James Chen
Biography
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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Blacklist
The Walking Dead
FBI
FBI
Blue Bloods
Person of Interest
9-1-1
All Movies (14)
- Rosemead2025 · as Dr. Hsu
- One Stupid Thing2025 · as Larry
- Unintended2019 · as Danny
- Fluidity2019 · as Eric
- A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While2018 · as Ray Prime
- Fatal Crossing2017 · as Hayden
- Front Cover2016 · as Qi Xiao Ning
- Amira & Sam2014 · as Donnie
- Labor Day2013 · as Paramedic
- The Amazing Spider-Man2012 · as Police Officer
- Watching TV with the Red Chinese2011 · as Tzu
- We Need to Talk About Kevin2011 · as Dr. Foulkes
- Mr. Popper's Penguins2011 · as Fish & Game Officer
- Murder Below the Line2004 · as Pete Richards
All TV Shows (20)
- CIA2026 · as Ian Lim
- FBI: International2021 · as Ian Lim
- Run the World2021 · as Brian
- The Mandalorian2019 · as Amnesty Officer G27
- FBI2018 · as Ian Lim
- FBI2018 · as FBI Analyst Ian Lim
- The Last O.G.2018 · as Devont'e Jackson
- Seven Seconds2018 · as Franklin Lee
- 9-1-12018 · as Kevin Lee
- Marvel's Iron Fist2017 · as Sam
- Broad City2014 · as Bobby
- The Blacklist2013 · as Lee Chung
- Sleepy Hollow2013 · as Lorenzo Chang
- Elementary2012 · as Lt. Morrison
- Person of Interest2011 · as James Ko
- The Walking Dead2010 · as Kal
- Blue Bloods2010 · as Nelson Chiu
- Running Wilde2010 · as Pathologist
- NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as Cadeo Hoang
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Adrian Sung