James Chen
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.
33 acting credits
Acting · 33
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Blacklist
2013
The Walking Dead
2010
FBI
2018
Blue Bloods
2010
The Mandalorian
2019
Person of Interest
2011
9-1-1
2018
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Elementary
2012
FBI: International
2021
Sleepy Hollow
2013
CIA
2026
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
Broad City
2014
The Last O.G.
2018
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017
Seven Seconds
2018
Running Wilde
2010
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
Labor Day
2013
Run the World
2021
Rosemead
2025
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018
Amira & Sam
2014
Fatal Crossing
2017
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011
Front Cover
2016
Unintended
2019
Fluidity
2019
One Stupid Thing
2025
Murder Below the Line
2004