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Ken Leung 梁振邦 | |
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 Leung at the 2019 FedCon | |
| Born | January 21, 1970 New York City, U.S. |
| 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 |
| TBA | Last Days | TBA | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Main role, 8 episodes |
| 2019 | High Maintenance | Gene | Episode: "Fingerbutt" |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Michael Sima | 6 episodes |
| 2020–present | Industry | Eric Tao | Main role |
| 2022–2023 | Pantheon | Bai Fu, Lieutenant, Protester, Triumvirate (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2023–2024 | Velma | Darren (voice) | - |
| 2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Commander Zhao |
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