James Chen
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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
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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
as Police Officer
Labor Day (2013)
as Paramedic
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
as Dr. Foulkes
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
as Fish & Game Officer
Rosemead (2025)
as Dr. Hsu
Front Cover (2016)
as Qi Xiao Ning
Amira & Sam (2014)
as Donnie
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While (2018)
as Ray Prime
Unintended (2019)
as Danny
One Stupid Thing (2025)
as Larry
Fatal Crossing (2017)
as Hayden
Fluidity (2019)
as Eric
Murder Below the Line (2004)
as Pete Richards
Watching TV with the Red Chinese (2011)
as Tzu