James Chen

James Chen

New York, New York, USA
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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.

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Known For

The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man

2012

as Police Officer

We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011

as Dr. Foulkes

Labor Day
Labor Day

2013

as Paramedic

Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Popper's Penguins

2011

as Fish & Game Officer

Fatal Crossing
Fatal Crossing

2017

as Hayden

Front Cover
Front Cover

2016

as Qi Xiao Ning

Rosemead
Rosemead

2025

as Dr. Hsu

Amira & Sam
Amira & Sam

2014

as Donnie

One Stupid Thing
One Stupid Thing

2025

as Larry

Unintended
Unintended

2019

as Danny

Fluidity
Fluidity

2019

as Eric

Murder Below the Line
Murder Below the Line

2004

as Pete Richards