Tom Yi

Tom Yi is an actor from the South Bay area of Southern California. He attended Denver University before transferring to Loyola Marymount University, and his credits range from regional and national commercials to roles in episodic television. He had a recurring part as Detective Rodriguez on The Shield (2002), and he also appeared briefly on The West Wing (1999). His comedy television appearances include Monk (2002), The Office (2005), Men of a Certain Age (2009) and the fourth season of Arrested Development (2003), and he is known for playing Rabbi Chang, the brother of Ken Jeong's Señor Chang, on Community (2009). His film work includes Senior Skip Day (2008), Bridesmaids (2011), directed by Paul Feig, and This Is 40 (2012), directed by Judd Apatow. In 2013 he moved away from comedy to play Mr. Cali in The Purge (2013), a science fiction movie that James DeMonaco wrote and directed.