James Chen
Acting
32 credits
Place of birth
New York, New York, USA
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.
Movies (14)
Movie
6.7
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
Movie
7.0
Labor Day
2013
Movie
7.1
Rosemead
2025
Movie
7.5
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011
Movie
6.0
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
Movie
5.6
Front Cover
2016
Movie
4.6
Fluidity
2019
Movie
6.0
Amira & Sam
2014
Movie
5.0
Unintended
2019
Movie
One Stupid Thing
2025
Movie
5.5
Fatal Crossing
2017
Movie
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011
Movie
6.3
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018
Movie
Murder Below the Line
2004
Shows (18)
Show
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Show
7.6
The Blacklist
2013
Show
8.1
The Walking Dead
2010
Show
7.9
FBI
2018
Show
7.6
Elementary
2012
Show
7.8
Blue Bloods
2010
Show
8.1
Person of Interest
2011
Show
8.2
9-1-1
2018
Show
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Show
8.4
The Mandalorian
2019
Show
7.7
FBI: International
2021
Show
7.4
Sleepy Hollow
2013
Show
7.1
Broad City
2014
Show
6.3
The Last O.G.
2018
Show
6.5
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017
Show
7.3
Seven Seconds
2018
Show
6.2
Running Wilde
2010
Show
6.8
Run the World
2021