Kelvin Yu

Biography

Kelvin Yu (born 1979) is an American actor and writer. Yu's first film was the 2003 comedy The Utopian Society. He later made an uncredited appearance in the 2005 film Elizabethtown. The following year, Yu had a supporting role in the comedy Grandma's Boy. Yu played a role in the Ghost Whisperer episode "Double Exposure" (3x6) as Joseph. Yu had a supporting role in the 2008 Academy Award-winning biographical political drama Milk. Yu has starred in several short films, including 2006's My Prince, My Angel. Yu later appeared with Linda Park on the ABC series Women's Murder Club, and a lead role in the 2007 short film Fortune Hunters. In 2020, he played a role in Wonder Woman 1984. Yu had a recurring role in the Netflix original series Master of None as the character of Brian Chang, the on-screen analogue of the show's creator Alan Yang, described as a "hottie" by Vulture magazine. He provides the voice of a minor character on The Great North. In 2022 Yu appeared in the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty.

Known For

NCIS

Bones

Hawaii Five-0

NCIS: Los Angeles

Gilmore Girls

Without a Trace

ER

Frasier

All Movies (16)

• Maximum Truth2023 · as Kevin Soo
• Somebody I Used to Know2023 · as Christian
• Wonder Woman 19842020 · as Jake
• Tilt2017 · as Andy
• TiMER2009 · as Nelson
• Star Trek2009 · as Medical Technician
• Milk2008 · as Michael Wong
• Cloverfield2008 · as Clark
• Fortune Hunters2007 · as Arthur Yu
• If I Had Known I Was a Genius2007 · as Cost Surplus Customer
• Area 572007 · as Private Simms
• The Utopian Society2006 · as Ken
• Grandma's Boy2006 · as Kane
• Big Time2005 · as Cool Henchman
• Duck2005 · as Chinese Delivery Guy
• Combustion2004 · as Kit

All TV Shows (36)

• Dying for Sex2025 · as Noah
• Clone High2023 · as Confucius (voice)
• The Afterparty2022 · as Ned
• The Great North2021 · as Steven Huang (voice)
• The Great North2021 · as Seaman Sammy (voice)
• The Great North2021 · as Mayor Parsnips (voice)
• Master of None2015 · as Brian Chang
• Common Law2012 · as David Paek
• Traffic Light2011 · as Brian
• Hawaii Five-02010 · as Gabriel Delgado
• NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as Jimmy Su
• The Forgotten2009 · as Quon Wen
• Women's Murder Club2007
• Dirty Sexy Money2007
• Burn Notice2007
• Burn Notice2007 · as Nick Lam
• Torchwood2006 · as Nicolas Frumkin
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip2006
• Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Joseph
• Bones2005 · as Franklin Tung
• The Closer2005 · as Randy Chen
• CSI: NY2004 · as David Oka
• NCIS2003 · as Mr. Spiffy
• Las Vegas2003 · as Larry
• Without a Trace2002 · as Jin Kim
• Life with Bonnie2002 · as Man
• The Shield2002 · as Sam
• Men, Women & Dogs2001 · as Earl
• Emeril2001
• The Division2001
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Cousin David
• Popular1999 · as Freddy Gong
• Judging Amy1999 · as Dr. Butler
• Felicity1998 · as Keith Fannin
• ER1994 · as Rondo
• Frasier1993 · as Copy Guy