Acting credits
32
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
James Chen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
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Movies: 14Series: 18
TMDB ID: 932116
IMDb ID: nm1429853
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: New York, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1999 - 2025
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 7.23
Wikidata: Q42902268
Also known as
陈清仁
Biography
James C. Chen is an American actor, classically trained at the Yale School of Drama, bi-lingual in English & Mandarin. He is best known for portraying Kal on The Walking Dead. Chen also played Samuel Chung on the Netflix series Iron Fist. In 2011, he played the recurring character Adrian Sung in the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has appeared in The Walking Dead since the shows' sixth season. In 2015, he co-starred in the LGBT drama Front Cover opposite Jake Choi. In 2018, he landed a supporting role on the TV series FBI.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Chen.
7.1
Rosemead
as Dr. Hsu
2025 Movie
One Stupid Thing
as Larry
2025 Movie
5.0
Unintended
as Danny
2019 Movie
4.6
Fluidity
as Eric
2019 Movie
6.3
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
as Ray Prime
2018 Movie
5.5
Fatal Crossing
as Hayden
2017 Movie
5.6
Front Cover
as Qi Xiao Ning
2016 Movie
6.0
Amira & Sam
as Donnie
2014 Movie
7.0
Labor Day
as Paramedic
2013 Movie
6.7
The Amazing Spider-Man
as Police Officer
2012 Movie
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
as Tzu
2011 Movie
7.5
We Need to Talk About Kevin
as Dr. Foulkes
2011 Movie
6.0
Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Fish & Game Officer
2011 Movie
Murder Below the Line
as Pete Richards
2004 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Chen.
7.7
FBI: International
as Ian Lim • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.8
Run the World
as Brian • 2 eps
2021 Series
8.4
The Mandalorian
as Amnesty Officer G27 • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.9
FBI
as Ian Lim • 88 eps
2018 Series
6.3
The Last O.G.
as Devont'e Jackson • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.3
Seven Seconds
as Franklin Lee • 2 eps
2018 Series
8.2
9-1-1
as Kevin Lee • 2 eps
2018 Series
6.5
Marvel's Iron Fist
as Sam • 4 eps
2017 Series
7.1
Broad City
as Bobby • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Lee Chung • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.4
Sleepy Hollow
as Lorenzo Chang • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Lt. Morrison • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.1
Person of Interest
as James Ko • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.1
The Walking Dead
as Kal • 17 eps
2010 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Nelson Chiu • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.2
Running Wilde
as Pathologist • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Cadeo Hoang • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Adrian Sung • 7 eps
1999 Series