Portrait of James Chen

James Chen

Acting

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.

Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
Rosemead

as Dr. Hsu

2025
2021
2021
2019
The Mandalorian

as Amnesty Officer G27

2019
Unintended

as Danny

2019
Fluidity

as Eric

2018
FBI

as Ian Lim

2018
The Last O.G.

as Devont'e Jackson

2018
Seven Seconds

as Franklin Lee

2018
9-1-1

as Kevin Lee

2017
2016
Front Cover

as Qi Xiao Ning

2014
Amira & Sam

as Donnie

2014
Broad City

as Bobby

2013
Labor Day

as Paramedic

2013
The Blacklist

as Lee Chung

2013
Sleepy Hollow

as Lorenzo Chang

2012
Elementary

as Lt. Morrison

2012
The Amazing Spider-Man

as Police Officer

2011
2011
2011
Mr. Popper's Penguins

as Fish & Game Officer

2010
Blue Bloods

as Nelson Chiu

2010
Running Wilde

as Pathologist

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles

as Cadeo Hoang

2004
Murder Below the Line

as Pete Richards