James Chen
Department: 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.
Known For
Labor Day
2013
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
Murder Below the Line
2004
One Stupid Thing
2025
Front Cover
2016
Amira & Sam
2014
Fatal Crossing
2017
Rosemead
2025
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011
Fluidity
2019
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018
Unintended
2019
The Mandalorian
2019
FBI: International
2021
Blue Bloods
2010
The Blacklist
2013
Run the World
2021
Sleepy Hollow
2013
Seven Seconds
2018
The Last O.G.
2018
Person of Interest
2011
The Walking Dead
2010
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Broad City
2014
Running Wilde
2010
Elementary
2012
9-1-1
2018
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017
FBI
2018
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
CIA
2026