James Chen
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.
Filmography
33 credits
Labor Day
Movie • 2013
Paramedic
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Movie • 2011
Tzu
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Movie • 2011
Fish & Game Officer
The Amazing Spider-Man
Movie • 2012
Police Officer
Murder Below the Line
Movie • 2004
Pete Richards
One Stupid Thing
Movie • 2025
Larry
Front Cover
Movie • 2016
Qi Xiao Ning
Amira & Sam
Movie • 2014
Donnie
Fatal Crossing
Movie • 2017
Hayden
Rosemead
Movie • 2025
Dr. Hsu
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Movie • 2011
Dr. Foulkes
Fluidity
Movie • 2019
Eric
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
Movie • 2018
Ray Prime
Unintended
Movie • 2019
Danny
The Mandalorian
TV • 2019
Amnesty Officer G27
FBI: International
TV • 2021
Ian Lim
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Lee Chung
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Nelson Chiu
Run the World
TV • 2021
Brian
Sleepy Hollow
TV • 2013
Lorenzo Chang
Seven Seconds
TV • 2018
Franklin Lee
The Last O.G.
TV • 2018
Devont'e Jackson
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
James Ko
The Walking Dead
TV • 2010
Kal
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Adrian Sung
Broad City
TV • 2014
Bobby
Running Wilde
TV • 2010
Pathologist
Elementary
TV • 2012
Lt. Morrison
9-1-1
TV • 2018
Kevin Lee
Marvel's Iron Fist
TV • 2017
Sam
FBI
TV • 2018
Ian Lim
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Cadeo Hoang
CIA
TV • 2026
Ian Lim