Kelvin Yu
Acting
Biography
Kelvin Yu (born 1979) is an American actor and writer. Yu's first film was the 2003 comedy The Utopian Society. He later made an uncredited appearance in the 2005 film Elizabethtown. The following year, Yu had a supporting role in the comedy Grandma's Boy. Yu played a role in the Ghost Whisperer episode "Double Exposure" (3x6) as Joseph. Yu had a supporting role in the 2008 Academy Award-winning biographical political drama Milk. Yu has starred in several short films, including 2006's My Prince, My Angel. Yu later appeared with Linda Park on the ABC series Women's Murder Club, and a lead role in the 2007 short film Fortune Hunters. In 2020, he played a role in Wonder Woman 1984. Yu had a recurring role in the Netflix original series Master of None as the character of Brian Chang, the on-screen analogue of the show's creator Alan Yang, described as a "hottie" by Vulture magazine. He provides the voice of a minor character on The Great North. In 2022 Yu appeared in the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty.
Filmography
50 credits
Somebody I Used to Know
Movie • 2023
Christian
Grandma's Boy
Movie • 2006
Kane
Star Trek
Movie • 2009
Medical Technician
Fortune Hunters
Movie • 2007
Arthur Yu
Maximum Truth
Movie • 2023
Kevin Soo
Combustion
Movie • 2004
Kit
Cloverfield
Movie • 2008
Clark
Area 57
Movie • 2007
Private Simms
The Utopian Society
Movie • 2006
Ken
Tilt
Movie • 2017
Andy
Milk
Movie • 2008
Michael Wong
Big Time
Movie • 2005
Cool Henchman
TiMER
Movie • 2009
Nelson
Wonder Woman 1984
Movie • 2020
Jake
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Movie • 2007
Cost Surplus Customer
Duck
Movie • 2005
Chinese Delivery Guy
The Closer
TV • 2005
Randy Chen
Ghost Whisperer
TV • 2005
Joseph
Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Dr. Butler
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TV • 2006
Life with Bonnie
TV • 2002
Man
Bones
TV • 2005
Franklin Tung
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Larry
CSI: NY
TV • 2004
David Oka
Women's Murder Club
TV • 2007
The Great North
TV • 2021
Steven Huang (voice)
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Jin Kim
Frasier
TV • 1993
Copy Guy
Burn Notice
TV • 2007
Dirty Sexy Money
TV • 2007
Popular
TV • 1999
Freddy Gong
Gilmore Girls
TV • 2000
Cousin David
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Jimmy Su
The Forgotten
TV • 2009
Quon Wen
NCIS
TV • 2003
Mr. Spiffy
Felicity
TV • 1998
Keith Fannin
Clone High
TV • 2023
Confucius (voice)
Burn Notice
TV • 2007
Nick Lam
Master of None
TV • 2015
Brian Chang
Emeril
TV • 2001
ER
TV • 1994
Rondo
The Afterparty
TV • 2022
Ned
The Shield
TV • 2002
Sam
The Great North
TV • 2021
Seaman Sammy (voice)
The Great North
TV • 2021
Mayor Parsnips (voice)
Torchwood
TV • 2006
Nicolas Frumkin
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Gabriel Delgado
Dying for Sex
TV • 2025
Noah
The Division
TV • 2001
Men, Women & Dogs
TV • 2001
Earl