Terence Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian actor.

Early life Chen was born on February 3, 1975, in Edmonton, Alberta, to Taiwanese and mainland Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother). After primary and secondary education in Edmonton and Vancouver, British Columbia, he briefly studied at the University of Calgary before later moving to Vancouver to pursue acting.

Career Chen's breakout role"THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Almost Famous' 22 years later/Terry Chen earned his first breakout film role playing Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres" by Savanna Swain-Wilson at www.insider.com was as real-life Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous."Almost Famous turns 20: Behind the scenes of Cameron Crowe's unforgettable film" by Jessica Derschowitz & Alex Suskind at ew.com He has appeared in several television shows, including Steven Spielberg's TV miniseries Taken, and was a series regular on Combat Hospital."On 'Combat Hospital,' war is heck but it's not controversial" by John Doyle at www.theglobeandmail.com Chen has appeared in feature films I, Robot, The Chronicles of Riddick, Snakes on a Plane and had a leading role in the horror/thriller They Wait.

Chen played a recurring role in the Canadian science fiction series Continuum, which premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012. Chen portrayed Xander Feng in Season 2 of Netflix's House of Cards. From 2017 to 2018 he played botanist Praxideke Meng in The Expanse seasons 2 and 3, and in 2018 appeared in season 2 of Jessica Jones as Pryce Cheng."Everything you need to know before watching Marvel's Jessica Jones season 2" by Shirley Li at ew.com

In the film Falling, Chen plays the understanding husband of a man (played by actor/director Viggo Mortensen) trying to care for his homophobic, misogynist and increasingly demented father."Viggo Mortensen can't save the punishing dementia drama Falling: Review" by Leah Greenblatt at ew.com

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Late Night Sessions Unknown 2000 Romeo Must Die Kung Trixie Waiter Almost Famous Ben Fong-Torres Island of Shadows: D'Arcy Island Leper Colony, 1891-1924 New York Syphilitic 2001 3000 Miles to Graceland Policeman The Waiting Room Unknown 2002 Liberty Stands Still Officer Tom 40 Days and 40 Nights Neil Stark Raving Mad Jin Sun Various Positions Ian Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever FBI Agent Harry Lee 2004 The Chronicles of Riddick Merc Pilot I, Robot Chin 2005 Chaos Chris Lei Underclassman 'Sleepy' Jones 2006 Mem-o-re Dr. Deepra Chang Snakes on a Plane Chen Leong 2007 War Tom Lone They Wait Jason"'They Wait': Not a ghost of a chance" by Susan Walker at www.thestar.com 2008 Dim Sum Funeral Funeral Store Owner 2009 Hardwired Carter Burke Storm Seekers Tommy Cramer Bottom Feeders Terry Chiu Short Rock Slyde David 2010 The A-Team Ravech Riverworld Eddie Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido Andrew Cho 2011 Something Old, Something New Groom Short Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray Unknown 2012 The Cabin in the Woods Operations Guy 2013 Elysium Technician Tasmanian Devils Walsh Evil Feed Steven 2016 Tomboy, a Revenger's Tale Dr. Lin 2020 Falling Eric Peterson 2021 Demonic Daniel 2024 Sight Ming Wang"Greg Kinnear Joins Terry Chen in Biopic ‘Sight’ (EXCLUSIVE)" by Matt Donnelly at variety.com 2024 Lucky Star Lucky

Television Year Title Role Notes1999 The Sentinel Gang Member #1 Aftershock: Earthquake in New York FEMA Tech #2 TV movie 2000 The Fearing Mind Loc Tran Minh 2 episodes Stargate SG-1 Monk Sole Survivor Lee Kwong TV movie 2000–2005 Da Vinci's Inquest William Chen 10 episodes 2001 MythQuest Dionysus 2001–2002 Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! Rodney Choy (voice) 7 episodes 2002 Mentors Student of Wong Fei Hung Dark Angel S1W Member Taken Dr. Powell Paranormal Girl Unknown TV movie 2003 Jake 2.0 Chinese Agent The Twilight Zone Nathan Park A Tale of Two Wives Bruno TV movie 2004 Smallville Detective Paul Cage The 4400 Colin Chen Episode: "Pilot" The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess Jerry, Defense Lawyer TV movie The Life Daryl TV movie 2004–2005 Battlestar Galactica Perry / 'Chuckles' 2 episodes 2005 Terminal City Doctor Robson Arms Rollerblading Buddy 2006 The Evidence Tui Huang 2006–2007 Big Day Johnny 8 episodes2008 The Guard Steve The Quality of Life Kent Louie TV movie Love to Kill Richard TV movie 2009 Wild Roses Fukuwawa Jr. Defying Gravity Ethan Lee Web of Desire Dr. Tim Massey TV movie 2010 Psych Tom Fong Sanctuary Charles 3 episodes2011 Combat Hospital Captain Dr. Bobby Trang, MD 13 episodes Befriend and Betray Donny TV movie2012 Nikita Inspector Jeong Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Crew Chief Tiu TV movie 2012–2015 Continuum Curtis Chen 22 episodes 2013 Bomb Girls Kai Low Arrow Soldier Bates Motel Ethan Chang 3 episodes Time of Death Stephen Choi TV movie Survival Code Roger Chin TV movie 2014 House of Cards Xander Feng 5 episodes The 100 Commander Shumway 4 episodes 2014–2015 Strange Empire Ling 12 episodes 2015 Backstrom Dominic Chan The Returned Deputy Mark Bao 7 episodes 2016 Van Helsing Brendan 5 episodes 2017–2018, 2021 The Expanse Praxidike Meng 13 episodes 2018 Jessica Jones Pryce Cheng 6 episodes Unreal"Is there hope for UnReal?" by Darren Franich at ew.com Guy Moretti 6 episodes 2019 The Murders Bill Chen 8 episodes Chimerica Zhang Lin Mini-Series2020 Legends of Tomorrow Genghis Khan Episode: "Mortal Khanbat" Big Sky Mitchell Banks Episode: "Pilot" 2020–2021 A Million Little Things Alan Kay 10 episodes2022 The Good Doctor Owen 2 episodes Kung Fu Daniel Yan Recurring; 6 episodes Blood & Treasure Arthur Chan 2 episodes 2022–2023 The Lake"Jordan Gavaris wants you to join him at The Lake" by Alamin Yohannes at ew.com Victor Lin 15 episodes 2023 The Last of Us Captain Kwong Episode: "Left Behind" 2024–present Wild Cards Chief Li2024 The Spiderwick Chronicles Zao Episode: "A Midsummer's Daydream" Under the Bridge Stan Lowe 2 episodes 2026 Avatar: The Last Airbender Jeong Jeong 2 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2001 Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory Tan 2002 Smuggler's Run: Warzones Tan

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