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Sung Kang
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1972-04-08,Gainesville, Georgia, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Kang was born in Gainesville, Georgia, to South Korean immigrant parents and spent his adolescence in California. He attended the University of California, Riverside. While in college he chose acting over law school, a decision which was met with disappointment from his parents due to their concerns over the lack of Asians on American television and lack of job prospects. His first major role was in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), in which he played Han Lue, an aloof gang member and the cousin of Virgil Hu (played by Jason Tobin). He was one of the stars in The Motel, in which he played Sam Kim. He played the same character Han Lue in The Fast and the Furious film franchise, appearing in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, and F9 as well as the short film Los Bandoleros. He also had a role in Jet Li's film War (2007), playing an FBI agent, and was featured in the movie Forbidden Warrior as Doran, a son of Genghis Khan. He had a small role in the action movie Live Free or Die Hard, and he appeared in Walter Hill's movie Bullet to the Head (2013) as Detective Taylor Kwon, opposite Sylvester Stallone. Kang has had several notable television roles, including the recurring role of the narcissistic President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee in the Korean drama parody "Tae Do (Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive)" alongside Bobby Lee on MADtv. He portrayed FBI Agent Tae Kim in the short-lived crime procedural Gang Related on FOX. Both roles required him to speak Korean, which he is conversant in. The character Tae Kim was written specifically for him by creator Chris Morgan, who had worked on the Fast & Furious film franchise.

Filmography

Live Free or Die Hard

6.624

Live Free or Die Hard
2007-06-20

6.3

War
2007-08-24

6.4

The Motel
2005-01-24

6.652

Ninja Assassin
2009-09-29

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

6.505

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006-06-03

Forbidden Warrior

4.1

Forbidden Warrior
2004-01-01

6.685

Fast & Furious
2009-04-02

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

5.1

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007-01-21

Better Luck Tomorrow

6.4

Better Luck Tomorrow
2002-01-12

5.813

Mystery Men
1999-08-06

7.248

Fast Five
2011-04-20

0

Fast X: Part 2

Fast & Furious 6

6.82

Fast & Furious 6
2013-05-21

5

Sunset Stories
2012-03-10

1

Clap Clap

Weekend in Taipei

5.2

Weekend in Taipei
2024-09-19

6.194

Los Bandoleros
2009-07-28

6.3

Shaky Shivers
2023-09-21

3.5

Undoing
2007-12-05

Bullet to the Head

5.6

Bullet to the Head
2012-11-14

6.9

Antwone Fisher
2002-12-19

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

6.8

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022-09-07

7.235

Furious 7
2015-04-01

Ana Maria in Novela Land

5.5

Ana Maria in Novela Land
2015-02-27

0

The Come-Up
2012-10-06

6.8

Help
2014-07-29

0

Thirsty
2024-10-18

6.1

The Free World
2016-09-23

4.3

Pali Road
2016-04-29

4 Wedding Planners

2.6

4 Wedding Planners
2011-10-17

6.492

Code 8
2016-03-22

6.942

Pearl Harbor
2001-05-21

6.263

Code 8
2019-12-06

6

9:30
2004-01-25

6.3

Party Boat
2017-09-15

We Can Be Heroes

6.024

We Can Be Heroes
2020-12-25

7.074

F9
2021-05-19

Raya and the Last Dragon

7.8

Raya and the Last Dragon
2021-03-03

6.1

Snakehead
2021-10-29

7.082

Fast X
2023-05-17

5.3

Eden
2013-07-19

6

Threat Matrix
2003-09-18

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.622

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

7.7

CSI: Miami
2002-09-23

7.9

Monk
2002-07-12

7.049

Spin City
1996-09-17

7.763

Cold Case
2003-09-28

7.6

Girlfriends
2000-09-11

7.444

Knight Rider
2008-09-24

Without a Trace

7.3

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

5.8

Mental
2009-05-26

5.9

Lisey's Story
2021-06-04

6.5

Felicity
1998-09-29

Power Book II: Ghost

8.4

Power Book II: Ghost
2020-09-06

6.7

Gang Related
2014-05-22

7.9

Monk
2002-07-12

7.7

Power
2014-06-07

7.1

Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022-05-26

7.1

Martial Law
1998-09-26

Easy to Assemble

5

Easy to Assemble
2008-09-22

8.094

The Shield
2002-03-12

7.629

Magnum P.I.
2018-09-24

Whiskey Cavalier

6.9

Whiskey Cavalier
2019-02-27

7.6

Robot Chicken
2005-02-20

7.368

Family Guy
1999-01-31

Made in Hollywood

4

Made in Hollywood
2005-09-30