Brian Tee

Brian Tee

Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. He is most known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi on NBC's Chicago Med and for his role as D.K. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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2024

Expats
Expats
as Clarke
TV - Released: 1/25/2024

2022

Baymax!
Baymax!
as Yukio (voice)
TV - Released: 6/29/2022
Reacher
Reacher
as Quinn
TV - Released: 2/3/2022

2017

The Beautiful Ones
The Beautiful Ones
as Casper
Movie - Released: 7/14/2017
Roswell FM
Roswell FM
as Dwayne Archimedes
Movie - Released: 5/6/2017

2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
as Shredder
Movie - Released: 6/1/2016
Lucifer
Lucifer
as Ben Rogers
TV - Released: 1/25/2016

2015

Jurassic World
Jurassic World
as Hamada
Movie - Released: 6/6/2015
Chicago Med
Chicago Med
as Dr. Ethan Choi
TV - Released: 11/17/2015
Zoo
Zoo
as Philip Weber
TV - Released: 6/30/2015

2014

No Tears for the Dead
No Tears for the Dead
as Charles
Movie - Released: 6/4/2014
One Christmas Eve
One Christmas Eve
as Dr. Chen
Movie - Released: 11/30/2014
The Gabby Douglas Story
The Gabby Douglas Story
as Liang Chow
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014
Legends
Legends
as Paul Chang
TV - Released: 8/13/2014
Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D.
as Jesse Kong
TV - Released: 1/8/2014
Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D.
as Ethan Choi
TV - Released: 1/8/2014

2013

The Wolverine
The Wolverine
as Noburo Mori
Movie - Released: 7/21/2013
Wedding Palace
Wedding Palace
Movie - Released: 9/27/2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Toshiro Mori
TV - Released: 9/24/2013

2012

Baby Daddy
Baby Daddy
as Tommy Kwan
TV - Released: 6/20/2012
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
as Ethan Choi
TV - Released: 10/10/2012

2011

Movie
The Historian Paradox
as Avith Kang
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
as Liu Kang
TV - Released: 4/12/2011
Grimm
Grimm
as Akira Kimura
TV - Released: 10/28/2011

2010

Chain Letter
Chain Letter
as Brian Yee
Movie - Released: 10/1/2010
Sym-Bionic Titan
Sym-Bionic Titan
as Mike Chan (voice)
TV - Released: 9/17/2010
Shake It Up
Shake It Up
as Mr. Itou
TV - Released: 11/7/2010
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
as Hideaki Kuroda
TV - Released: 9/20/2010

2009

Deadland
Deadland
as Jax
Movie - Released: 4/18/2009
Dark Blue
Dark Blue
TV - Released: 7/15/2009
Lie to Me
Lie to Me
as Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)
TV - Released: 1/21/2009

2008

Crash
Crash
as Eddie Choi
TV - Released: 10/17/2008

2007

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Mac Chang
Movie - Released: 1/21/2007
Burn Notice
Burn Notice
as Takeda
TV - Released: 6/28/2007

2006

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
as D.K.
Movie - Released: 6/3/2006
All In
All In
as Rosenbloom Player 2
Movie - Released: 3/14/2006
Jericho
Jericho
as Cheung
TV - Released: 9/20/2006
The Unit
The Unit
as Rebel Leader
TV - Released: 3/7/2006

2005

Fun with Dick and Jane
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Sushi Chef
Movie - Released: 12/21/2005
Zoey 101
Zoey 101
as Kazu
TV - Released: 1/9/2005
Bones
Bones
as Ken Nakamura
TV - Released: 9/13/2005
Wanted
Wanted
TV - Released: 7/31/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Andy Meltzer
TV - Released: 3/27/2005

2004

Tiger Cruise
Tiger Cruise
as MA2 Chan
Movie - Released: 8/6/2004
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
as Cpl. Thom Kobe
Movie - Released: 5/19/2004
Entourage
Entourage
as Fukijama Crew Member
TV - Released: 7/18/2004

2002

We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers
as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
Movie - Released: 3/1/2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Japanese Pedestrian
Movie - Released: 7/26/2002
Monk
Monk
as James Lu
TV - Released: 7/12/2002
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
as Kirk
TV - Released: 9/26/2002

2001

The Chronicle
The Chronicle
as Neo
TV - Released: 7/14/2001

2000

What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
as Alien (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/3/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Denny Ocampo
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
as Mallon
TV - Released: 6/9/2000

1999

Family Law
Family Law
as DEA Agent
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1997

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Intern
TV - Released: 3/10/1997

1996

The Pretender
The Pretender
as Male Agent
TV - Released: 9/19/1996