Tim Dang

Timothy Dang is an American actor and theatre director originally from Hawaii of Asian origin. He served as the artistic director at the Asian American theatre company, East West Players (EWP), in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California until 2016. He graduated in 1980 with a bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre from the University of Southern California.

Theatre[edit]

Dang has been affiliated with EWP since 1980, as actor and director. He became artistic director in 1993, succeeding Nobu McCarthy, guiding the company's transition from a small theatre company producing Equity 99-seat shows, to a mid-sized company in a 240-seat house in 1995. As a director, he has mounted productions at Singapore Repertory Theatre, Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco, Mark Taper Forum New Works Festival, Celebration Theatre, West Coast Ensemble, and the Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska. He has won numerous awards for directing and performing, including two Ovation Awards. He has served on the board of LA Stage Alliance.^[1]

In 2019, Dang was awarded the Visionary Award at EWP's annual gala for his contributions toward furthering API visibility in the industry.^[2]


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Night Court	Prince Maurice	Episode: "Prince of a Guy"
1987	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Tactical Officer "Main Bridge Security"	Episode: "Encounter at Farpoint"
1989	Listen to Me	Bobby Chin	Feature film
1990	Hunter	Tun Roh	Episode: "A Snitch'll Break Your Heart"
1994	Deadly Target	Choy	Feature film
1994	Brooklyn Bridge	Donald Lee	Episode: "War of the Worlds"
1997	Extreme Ghostbusters	Various characters	Voice
	The Blues Brothers Animated Series	John Fun	Voice
	Blade Runner	Izo	Video game
2003	Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman	Kevin	Voice
2004	GoldenEye: Rogue Agent	Triad Informant	Video game
2008	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Yon Rha	Voice, episode: "The Southern Raiders"