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Brian Tee

Biography

Brian Tee is a Japanese-born American actor who studied theater and performing arts at the University of California, Berkeley before making his first small-screen appearance in 2000 on The Pretender. He built a television career with roles on Entourage, Grey's Anatomy and a recurring part on Zoey 101, then starred as Dr. Ethan Choi in the first eight seasons of Chicago Med from 2015 to 2022. On film, he played the antagonist D.K. in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), and later came Jurassic World (2015) and The Wolverine (2013), while he took the role of Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016). His other credits include the television film The Gabby Douglas Story (2014), the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy as Liu Kang, and the third season of Reacher as Xavier Quinn.

49years old

Turns 50 on March 15in 124 days

  • Born Okinawa
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • 高田 ゼボム (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
13
Career span
21 years2004 to 2025

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  1. About the name

    Tee adopted the stage name Brian Tee after a Korean director rejected him at an audition because his last name was Japanese.

Brian Tee movies on Netflix

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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift2006 Action, Crime, Dramaas D.K.

    IMDb rating 6.1339K votes

  2. The Wolverine2013 Action, Sci-Fias Noburo

    IMDb rating 6.7531K votes

  3. Jurassic World2015as Hamada

    IMDb rating 6.9738K votes

  4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows2016as Shredder

    IMDb rating 5.9108K votes

  5. A House of Dynamite2025as SAIC Ken Cho

    IMDb rating 6.4123K votes

  6. One Christmas Eve2014as Dr. Chen

    IMDb rating 6.11.8K votes

  7. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation2004as Cpl. Thom Kobe

    IMDb rating 3.626K votes

  8. The Gabby Douglas Story2014as Liang Chow

    IMDb rating 6.91.9K votes

Worked with

Brian Tee shares two films with Sung Kang, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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