Tim Kang

Yila Timothy Kang (born March 16, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Kimball Cho in the television series The Mentalist and Gordon Katsumoto in the reboot series Magnum P.I.

Early life and education Kang was born in California, and is the eldest of three brothers. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Fine Arts from Harvard's Institute for Advanced Theater Training at the American Repertory Theater and the Moscow Art Theatre.

Kang began acting at age 26. He had been working in the finance industry at the Pacific Exchange when he passed by the American Conservatory Theater and signed up for night acting classes on a whim. In an interview with the Korea Society, he stated that he decided to switch to acting full-time when he realized that he could no longer concentrate on his day job at the exchange.

Career Kang was a series regular on CBS's The Mentalist as Special Agent Kimball Cho. He appeared in Rambo (2008) and on TV shows like The Office, Chappelle's Show, The Vampire Diaries, and Monk. He returned to his theater roots for Julia Cho's new play Aubergine, playing one of the lead characters, Ray. It premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in February 2016 before touring to various theatres.

In 2012, Kang launched a production company named One Shoot Films with its first film project focusing on child abduction and sexually abused children. Kang recurred as Ivan Hess on Marvel's Cloak & Dagger. He was a series regular as Detective Gordon Katsumoto in the 2018 reboot of Magnum P.I. CBS cancelled the series after four seasons but he continued in the role when the series was picked up for a fifth and final season by NBC.

Personal life Kang has a black belt in Taekwondo.

With wife actress Gina Marie May, Kang has a daughter, Bianca Jooyung Kang, born November 7, 2009.

Kang is a national spokesman and active supporter for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 The Sopranos Dr. Harrison Wong Episode: "Whoever Did This" 2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Murakami Episode: "Legion" 2004 Third Watch Detective Gary Yoshimura Recurring role, 5 episodes 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Dr. Liam Kelly Episode: "Baby Boom"2006 Chappelle's Show Car wash manager / Mummy's probation officer Episodes 3.1 & 3.3 Ghost Whisperer Warren Chen (burning ghost) Episode: "The Night We Met"2007 Monk William Lee Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" The Office Koh Episode: "Local Ad" The Unit Chaplain Alan Lantz Episodes: "Gone Missing", "Play 16" 2008–15 The Mentalist Agent Kimball Cho Main role, 151 episodes2015 The Vampire Diaries Oscar Episodes: 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 Criminal Minds Charlie Senarak Episode: "The Witness"2017The TrusteeWuTelevision Movie Chicago Justice Detective Steve Kim Episode: "Fool Me Twice" American Horror Story: Cult Tom Chang Episode: "Election Night"2018 Lethal Weapon Mike Serrano Episode: "Diggin' Up Dirt" Madam Secretary Neal Shin Episode: "The Things We Get to Say" Cloak & Dagger Ivan Hess Recurring role, 4 episodes 2018–24 Magnum P.I. Detective Gordon Katsumoto Main role

Video games (voice roles) Year Title Role Notes 2016 Mirror's Edge Catalyst Dogen 2017 Prey Morgan Yu / January (male)

Podcasts YearTitleRoleNotesTBAThe TV Police: A Rewatch Podcast of the Mentalist with Owain Yeoman & Tim KangHimselfAlso executive producer