Ken Leung 梁振邦 | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | January 21, 1970
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Children | 1 [1] |
Kenneth Leung (born January 21, 1970) [2] is an American actor. His roles include Sang in Rush Hour , Miles Straume in Lost , Admiral Statura in Star Wars: The Force Awakens , and Eric Tao in HBO's Industry .
Leung was born in New York City, [3] to Chinese parents, and was initially raised in the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. [3] His family moved to Midwood, Brooklyn, [3] where he grew up before finishing high school in Old Bridge, New Jersey. [3] Leung had a brother, Kevin, who drowned. [4]
Leung attended New York University studying physical therapy. [5] He discovered acting in his junior year, studying with Catherine Russell and Nan Smithner, [3] and then briefly with Anne Jackson at HB Studio. [3] During this time, he acted mostly in downtown spaces and black box theaters, working with groups such as Ma-Yi Theater Company, New Perspectives, and STAR, a troupe of actors-educators based at Mount Sinai Hospital in 2002. [3]
In 1998, Leung made his debut as the villainous henchman Sang opposite Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Brett Ratner's Rush Hour . [5] He would later work with Ratner in the films Red Dragon , The Family Man , and X-Men: The Last Stand . Edward Norton cast Leung in his directorial debut Keeping the Faith in 2000. [6] In 1998, he played James the Less and God in Terrence McNally's passion play, Corpus Christi , and in 2002 made his Broadway debut in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie , also appearing on the cast recording.
In 2007, he starred in the independent film Shanghai Kiss , [6] with Hayden Panettiere. That same year he guest-starred in the final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos . [6] From 2007, he starred as Miles Straume in 45 episodes of the ABC drama Lost , [6] from the series' fourth season, through the rest of its run. [6]
From 2014, Leung starred as Topher Zia in the series The Night Shift . [7]
In 2022, Leung landed a main role playing Harper’s boss, Eric Tao in HBO's Industry . [8]
In 2024, he plays Commander Zhao in the Netflix series Avatar: The Last Airbender . [8]
Leung understands Cantonese. He is married to Nancy Bulalacao, who is of Filipina descent. [9] Leung and Bulalacao welcomed their son in 2015. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Pictures of Baby Jane Doe | Shopkeeper | |
Welcome to the Dollhouse | Barry | ||
1997 | Red Corner | Peng | |
Kundun | (voice) | ||
1998 | Fly | Jeremy Kim | |
Rush Hour | Sang | ||
1999 | Man of the Century | Mike Ramsey | |
2000 | Keeping the Faith | Don | |
Maze | Dr. Mikao | ||
The Family Man | Sam Wong the Deli Clerk | ||
2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Syatyoo-Sama | |
Home Sweet Hoboken | |||
Spy Game | Li | ||
Vanilla Sky | Art Editor | ||
2002 | Face | Willie | |
Red Dragon | Lloyd Bowman | ||
2004 | Saw | Detective Steven Sing | |
2005 | The Squid and the Whale | School Therapist | |
2006 | Inside Man | Wing | |
X-Men: The Last Stand | Quill | Incorrectly credited as Kid Omega [11] | |
2007 | Year of the Fish | Johnny | |
Shanghai Kiss | Liam Liu | ||
Falling for Grace | Ming | ||
2009 | Works of Art | John Kim | |
2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Admiral Statura | |
2021 | Old | Jarin | |
2023 | Missing | Kevin | |
2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | TBA | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995, 2000, 2002 | Law & Order | Chung; Tommy Wong; Stephen Wong | 4 episodes |
1997 | New York Undercover | David Kwan | Episode: "Vendetta" |
2000 | Wonderland | Episode: "Spell Check" | |
Deadline | Fung | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2001 | Oz | Bian Yixue | Episode: "Conversions" |
2004 | The Jury | Ken Arata | Episode: "Memories" |
Whoopi | Terrence | Episode: "Identity Crisis" | |
Strip Search | Liu Tsung-Yuan | Television film | |
Sucker Free City | Lincoln Ma | ||
2005 | Hate | Mo | |
2007 | The Sopranos | Carter Chong | Episode: "Remember When" |
2008–2010 | Lost | Miles Straume | Series regular; 45 episodes |
2011 | The Good Wife | Shen Yuan | Episode: "Great Firewall" |
2012–2013 | Person of Interest | Leon Tao | Episodes: "The Contingency", "Critical", "Relevance", "All In" |
2013 | Zero Hour | Father Reggie | 8 episodes |
2013 | Deception | Donald Cheng | Episodes: "Nothing's Free, Little Girl", "A Drop of Blood and a Microscope" |
2014–2016 | The Night Shift | Topher Zia | Main, Seasons 1–3, 35 episodes [7] |
2017 | Inhumans | Karnak | - |
2019 | High Maintenance | Gene | Episode: "Fingerbutt" |
2019 | The Blacklist | Michael Sima | 6 episodes |
2020–present | Industry | Eric Tao | Main role |
2022 | Pantheon | Bai Fu (voice) | 2 episodes |
2023 | Velma | Darren (voice) | - |
2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Commander Zhao |
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