 Dim Sum Funeral Funeral Store Owner 2009 Hardwired Carter Burke Storm Seekers Tommy Cramer Bottom Feeders Terry Chiu Short Rock Slyde David 2010 The A-Team Ravech Riverworld Eddie Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido Andrew Cho 2011 Something Old, Something New Groom Short Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray Unknown 2012 The Cabin in the Woods Operations Guy 2013 Elysium Technician Tasmanian Devils Walsh Evil Feed Steven 2016 Tomboy, a Revenger's Tale Dr. Lin 2020 Falling Eric Peterson 2021 Demonic Daniel 2024 Sight Ming Wang 2024 Lucky Star Lucky
Television
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2001 Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory Tan 2002 Smuggler's Run: Warzones Tan
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Who is Terry Chen?
Canadian actor
When was Terry Chen born?
Terry Chen was born on 3 February 1975 in Edmonton.
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Terry Chen is a film actor and television actor.
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Terry Chen is Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Terry Chen. https://biography.guide/terry-chen/
MLA: "Terry Chen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/terry-chen/.
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