James Chen
Actor
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 seriesĀ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has appeared inĀ The Walking DeadĀ since the shows' sixth season. In 2015, he co-starred in the LGBT dramaĀ Front CoverĀ oppositeĀ Jake Choi.
In 2018, he landed a supporting role on the TV series FBI.
Filmography
Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Fish & Game Officer 2011
We Need to Talk About Kevin
as Dr. Foulkes 2011
Labor Day
as Paramedic 2013
Amira & Sam
as Donnie 2014
Front Cover
as Qi Xiao Ning 2016
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
as Ray Prime 2018
Fatal Crossing
as Hayden 2017
Unintended
as Danny 2019
Fluidity
as Eric 2019
Rosemead
as Dr. Hsu 2025
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
as Tzu 2011
Murder Below the Line
as Pete Richards 2004