Terry Chen | |
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Born | Terence Chen February 3, 1975 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Terence Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian actor.
Chen was born on February 3, 1975, in Edmonton, Alberta, [2] to Taiwanese and mainland Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother). After primary and secondary education in Edmonton and Vancouver, British Columbia, he briefly studied at the University of Calgary before later moving to Vancouver to pursue acting. [2]
Chen's breakout role [3] was as real-life Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous . [4] He has appeared in several television shows, including Steven Spielberg's TV miniseries Taken , and was a series regular on Combat Hospital . [5] Chen has appeared in feature films I, Robot , The Chronicles of Riddick , Snakes on a Plane and had a leading role in the horror/thriller They Wait .
Chen played a recurring role in the Canadian science fiction series Continuum , [2] which premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012. Chen portrayed Xander Feng in Season 2 of Netflix's House of Cards . [2] From 2017 to 2018 he played botanist Praxideke Meng in The Expanse seasons 2 and 3, and in 2018 appeared in season 2 of Jessica Jones as Pryce Cheng. [6]
In the film Falling , Chen plays the understanding husband of a man (played by actor/director Viggo Mortensen) trying to care for his homophobic, misogynist and increasingly demented father. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Late Night Sessions | Unknown | |
2000 | Romeo Must Die | Kung | |
Trixie | Waiter | ||
Almost Famous | Ben Fong-Torres | ||
Island of Shadows: D'Arcy Island Leper Colony, 1891-1924 | New York Syphilitic | ||
2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | Policeman | |
The Waiting Room | Unknown | ||
2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Officer Tom | |
40 Days and 40 Nights | Neil | ||
Stark Raving Mad | Jin Sun | ||
Various Positions | Ian | ||
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | FBI Agent Harry Lee | ||
2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick | Merc Pilot | |
I, Robot | Chin | ||
2005 | Chaos | Chris Lei | |
Underclassman | 'Sleepy' Jones | ||
2006 | Mem-o-re | Dr. Deepra Chang | |
Snakes on a Plane | Chen Leong | ||
2007 | War | Tom Lone | |
They Wait | Jason [8] | ||
2008 | Dim Sum Funeral | Funeral Store Owner | |
2009 | Hardwired | Carter Burke | |
Storm Seekers | Tommy Cramer | ||
Bottom Feeders | Terry Chiu | Short | |
Rock Slyde | David | ||
2010 | The A-Team | Ravech | |
Riverworld | Eddie | ||
Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido | Andrew Cho | ||
2011 | Something Old, Something New | Groom | Short |
Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray | Unknown | ||
2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Operations Guy | |
2013 | Elysium | Technician | |
Tasmanian Devils | Walsh | ||
Evil Feed | Steven | ||
2016 | Tomboy, a Revenger's Tale | Dr. Lin | |
2020 | Falling | Eric Peterson | |
2021 | Demonic | Daniel | |
2024 | Sight | Ming Wang [9] | |
2024 | Lucky Star | Lucky |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | The Sentinel | Gang Member #1 | |
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | FEMA Tech #2 | TV movie | |
2000 | The Fearing Mind | Loc Tran Minh | 2 episodes |
Stargate SG-1 | Monk | ||
Sole Survivor | Lee Kwong | TV movie | |
2000–2005 | Da Vinci's Inquest | William Chen | 10 episodes |
2001 | MythQuest | Dionysus | |
2001–2002 | Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! | Rodney Choy (voice) | 7 episodes |
2002 | Mentors | Student of Wong Fei Hung | |
Dark Angel | S1W Member | ||
Taken | Dr. Powell | ||
Paranormal Girl | Unknown | TV movie | |
2003 | Jake 2.0 | Chinese Agent | |
The Twilight Zone | Nathan Park | ||
A Tale of Two Wives | Bruno | TV movie | |
2004 | Smallville | Detective Paul Cage | |
The 4400 | Colin Chen | Episode: "Pilot" | |
The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess | Jerry, Defense Lawyer | TV movie | |
The Life | Daryl | TV movie | |
2004–2005 | Battlestar Galactica | Perry / 'Chuckles' | 2 episodes |
2005 | Terminal City | Doctor | |
Robson Arms | Rollerblading Buddy | ||
2006 | The Evidence | Tui Huang | |
2006–2007 | Big Day | Johnny | 8 episodes |
2008 | The Guard | Steve | |
The Quality of Life | Kent Louie | TV movie | |
Love to Kill | Richard | TV movie | |
2009 | Wild Roses | Fukuwawa Jr. | |
Defying Gravity | Ethan Lee | ||
Web of Desire | Dr. Tim Massey | TV movie | |
2010 | Psych | Tom Fong | |
Sanctuary | Charles | 3 episodes | |
2011 | Combat Hospital | Captain Dr. Bobby Trang, MD | 13 episodes |
Befriend and Betray | Donny | TV movie | |
2012 | Nikita | Inspector Jeong | |
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Crew Chief Tiu | TV movie | |
2012–2015 | Continuum | Curtis Chen | 22 episodes |
2013 | Bomb Girls | Kai Low | |
Arrow | Soldier | ||
Bates Motel | Ethan Chang | 3 episodes | |
Time of Death | Stephen Choi | TV movie | |
Survival Code | Roger Chin | TV movie | |
2014 | House of Cards | Xander Feng | 5 episodes |
The 100 | Commander Shumway | 4 episodes | |
2014–2015 | Strange Empire | Ling | 12 episodes |
2015 | Backstrom | Dominic Chan | |
The Returned | Deputy Mark Bao | 7 episodes | |
2016 | Van Helsing | Brendan | 5 episodes |
2017–2018, 2021 | The Expanse | Praxidike Meng | 13 episodes |
2018 | Jessica Jones | Pryce Cheng | 6 episodes |
Unreal [10] | Guy Moretti | 6 episodes | |
2019 | The Murders | Bill Chen | 8 episodes |
Chimerica | Zhang Lin | Mini-Series | |
2020 | Legends of Tomorrow | Genghis Khan | Episode: "Mortal Khanbat" [11] |
Big Sky | Mitchell Banks | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2020–2021 | A Million Little Things | Alan Kay | 10 episodes |
2022 | The Good Doctor | Owen | 2 episodes |
Kung Fu | Daniel Yan | Recurring; 6 episodes | |
Blood & Treasure | Arthur Chan | 2 episodes | |
2022–2023 | The Lake [12] | Victor Lin | 15 episodes |
2023 | The Last of Us | Captain Kwong | Episode: "Left Behind" |
2024–present | Wild Cards | Chief Li | |
2024 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Zao | Episode: "A Midsummer's Daydream" |
Under the Bridge | Stan Lowe | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory | Tan | |
2002 | Smuggler's Run: Warzones | Tan |
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