Lawrence Kao
Biography
Lawrence Kao is an American actor who became known for television roles, among them the part of Tommy Wah on the Netflix show Wu Assassins and Donnie Lu in Fox's Sleepy Hollow. He grew up in Hacienda Heights, California, and earned a theater degree from the University of California, Irvine, where he was part of the Kaba Modern dance team. He later competed with that team on the first season of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. His first screen acting job came in 2012 on The Walking Dead, where he played Tim. He was cast as a series regular on Wu Assassins in 2018 and returned as Tommy Wah in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance (2022). He also played Van in The Originals.
41years old
Turns 42 on May 14in 185 days
- Born Hacienda Heights
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 8 years2015 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023The MissionIMDb rating 6.3
- 2022Fistful of VengeanceIMDb rating 4.5
- 2018Honey: Rise Up and DanceIMDb rating 5.0
- 2016Max SteelIMDb rating 4.6
- 2015CircleIMDb rating 6.0
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Own stunts
After he graduated from UCI, Kao kept dancing, and he went on to compete with his college dance team, Kaba Modern, on the first season of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew.
A change of course
Early in his career, Kao removed his dancing credentials from his resume because they led to dance requests at auditions.
Lawrence Kao movies on Netflix
Worked with
Lawrence Kao made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Andy Garcia's page
Maria Bello's page
Billy Slaughter's page
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Josh Brener's page
Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau's page
Aaron HannDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Aaron Hann
Mario MiscioneDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Mario Miscione
Stewart HendlerDirector, 1 film, 2016
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