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James Chen
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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.
Top Filmography

6.7
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 // MOVIE

8.1
The Walking Dead
2010 // TV

8.4
The Mandalorian
2019 // TV

7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 // TV

7.6
The Blacklist
2013 // TV

6.0
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011 // MOVIE

7.5
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 // MOVIE

8.2
9-1-1
2018 // TV

6.5
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017 // TV

8.1
Person of Interest
2011 // TV

7.6
Elementary
2012 // TV

7.0
Labor Day
2013 // MOVIE

7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 // TV

7.4
Sleepy Hollow
2013 // TV

7.8
Blue Bloods
2010 // TV