Brian Tee

Brian Tee

Age 49 — born March 15, 1977·Okinawa, Japan

Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. He is most known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi on NBC's Chicago Med and for his role as D.K. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

DramaMedical

60Credits36 TV · 24 films
1996–2026Years activefirst to latest
8.5 Highest ratedSym-Bionic Titan
7.0 Average ratingacross 56 titles

Top TV shows 36best Brian Tee shows

  1. 1Sym-Bionic Titan posterSym-Bionic TitanMike Chan (voice) · 1 ep · 20108.5
  2. 2Lucifer posterLuciferBen Rogers · 1 ep · 20168.4
  3. 3Chicago Fire posterChicago FireEthan Choi · 7 eps · 20128.4
  4. 4Chicago P.D. posterChicago P.D.Jesse Kong · 1 ep · 20148.4
  5. 5Grimm posterGrimmAkira Kimura · 2 eps · 20118.3
  6. 6Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomyAndy Meltzer · 2 eps · 20058.2
  7. 7Bones posterBonesKen Nakamura · 1 ep · 20058.2
  8. 8The Chronicle posterThe ChronicleNeo · 1 ep · 20018.2
  9. 9Buffy the Vampire Slayer posterBuffy the Vampire SlayerIntern · 1 ep · 19978.1
  10. 10Zoey 101 posterZoey 101Kazu · 4 eps · 20058.1
  11. 11Family Law posterFamily LawDEA Agent · 1 ep · 19998.1
  12. 12Reacher posterReacherXavier Quinn · 8 eps · 20228.1
  13. 13Monk posterMonkJames Lu · 1 ep · 20028.0
  14. 14Lie to Me posterLie to MeBodyguard (Han Yong-Dae) · 1 ep · 20097.9
  15. 15Chicago Med posterChicago MedDr. Ethan Choi · 2015–present · Drama7.8
  16. 16Hawaii Five-0 posterHawaii Five-0Hideaki Kuroda · 2 eps · 20107.7
  17. 17CSI: Crime Scene Investigation posterCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDenny Ocampo · 1 ep · 20007.6
  18. 18Shake It Up posterShake It UpMr. Itou · 1 ep · 20107.6
  19. 19Burn Notice posterBurn NoticeTakeda · 1 ep · 20077.5
  20. 20Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. posterMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Toshiro Mori · 1 ep · 20137.5
  21. 21Jericho posterJerichoCheung · 1 ep · 20067.4
  22. 22Wanted 2005 posterWanted 2005Jin-Lee Park · 1 ep · 20057.4
  23. 23The Pretender posterThe PretenderMale Agent · 1 ep · 19967.4
  24. 24Entourage posterEntourageFukijama Crew Member · 1 ep · 20047.4
  25. 25The Unit posterThe UnitRebel Leader · 1 ep · 20067.3
  26. 26Without a Trace posterWithout a TraceKirk · 1 ep · 20027.2
  27. 27Baby Daddy posterBaby DaddyTommy Kwan · 1 ep · 20127.1
  28. 28The Invisible Man posterThe Invisible ManMallon · 1 ep · 20007.1
  29. 29Mortal Kombat: Legacy posterMortal Kombat: LegacyLiu Kang · 4 eps · 20116.9
  30. 30Dark Blue posterDark BlueKang · 1 ep · 20096.9
  31. 31Zoo posterZooPhilip Weber · 1 ep · 20156.8
  32. 32Expats posterExpatsClarke · 6 eps · 20246.7
  33. 33Cracking Up posterCracking UpFrat Guy · 1 ep · 20046.5
  34. 34Crash posterCrashEddie Choi · 2008–2009 · Drama6.5
  35. 35Legends posterLegendsPaul Chang · 1 ep · 20146.4
  36. 36Get Jiro! posterGet Jiro!Jiro (voice)

Top movies 24best Brian Tee movies

  1. 1Shake It Up: Made in Japan posterShake It Up: Made in JapanMr. Itou · 20128.5
  2. 2The Gabby Douglas Story posterThe Gabby Douglas StoryLiang Chow · 20147.4
  3. 3No Tears for the Dead posterNo Tears for the DeadCharles · 20147.2
  4. 4We Were Soldiers posterWe Were SoldiersPfc. Jimmy Nakayama · 20027.1
  5. 5Jurassic World posterJurassic WorldHamada · 20156.7
  6. 6The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift posterThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftD.K. · 20066.5
  7. 7The Beautiful Ones posterThe Beautiful OnesCasper · 20176.5
  8. 8A House of Dynamite posterA House of DynamiteSAIC Ken Cho · 20256.4
  9. 9The Wolverine posterThe WolverineNoburo Mori · 20136.4
  10. 10Fun with Dick and Jane posterFun with Dick and JaneSushi Chef · 20056.2
  11. 11Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows posterTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the ShadowsShredder · 20166.1
  12. 12Austin Powers in Goldmember posterAustin Powers in GoldmemberJapanese Pedestrian · 20026.0
  13. 13Tiger Cruise posterTiger CruiseMA2 Chan · 20046.0
  14. 14Wedding Palace posterWedding PalaceJason · 20136.0
  15. 15One Christmas Eve posterOne Christmas EveDr. Chen · 20145.8
  16. 16What Planet Are You From? posterWhat Planet Are You From?Alien (uncredited) · 20005.4
  17. 17Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee posterFinishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce LeeMac Chang · 20074.9
  18. 18All In posterAll InRosenbloom Player 2 · 20064.5
  19. 19Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation posterStarship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationCpl. Thom Kobe · 20044.5
  20. 20Chain Letter posterChain LetterBrian Yee · 20104.4
  21. 21Deadland posterDeadlandJax · 20093.9
  22. 22Roswell FM posterRoswell FMDwayne Archimedes · 2017
  23. 23The Historian ParadoxAvith Kang · 2011
  24. 24EnoughBrian Takakura · 2026

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