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