James Chen

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James C. Chen is an American actor, classically trained at the Yale School of Drama, bi-lingual in English & Mandarin. He is best known for portraying Kal on The Walking Dead. Chen also played Samuel Chung on the Netflix series Iron Fist. In 2011, he played the recurring character Adrian Sung in the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has appeared in The Walking Dead since the shows' sixth season. In 2015, he co-starred in the LGBT drama Front Cover opposite Jake Choi. In 2018, he landed a supporting role on the TV series FBI.

Filmography

• CIA — Ian Lim
• 2025One Stupid Thing — Larry
• 2025Rosemead — Dr. Hsu
• FBI: International — Ian Lim
• Run the World — Brian
• 2019Fluidity — Eric
• The Mandalorian — Amnesty Officer G27
• 2019Unintended — Danny
• 9-1-1 — Kevin Lee
• 2018A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While — Ray Prime
• FBI — Ian Lim, FBI Analyst Ian Lim
• Seven Seconds — Franklin Lee
• The Last O.G. — Devont'e Jackson
• 2017Fatal Crossing — Hayden
• Marvel's Iron Fist — Sam
• 2016Front Cover — Qi Xiao Ning
• 2016Parker and the Crew — Digital Imaging Technician
• 2014Amira & Sam — Donnie
• Broad City — Bobby
• 2013Labor Day — Paramedic
• Sleepy Hollow — Lorenzo Chang
• The Blacklist — Lee Chung
• Elementary — Lt. Morrison
• 2012The Amazing Spider-Man — Police Officer
• 2011Mr. Popper's Penguins — Fish & Game Officer
• Person of Interest — James Ko
• 2011Watching TV with the Red Chinese — Tzu
• 2011We Need to Talk About Kevin — Dr. Foulkes
• Blue Bloods — Nelson Chiu
• Running Wilde — Pathologist
• The Walking Dead — Kal
• NCIS: Los Angeles — Cadeo Hoang
• 2004Murder Below the Line — Pete Richards
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Adrian Sung