James Chen
Acting
New York, New York, USA
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
2026 · Series
Rosemead
2025 · Movie
One Stupid Thing
2025 · Movie
FBI: International
2021 · Series
Run the World
2021 · Series
The Mandalorian
2019 · Series
Unintended
2019 · Movie
Fluidity
2019 · Movie
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018 · Movie
FBI
2018 · Series
The Last O.G.
2018 · Series
Seven Seconds
2018 · Series
9-1-1
2018 · Series
Fatal Crossing
2017 · Movie
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017 · Series
Parker and the Crew
2016 · Movie
Front Cover
2016 · Movie
Amira & Sam
2014 · Movie
Broad City
2014 · Series
Labor Day
2013 · Movie
The Blacklist
2013 · Series
Sleepy Hollow
2013 · Series
Elementary
2012 · Series
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Movie
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011 · Movie
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Movie
Person of Interest
2011 · Series
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011 · Movie
The Walking Dead
2010 · Series
Blue Bloods
2010 · Series
Running Wilde
2010 · Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Series
Murder Below the Line
2004 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series