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Sung Kang

1972-04-08 (52 years old) in Gainesville, Georgia, USA

Kang was born in Gainesville, Georgia, to South Korean immigrant parents and spent his adolescence in California. He attended the University of California, Riverside. While in college he chose acting over law school, a decision which was met with disappointment from his parents due to their concerns over the lack of Asians on American television and lack of job prospects. His first major role was in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), in which he played Han Lue, an aloof gang member and the cousin of Virgil Hu (played by Jason Tobin). He was one of the stars in The Motel, in which he played Sam Kim. He played the same character Han Lue in The Fast and the Furious film franchise, appearing in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, and F9 as well as the short film Los Bandoleros. He also had a role in Jet Li's film War (2007), playing an FBI agent, and was featured in the movie Forbidden Warrior as Doran, a son of Genghis Khan. He had a small role in the action movie Live Free or Die Hard, and he appeared in Walter Hill's movie Bullet to the Head (2013) as Detective Taylor Kwon, opposite Sylvester Stallone. Kang has had several notable television roles, including the recurring role of the narcissistic President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee in the Korean drama parody "Tae Do (Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive)" alongside Bobby Lee on MADtv. He portrayed FBI Agent Tae Kim in the short-lived crime procedural Gang Related on FOX. Both roles required him to speak Korean, which he is conversant in. The character Tae Kim was written specifically for him by creator Chris Morgan, who had worked on the Fast & Furious film franchise.

Movies

actor
Thirsty
0 %|Oct 18, 2024
Drama
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Weekend in Taipei
61 %|Sep 19, 2024
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Shaky Shivers
63 %|Sep 21, 2023
Horror, Comedy
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Fast X
71 %|May 17, 2023
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
68 %|Sep 7, 2022
Documentary
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Snakehead
61 %|Oct 29, 2021
Action, Drama, Crime
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F9
70.7 %|May 19, 2021
Action, Adventure, Crime
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Raya and the Last Dragon
78.45 %|Mar 3, 2021
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
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We Can Be Heroes
60.12 %|Dec 25, 2020
Family, Action, Fantasy, Comedy
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Code 8
63 %|Dec 6, 2019
Science Fiction, Action, Crime
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Party Boat
63 %|Sep 15, 2017
Comedy
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The Free World
61 %|Sep 23, 2016
Romance, Drama
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Pali Road
43 %|Apr 29, 2016
Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Mystery, Thriller
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Code 8
65 %|Mar 22, 2016
Science Fiction, Action
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Furious 7
72.33 %|Apr 1, 2015
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Ana Maria in Novela Land
55 %|Feb 27, 2015
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Help
68 %|Jul 29, 2014
Action, Science Fiction, Horror
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Eden
53 %|Jul 19, 2013
Thriller, Drama
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Fast & Furious 6
68.2 %|May 21, 2013
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Bullet to the Head
55.940000000000005 %|Nov 14, 2012
Action, Crime, Thriller
actor
The Come-Up
0 %|Oct 6, 2012
Comedy, Action
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Sunset Stories
50 %|Mar 10, 2012
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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4 Wedding Planners
26 %|Oct 17, 2011
Comedy
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Fast Five
72.47 %|Apr 20, 2011
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Ninja Assassin
67 %|Sep 29, 2009
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Los Bandoleros
62 %|Jul 28, 2009
Action, Drama
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Fast & Furious
66.86 %|Apr 2, 2009
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Undoing
35 %|Dec 5, 2007
Thriller
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War
64 %|Aug 24, 2007
Action, Thriller
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Live Free or Die Hard
66.28999999999999 %|Jun 20, 2007
Action, Thriller
poster
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
65.11999999999999 %|Jun 3, 2006
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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The Motel
64 %|Jan 24, 2005
Drama, Comedy
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9:30
60 %|Jan 25, 2004
poster
Forbidden Warrior
41 %|Jan 1, 2004
Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Better Luck Tomorrow
64 %|Jan 12, 2002
Crime, Drama
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Pearl Harbor
69.42999999999999 %|May 21, 2001
War, History, Romance, Drama, Action
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Mystery Men
58 %|Aug 6, 1999
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Fast X: Part 2
0 %|Invalid Date
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Clap Clap
10 %|Invalid Date
poster
Antwone Fisher
69 %|Dec 19, 2002
Drama, History, Romance

Series

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Obi-Wan Kenobi
70.67999999999999 %|May 26, 2022
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Lisey's Story
58.91 %|Jun 4, 2021
Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Power Book II: Ghost
84 %|Sep 6, 2020
Crime, Drama
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Whiskey Cavalier
69 %|Feb 27, 2019
Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Magnum P.I.
76 %|Sep 24, 2018
Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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Power
77 %|Jun 7, 2014
Crime, Drama
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Gang Related
67 %|May 22, 2014
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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Mental
58 %|May 26, 2009
Mystery, Drama, Comedy
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Knight Rider
74.39 %|Sep 24, 2008
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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Easy to Assemble
50 %|Sep 22, 2008
Comedy
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Made in Hollywood
40 %|Sep 30, 2005
Talk
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Robot Chicken
76 %|Feb 20, 2005
Comedy, Animation
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Cold Case
77.66 %|Sep 28, 2003
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Threat Matrix
60 %|Sep 18, 2003
Drama, Action & Adventure
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Without a Trace
72.94 %|Sep 26, 2002
Crime, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
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CSI: Miami
77.27000000000001 %|Sep 23, 2002
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Monk
79 %|Jul 12, 2002
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Monk
79 %|Jul 12, 2002
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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The Shield
80.99000000000001 %|Mar 12, 2002
Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
76 %|Oct 6, 2000
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Girlfriends
75.56 %|Sep 11, 2000
Drama, Comedy
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Family Guy
74 %|Jan 31, 1999
Animation, Comedy
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Felicity
65 %|Sep 29, 1998
Drama, Soap
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Martial Law
71 %|Sep 26, 1998
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Spin City
70.48 %|Sep 17, 1996
Comedy, Drama