Ken Leung

He was born on 21st January 1970, in New York City. He is a well-known actor who mostly plays roles which are silent and creepy. His family relocated to Brooklyn where he grew up and later finished his schooling in Old Bridge, New Jersey. His initially acting career mostly revolved around theaters with non-traditional productions such as Mayi, New Perspectives, etc. before moving on to his Broadway debut in “Thoroughly Modern Millie(2002)”.

He got his first big screen gig in 1997, as the villainous henchman in Brett Ratner’s Rush Hour. Even though he was not a martial artist, his method acting made everyone think the contrary. He went on to act in three more Ratner movies notably Red Dragon X-Men The Last Stand Click to look into! >> Read More... and The Family Man.He also worked with many other notable filmmakers such as Spike Lee Spike Lee also known as Shelton Jackson is an Amer >> Read More... , Edward Norton He is known to be one of the actors that possess p >> Read More... , etc. According to the Washington Post, it is said that Norton said Leung’s “show-stopping performance...turned a throwaway scene into one of the film's best.”

In X-Men The Last Stand he acted as a sadistic human-Porcupine mutants high school psychologist in “The Squid and the Whale” and a bizarre kooky karaoke machine salesman in Edward Norton’s Directoral debut,”Keeping the faith.”He has also worked in TV portraying character roles for Television series such as The Good Wife, Deadline, Law, and Order, etc. He also acted in the last season of “The Sopranos,” from season 4 to 6 in ABC’s drama “Lost” and recently he portrayed the role of Dr.Topher Zia in “The Night Shift” as a season regular from 2014-2016 for 35 episodes.

His role in “The Sopranos” helped him become a rising star and get the attention of many prominent producers and directors. In “Lost” Leung’s scenes caught the attention of its executive producers Damon Lindelof Damon Lindelof was born in New Jersey, U.S. on 24t >> Read More... and Carlton Cuse The urge to entertain people with his work, Arthur >> Read More... . They were mesmerized by his acting skills and hence decided to write a part in the island drama only for the actor. But despite his track record of playing creepy and intense characters, Leung says he doesn't necessarily seek out these types of roles.

"They're kind of offbeat parts of those stories," he said. Ken Leung has also said mentioned being an Asian–American actor, Leung would come across rude racial remarks during the filmmaking, and at times Ken couldn’t understand the meaning of these fallacious statements. He is a very talented artist who is recognized by many Hollywood directors, etc.