Rob Yang

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Rob Yang
Born
OccupationActor
Years active2007-present
Known for Succession
The Resident
Website robyangofficial.com

Rob Yang is an American actor known for his role as Lawrence Yee on Succession and as Logan Kim on The Resident. [1] [2] Yang has also appeared in numerous television shows and films, including The Americans , Living with Yourself , and Twisted. He starred in the 2022 off-Broadway production of Catch as Catch Can.

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Early life

Yang was born and grew up in the Chicago area. [3] [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Algeny: The Genetic FactorMakoto
2008Pretty to Think SoAlex Yuen
2008Make Yourself at HomePeter Kim
2008 The Unidentified Walker
2009 2B Expert #5
2009Lenox AvenueMr. Reed
2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? JakeUncredited
20092k3Park
2010Then There's the AfterlifeRob
2011 The Adjustment Bureau Junior Partner
2011 The Pill The Pharmacist
2011 Certainty Fred
2012 Lola Versus Student
2012 The Bourne Legacy C-Team Member
2014 Listen Up Philip Boyfriend On Stoop
2014 Match Jim
2014 All Relative Ven
2015 True Story Young Man
2015 Stockholm, Pennsylvania Mr. Henry
2015 3 Generations Rental Car ClerkUncredited
2016The Secrets of Emily BlairDistrict Attorney Corman
2016A Bear Lands on EarthJay
2019 Glass Heo Byung-Woo
2019 The Kitchen Jeffrey Kahn
2019The Wisdom ToothDr. Herrell
2022 The Menu Bryce

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dornan / Eddie Choi2 episodes
2009 Law & Order Assistant Medical Examiner MoreanEpisode: "Promote This!"
2009 Possible Side Effects ChenTelevision film
2010 Mercy X-Ray Tech2 episodes
2010 Gravity KenEpisode: "Dogg Day Afternoon"
2010 Bored to Death Peter3 episodes
2011 Gossip Girl Hotel ManagerEpisode: "The Kids Are Not All Right"
2011 Suits TechnicianEpisode: "Pilot"
2011 One Life to Live Dr. Degroff12 episodes
2011 The Big C Asian ManEpisode: "The Darkest Day"
2012 The Good Wife Bao ShuweiEpisode: "Bitcoin for Dummies"
2012 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Moving ManEpisode: "Pilot"
2012 Nurse Jackie Rumpled Suit ManEpisode: "One-Armed Jacks"
2013 Twisted Principal Mark Tang4 episodes
2013 The Blacklist Jin SunEpisode: "Wujing (No. 84)"
2014 Castle Dr. McLeanEpisode: "Driven"
2015–2016 Adam Ruins Everything Dr. Yang2 episodes
2016 The Grinder NealEpisode: "The Olyphant in the Room"
2016 The Americans Don Seong4 episodes
2016 New Girl HughEpisode: "Single and Sufficient"
2017An American Girl Story: Ivy & Julie 1976 - A Happy BalanceSam LingTelevision film
2017 The Sinner ScottEpisode: "Part V"
2017 Madam Secretary President Kenatbek Nogoyev2 episodes
2018 Maniac Matt MingEpisode: "Windmills"
2018–2019 Succession Lawrence Yee6 episodes
2019 Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Nate2 episodes
2019 Living with Yourself Left / Youngsu3 episodes
2019–2021 The Resident Logan Kim19 episodes
2021 American Rust Deputy Steve ParkMain role
The Now Joon-Ho5 episodes
2022 The Capture Yan WangLei3 episodes
2023 Rabbit Hole Edward Homm8 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Midnight Club: Los Angeles Chung Hee
2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony Triad Member
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Hao
2013 Grand Theft Auto Online Hao

Theater

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009The Shanghai GestureLin Chi Off-broadway
2012A Midsummer Night's DreamPeter QuinceOff-broadway
2015 Chimerica Zhang Lin Studio Theatre (Washington, D.C.) [5]
2022Catch as Catch CanTim / Theresa Playwrights Horizons [6]

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References

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