James Chen () is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Kal on The Walking Dead. Chen also played Samuel Chung on the Netflix series Iron Fist.
Early life and education Chen was born and raised in New York and is of Chinese descent. After earning a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, Chen earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. He was awarded with the Dexter Wood Luke Memorial Prize for his work there.
Career In 2011, he played the recurring character Adrian Sung in the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He appeared in The Walking Dead, playing Kal in the shows' sixth through ninth seasons.
In 2015, he co-starred in the LGBT drama Front Cover opposite Jake Choi.
Since 2018 he plays Ian Lim, an FBI Analyst in the CBS drama FBI.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2004 Murder Below the Line Pete Richards 2010 Boy Wonder Roy Five Minarets in New York Agent Lee 2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin Dr. Foulkes Mr. Popper's Penguins Fish and Game Officer 2012 Watching TV with the Red Chinese Tzu Archaeology of a Woman Desk Officer The Amazing Spider-Man Police Officer 2013 Run Into You Brady Short film Labor Day Paramedic 2014 Before I Disappear Chinese Man Uncredited Amira & Sam Donnie 2015 Front Cover Ning 2018UnintendedDanny2019 Fluidity Eric 2025 Rosemead Dr. Hsu
Television Year Title Role Notes2009 Evan and Gareth Are Trying to Get Laid Larry TV movieMercy Ben Shin 1 episode2010 Blue Bloods Nelson Chiu 1 episodeRunning Wilde Pathologist 1 episode2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit CSU Adrian Sung Recurring (7 episodes)2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Cadeo Hoang 1 episode2014 The Blacklist Lee Chung 1 episode2015 Sleepy Hollow Lorenzo Chang 1 episode2016 Person of Interest James Ko 1 episode2016–2019 The Walking Dead Kal Recurring2017 Elementary Lt. Morrison 1 episode2018 Iron Fist Samuel Chung 4 episodes Madam Secretary Mr. Usuki 1 episode2018–present FBI Ian Lim Recurring2019, 2024 9-1-1 Kevin Lee 2 episodes2026CIA Ian Lim
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