Brian Tee

Brian Tee is the consummate actor, performing with equal aplomb in dramas and comedies alike. in 2015 he played "Hamada," the head of park security, in the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment box office smash Jurassic World, co-starring opposite Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard and directed by Colin Trevorrow, and in 2013 appeared as "Norburo Mori" in Fox's summer blockbuster, The Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman and directed by James Mangold.

Also in 2013, Tee starred in the Korean-American romantic comedy Wedding Palace, from director Christine Yoo, and in 2014 was featured in the Korean movie, No Tears for the Dead, playing opposite Dong-Gun Jang and Min-Hee Kim for acclaimed writer/director Jeong-Beom Lee.

Known to many movie fans for his starring role as the lead villain "DK, the Drift King," in Universal Pictures' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, directed by Justin Lin, his big screen resume also includes Lin's comedy, Finishing the Game: The Search for A New Bruce Lee as well as the independent films Deadland and Chain Letter.

Early on in his career, Tee gave an unforgettable, heart wrenching performance as "PFC Jimmy Nakayama," in Randall Wallace's action drama We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson, and was featured in the comedies Austin Powers in Goldmember, starring Mike Myers, and Fun with Dick and Jane, starring Jim Carrey.

Tee's career is even hotter on the small screen. After a standout performance in the NBC pilot Love Is A Four Letter Word from 20th Century Fox, he was offered the opportunity to become a series regular on NBC's new hit drama Chicago Med. As Naval veteran "Dr. Ethan Choi," Tee plays a dedicated yet impulsive physician suffering from post traumatic stress who works tirelessly on behalf of his patients despite grappling with his own personal struggles. His character also appears on the network's popular cross-over series, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire.

Tee was part of the premiere episodes of CBS' series Zoo, based on the novel from best-selling author James Patterson, and Anatomy of Violence, from the creators of Homeland. He also starred in a recurring role on the network's long-running show, Hawaii Five-0, as Yakuza money man "Hideaki Kitamura." Continuing to stretch his range, Tee took on a lead role in Lifetime's The Gabby Douglas Story as the inspirational "Coach Liang Chow."

Additionally, Tee was series regular "EMT Eddie Choi" in Crash, a Starz series based on the Academy Award-winning film, and had a recurring role on the hit NBC show, Grimm, playing assassin "Akira Kimura."

Tee has made memorable guest star turns on such shows as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, The Lottery, Legends, Beauty and the Beast, Burn Notice, The Good Guys, C.S.I., Dark Blue, Bones, Lie to Me, Jericho, Grey's Anatomy, Entourage, The Unit, Wanted, Without A Trace, JAG, Family Law, The Pretender and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, among many others.

This native of Los Angeles is a mixture of multiple Asian descents, proficient in both Japanese and Korean. He holds a bachelor's degree in dramatic arts/acting from the University of California, Berkeley.

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