
James Chen
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(14 total)
The Amazing Spider-Man
as Police Officer

Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Fish & Game Officer

We Need to Talk About Kevin
as Dr. Foulkes

Labor Day
as Paramedic

Amira & Sam
as Donnie

Front Cover
as Qi Xiao Ning

Fatal Crossing
as Hayden

Unintended
as Danny

Rosemead
as Dr. Hsu

Fluidity
as Eric

Murder Below the Line
as Pete Richards

One Stupid Thing
as Larry
TV Shows
(19 total)
The Walking Dead
as Kal

The Mandalorian
as Amnesty Officer G27

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Adrian Sung

The Blacklist
as Lee Chung

9-1-1
as Kevin Lee

Person of Interest
as James Ko

Elementary
as Lt. Morrison

NCIS: Los Angeles
as Cadeo Hoang

Sleepy Hollow
as Lorenzo Chang

Blue Bloods
as Nelson Chiu

FBI
as Ian Lim

Broad City
as Bobby

FBI: International
as Ian Lim

Seven Seconds
as Franklin Lee

The Last O.G.
as Devont'e Jackson

Run the World
as Brian

Running Wilde
as Pathologist

CIA
as Ian Lim


