
Jonathan Kos-Read
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Jonathan Kos-Read (born 1973), also known as Cao Cao (Chinese: 曹操; pinyin: Cáo Cāo), is an American film and television actor based in the People's Republic of China. While well known in China, his work is little-known in the United States. Kos-Read uses the stage name Cao Cao, which is also the name of the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a historical figure well-known to most Chinese people.
Known for
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Ip Man 3 (2015)
as Edward

Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)
as Mark

Young Ip Man: Crisis Time (2020)
as Principal Stewart

Operation Hummingbird (2026)
as Casa

The Bodyguard (2016)
as Ding's Son-in-law

The Game Changer (2017)
as Owen

Ever Since We Love (2015)
as Dick

The Abyss Rescue (2023)
Actor

怒海浩劫 (2023)
Actor

Xuan Zang (2016)
as Cunningham

Mr. Made (2017)
as Made

The Twins' Code (2013)
as Daniel

Snipers (2022)
as John

You are the Best (2025)
as Holmes

Eternal Wave (2017)
as Pierre

Empire of Silver (2009)
as Pastor Landdeck

Confessions of a Male Prostitute (1992)
as Jamie, the hustler

Wait Here (2018)
as Lorenzo

Super Player (2010)
as Gai Te

The Vanished Murderer (2015)
as Foreign official

Operation Black-Ops (2026)
Actor

Fit Lover (2008)
Actor

Cold Steel (2011)
as John

A Day Deal (2020)
as Flok

My Fair Gentleman (2009)
Actor

Electromagnetic King Pili Family (2020)
as Bai Jiage

Dad's Cabin (2016)
as Davy





