Brian Tee
Biography
Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. He is most known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi on NBC's Chicago Med and for his role as D.K. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Known For
Grey's Anatomy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Bones
Chicago Fire
Hawaii Five-0
Reacher
Lucifer
Chicago P.D.
All Movies (24)
- Enough2026 · as Brian Takakura
- A House of Dynamite2025 · as SAIC Ken Cho
- The Beautiful Ones2017 · as Casper
- Roswell FM2017 · as Dwayne Archimedes
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows2016 · as Shredder
- Jurassic World2015 · as Hamada
- One Christmas Eve2014 · as Dr. Chen
- No Tears for the Dead2014 · as Charles
- The Gabby Douglas Story2014 · as Liang Chow
- Wedding Palace2013 · as Jason
- The Wolverine2013 · as Noburo Mori
- Shake It Up: Made in Japan2012 · as Mr. Itou
- The Historian Paradox2011 · as Avith Kang
- Chain Letter2010 · as Brian Yee
- Deadland2009 · as Jax
- Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee2007 · as Mac Chang
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift2006 · as D.K.
- All In2006 · as Rosenbloom Player 2
- Fun with Dick and Jane2005 · as Sushi Chef
- Tiger Cruise2004 · as MA2 Chan
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation2004 · as Cpl. Thom Kobe
- Austin Powers in Goldmember2002 · as Japanese Pedestrian
- We Were Soldiers2002 · as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
- What Planet Are You From?2000 · as Alien (uncredited)
All TV Shows (37)
- Expats2024 · as Clarke
- Reacher2022 · as Xavier Quinn
- Lucifer2016 · as Ben Rogers
- Chicago Med2015 · as Dr. Ethan Choi
- Zoo2015 · as Philip Weber
- Legends2014 · as Paul Chang
- Chicago P.D.2014 · as Jesse Kong
- Chicago P.D.2014 · as Ethan Choi
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013 · as Toshiro Mori
- Chicago Fire2012 · as Ethan Choi
- Baby Daddy2012 · as Tommy Kwan
- Grimm2011 · as Akira Kimura
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy2011 · as Liu Kang
- Shake It Up2010 · as Mr. Itou
- Hawaii Five-02010 · as Hideaki Kuroda
- Sym-Bionic Titan2010 · as Mike Chan (voice)
- Dark Blue2009 · as Kang
- Lie to Me2009 · as Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)
- Crash2008 · as Eddie Choi
- Burn Notice2007 · as Takeda
- Jericho2006 · as Cheung
- The Unit2006 · as Rebel Leader
- Bones2005 · as Ken Nakamura
- Wanted 20052005 · as Jin-Lee Park
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Andy Meltzer
- Zoey 1012005 · as Kazu
- Entourage2004 · as Fukijama Crew Member
- Cracking Up2004 · as Frat Guy
- Without a Trace2002 · as Kirk
- Monk2002 · as James Lu
- The Chronicle2001 · as Neo
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Denny Ocampo
- The Invisible Man2000 · as Mallon
- Family Law1999 · as DEA Agent
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997 · as Intern
- The Pretender1996 · as Male Agent
- Get Jiro!— · as Jiro (voice)