Sung Kang
| Sung Kang | |
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.jpg) Sung Kang at the Sundance Film Festival, January 21, 2007 |
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| Born | April 8, 1972 Gainesville, Georgia, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active |
2001 – present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강성호 |
| Hanja | 姜成鎬 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Seongho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Sŏngho |
Sung Kang (Korean: Kang Sung-Ho; Korean: 강성호; born April 8, 1972) is an American actor, best known for the film Better Luck Tomorrow and his role as Han Seoul-Oh in the films The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, and Fast Five.
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Life and career [edit]
Kang was born in Gainesville, Georgia, to South Korean immigrants.[1] His first major role was in Better Luck Tomorrow, in which he played Han, an aloof gang member. He was one of the stars in The Motel, in which he played Sam Kim. He became a recurring character in his role of Han in The Fast and the Furious film series, appearing in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five and Fast & Furious 6. He also had a role in Jet Li's film War playing an FBI agent, and was featured as Doran, a son of Genghis Khan, in the movie Forbidden Warrior. On MADtv, Sung has played the recurring role of the narcissistic President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee in the Korean drama parody, "Tae Do (Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive)." Kang also had a small role in the action movie Live Free or Die Hard. In 2013, Kang appeared as Detective Taylor Kwon in Walter Hill's movie Bullet to the Head (2013), opposite Sylvester Stallone.
Kang is featured in the music video "Lie" for the Korean band g.o.d..
He owns a restaurant called Saketini in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California.[2]
Kang says that before he was cast as Han in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift he was unaware of the drifting subculture that exists in Japan. It was not until he began researching for the part that he learned what a popular sport drifting is around the world.[3]
As an American actor, Kang has stated that one of his biggest dislikes about Hollywood are the stereotypes that East Asian actors face when being cast in a role.[3]
Filmography [edit]
- Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) (Also Associate Producer)
- Spin City (2002)
- Antwone Fisher (2002)
- The Shield (2003)
- Forbidden Warrior (2004)
- Threat Matrix (2004)
- Cold Case (2004)
- The Motel (2005)
- Monk (2005)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
- Undoing (2006)
- Standoff (2006)
- CSI: Miami (2006)
- War (2007)
- Finishing The Game (2007)
- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- Undoing (2007) (Producer)
- Samurai Girl (2008)
- Knight Rider (2008)
- CSI (2008)
- Fast & Furious (2009)
- Ninja Assassin (2009)
- Helium (2009)
- Clap Clap (Film 2010)
- Fast Five (2011)
- Knots (2011)
- Bullet to the Head (2013)
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
References [edit]
- ^ Stevenson, Elena (2008-10-14). "Chow Talk with Sung Kang, Part 1". Elena Stevenson. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ Sung Kang's Blog
- ^ a b Sung Kang Bio – TV.com
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sung Kang |
- Sung Kang's Website
- Sung Kang at the Internet Movie Database
- UCLA Asia Pacific Arts Interview
- Back Stage Interview
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