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'''Kenneth Choi''' (born October 20, 1971) is an American [[actor]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Kenneth Choi|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> He is best known for his roles as [[Jim Morita]] in the film ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' and Chester Ming in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]''. On Television, he is most known for playing the character Henry Lin in ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]''. |
'''Kenneth Choi''' (born October 20, 1971) is an American [[actor]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Kenneth Choi|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> He is best known for his roles as [[Jim Morita]] in the film ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' and Chester Ming in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/movie-casting-roundup-wolf-of-wall-street-twelve-years-a-slaves-you-are-here-claires-cambodia-add-actors/ |title=Movie Casting Roundup: ‘Wolf of Wall Street’, ‘Twelve Years A Slave’, ‘You Are Here’, ‘Claire’s Cambodia’|accessdate=July 9, 2014}}</ref>On Television, he is most known for playing the character Henry Lin in ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]''. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Revision as of 22:16, 9 July 2014
Kenneth Choi | |
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| Born | October 20, 1971 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Kenneth Choi (born October 20, 1971) is an American actor.[1] He is best known for his roles as Jim Morita in the film Captain America: The First Avenger and Chester Ming in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street.[2]On Television, he is most known for playing the character Henry Lin in Sons of Anarchy.
Early life
Choi was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Korean descent. He originally studied to be an accountant and majored in this at college, but later gave this up to become an actor.
Career
He has appeared in a number of films and television series since 1998.
Films
Choi has appeared in the films The Wolf of Wall Street (as Chester Ming), Captain America: The First Avenger (as Jim Morita), Red Dawn (as Smith), Street Kings (as Boss Kim), War (film) (as Takada), Baby (film) (as Mike), Walk The Talk (as Dave), The Heart Specialist (as Mitchell Kwan), Undoing (as Danny), Only the Brave (as Private Dave "Bullseye" Fukushima), Harsh Times (as Fujimoto), The Terminal (as CBP Officer), Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (as Professor Josh Chan), Woman on Fire (as the Janitor), Beyond the Pale (as Douglas), Koreatown (as Sil the Well Dressed Drug Dealer), Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (as Ambassador Li Sung Park), and Deep Core (as Wayne Lung).
TV
On TV, Choi has most notably played Henry Lin in Sons of Anarchy and Captain Ed Rollins on the NBC TV series Ironside. He has also appeared on the TV series Longmire (as Dr. Bloomfield), the Youtube webseries Dr0ne (as Jay), The Newsroom (as Dr. Lee), Last Man Standing (as Dr. Wong), Funny or Die Presents, Hawthorne (Dr. Paul Hyun), Glee (as Dr. Wu), Burning Hollywood (as Louie), Heroes (as Sam Douglas), Without A Trace (as Agent Philip Shen), Crash (as Mikey Han), Samurai Girl (as Sato), 24) (as Cheng's Operative), Lincoln Heights (as Anthony Moon), Shark (as Kirk Bagley), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (as Jason Tua), Las Vegas (as Duncan Sabusawa), House M.D. (as Dr. Lim), Dragnet (TV series) (as C.I. Burrell), According to Jim (as the Lab Technician), Becker (as Kim Nam Kyu), Crossing Jordan (as Garma), Presidio Med (as Dennis), The King of Queens (as Todd Ling), Reba (as Officer Aoki), Dead Last (as Syd the Junkie), The Brothers Garcia (as Alec Lind), The Division (as Louis Tang), Kristin (as Smoove), V.I.P. (as Desmond Kusari), Roswell (as Ken), Arli$$ as Tommy Takega, The Huntress (as Douglas Ho), The West Wing (as the first Secret Service Agent), and Martial Law (as the Biohazard Driver).
Video Games and Voicework
Choi has also provided his voice as Jim Morita for the videogame, Captain America: Super Soldier, as well as provided voicework for the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Selected Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Halloweentown | Hip-sales-creature | TV film |
| 2000 | Deep Core | Wayne Lung | |
| 2001 | Beyond the Pale | Douglas | |
| 2002 | Woman on Fire | Janitor | |
| 2003 | Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | Professor Josh Chan | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2004 | The Terminal | CBP Officer | |
| 2005 | The Road to Canyon Lake | Pong | |
| 2005 | Harsh Times | Fujimoto | |
| 2006 | Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil | South Korean Ambassador Li Sung Park | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2006 | Undoing | Danny | |
| 2006 | The Heart Specialist | Mitchell Kwan | |
| 2006 | Only the Brave | Dave Fukushima | |
| 2007 | Walk the Talk | Dave | |
| 2007 | War | Takada | |
| 2007 | Koreatown | Sil the Well Dressed Drug Dealer | |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Boss Kim | |
| 2008 | Baby | Mike | |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | James "Jim" Morita | |
| 2012 | Red Dawn | Smith | |
| 2012 | Dr0ne | Jay | YouTube film |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Chester Ming | |
| 2015 | The Whole Truth |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Martial Law | Todd | 1 episode |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Secret Service Agent #1 | 1 episode |
| 2000 | The Huntress | Douglas Ho | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Arli$$ | Tommy Takega | 1 episode |
| 2000 | V.I.P. | Desmond Kusari | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Roswell | Ken | 1 episode |
| 2001 | The Division | Louis Tang | 1 episode |
| 2001 | The Brothers García | Alec Lind | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Kristin | Smoove | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Dead Last | Syd the Junkie | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Reba | Officer Aoki | 1 episode |
| 2002 | The King of Queens | Todd Ling | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Presidio Med | Dennis | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Crossing Jordan | Garma | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Becker | Nam | 1 episode |
| 2003-04 | Dragnet | C.I. Burrell | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | According to Jim | Lab Technician | 1 episode |
| 2004-05 | House | Dr. Lim | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Duncan Sabusawa | 1 episode |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jason Tua | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Shark | Kirk Bagley | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Lincoln Heights | Anthony Moon | 1 episode |
| 2007 | 24 | Cheng's Operative | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Samurai Girl | Sato | TV miniseries |
| 2008-09 | Crash | Mikey Han | 3 episodes |
| 2008-10 | Sons of Anarchy | Henry Lin | 9 episodes |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Agent Philip Shen | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Heroes | Sam Douglas | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Glee | Dr. Wu | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Paul Hyun | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Ironside | Captain Ed Rollins | recurring |
Video games
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Gangster | Voice |
| 2011 | Captain America: Super Soldier | Jim Morita | Voice |
References
- ^ "Kenneth Choi". The New York Times.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Movie Casting Roundup: 'Wolf of Wall Street', 'Twelve Years A Slave', 'You Are Here', 'Claire's Cambodia'". Retrieved July 9, 2014.
External links
- Kenneth Choi at IMDb