Raymond Ma
Acting
Hong Kong
Raymond Ma is an American actor of Chinese descent, born in 1965. His exact birthday is not publicly confirmed in major sources, and his birthplace is listed inconsistently — some profiles say the United States, while others note he was born in Hong Kong before emigrating to the U.S. as a teenager. He has been acting for over forty years, with hundreds of film and television credits. He won the Most Promising Director Award at the Pacific Film Institute in 1984 in Hawaii, and later expanded into producing, writing, and directing. As an actress, Ma is best known for Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), The Muppets (2011), and Starsky & Hutch (2004), with early career highlights including The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and Old School (2003). His TV credits span House, M.D., Boston Legal, The West Wing, Lost, The Kominsky Method, Bob Hearts Abishola, and Survivor's Remorse. More recently he appeared in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and The Paper Tigers (2020, 98% on Rotten Tomatoes). Beyond acting, Ma has directed and produced several award-winning short films, including I Don't Have a Phone (2016), which won Best Short, Best Script, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Score at the L.A. Shorts Awards. On stage, he performed in David Henry Hwang's Chinglish (2013, South Coast Repertory) and toured nationally with Joy Luck Club (2012–2014).
Filmography
TheatersUnsavory Elements
2026 · Movie
Theatersthe death
2026 · Movie
Goldmine
2026 · Movie
Interior Chinatown
2024 · Series
Sight
2023 · Movie
The Unwinding
2023 · Movie
Pam & Tommy
2022 · Series
Abbott Elementary
2021 · Series
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 · Movie
The Paper Tigers
2020 · Movie
Tigertail
2020 · Movie
Calling
2020 · Movie
Two/One
2020 · Movie
AJ and the Queen
2020 · Series
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019 · Series
The Chef
2019 · Movie
Always Be My Maybe
2019 · Movie
Tank Man
2019 · Movie
The Kominsky Method
2018 · Series
Song of Back and Neck
2018 · Movie
The Jade Pendant
2017 · Movie
Goliath
2016 · Series
Baskets
2016 · Series
Fresh Off the Boat
2015 · Series
Horrible Bosses 2
2014 · Movie
Mom
2013 · Series
Elementary
2012 · Series
Veep
2012 · Series
The Muppets
2011 · Movie
Suburgatory
2011 · Series
Shameless
2011 · Series
The Cape
2011 · Series
Raising Hope
2010 · Series
Men of a Certain Age
2009 · Series
The Informant!
2009 · Movie
Castle
2009 · Series
A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy
2008 · Movie
Private Practice
2007 · Series
The Sarah Silverman Program
2007 · Series
American Zombie
2007 · Movie
The Unit
2006 · Series
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Series
The Closer
2005 · Series
House
2004 · Series
Ethan Mao
2004 · Movie
Boston Legal
2004 · Series
Lost
2004 · Series
Starsky & Hutch
2004 · Movie
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003 · Series
Two and a Half Men
2003 · Series
Old School
2003 · Movie
Alias
2001 · Series
The Animal
2001 · Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
Opposite Sex
2000 · Series
The West Wing
1999 · Series
Ladies Man
1999 · Series
Action
1999 · Series
Payne
1999 · Series
Will & Grace
1998 · Series
Conrad Bloom
1998 · Series
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Series
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · Movie
City of Industry
1997 · Movie
Street Corner Justice
1996 · Movie
Midnight Man
1995 · Movie
One West Waikiki
1994 · Series
Vanishing Son
1994 · Series
Power Rangers
1993 · Series
White Ghost
1988 · Movie
Tour of Duty
1987 · Series
In Love and War
1987 · Movie
Sledge Hammer!
1986 · Series
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
The Karate Kid Part II
1986 · Movie
Matlock
1986 · Series
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Series
Live, Dwell, Stay
Movie