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Keong Sim | |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | www.keongsim.com |
Keong Sim is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Sung Park in the TNT medical drama Monday Mornings and Pastor Wayne in the Netflix series Dead to Me. He currently is living in Los Angeles.
Keong Sim was born in South Vietnam to South Korean parents, but moved to the United States when he was 4 years old. [1]
Keong is a comedy mentor of Laughter for a Change and has acted in numerous television, film and stage productions.
In addition to his skills as an improvisational theater actor and teacher, Keong has worked at The Public Theater in New York City, and the Steppenwolf Theater in his hometown, as well as around the globe, in places such as Canada, Cuba, England and the Czech Republic. Keong has worked extensively using improvisation techniques for corporate training seminars. [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Flying Scissors | Bruce Wong | |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender | Tyro | |
| 2011 | My Freakin' Family | Pastor Kim | Pilot (unaired) |
| 2012 | Watching TV with the Red Chinese | Wa | |
| 2013 | Inventing Adam | Jonathan 'Johnny' Wang | |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | South Korean Prime Minister Lee Tae-Woo | |
| 2018 | American | Kyung | Short film |
| 2019 | The Sun is Also a Star | Dae Hyun Bae | |
| 2020 | Hillbilly Elegy | Ken | |
| 2021 | Breaking News in Yuba County | Mr. Kim | |
| 2023 | Float | Mr. Liu |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | William Suan | Episode: "A Person of Interest" |
| 2004 | Law & Order | Delivery man | Episode: "Evil Breeds" |
| 2005 | Rescue Me | Photographer | Episode: "Twat" |
| 2010 | The Forgotten | Robert Chung | Episode: "Patient John" |
| 2010 | Southland | Jason | Episode: "U-Boat" |
| 2011 | The Protector | Dr. Jia Tao | Episode: "Help" |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Park | Episode: "Heart-Shaped Box" |
| 2011–2012 | Glee | Michael Chang, Sr. | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Monday Mornings | Sung Park | Main role |
| 2015 | Scorpion | Dr. Chong | Episode: "Once Bitten, Twice Die" |
| 2018 | The Good Doctor | Leo Kwon | Episode: "Tough Titmouse" |
| 2017 | Vice Principals | Kevin Yoon | Episode: "A Compassionate Man" |
| 2017 | Law & Order True Crime | Lester Kuriyama | 4 episodes |
| 2019–present | Dead to Me | Pastor Wayne | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Better Call Saul | Ko | Episode: "Namaste" |
| 2021 | Mayans M.C. | Juan Denver | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Walter Kim | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Yakuza: Like A Dragon | Joon-gi Han (Yeonsu Kim) | English voice [3] |
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