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Kelvin Han Yee | |
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Born | (1961-06-14) June 14, 1961 (age 63) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993 (1993)–present |
Kelvin Han Yee (born June 14, 1961) is an American actor of Asian descent. His career spans over 30 years of film, television and theater.
As a teenager, Yee became involved with the pioneering work of Asian American Theater Company. He was an original member of San Francisco's The National Theater Of The Deranged and San Francisco Mime Troupe. He was a member of the acting company at American Conservatory Theater for six seasons. He has acted with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, East West Players, Mark Taper Forum and Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1986 | A Great Wall | Paul Fang | ||
1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | Master Cho | ||
1995 | Copycat | Chinese inspector | ||
1996 | Chalk | TC | ||
1998 | Patch Adams | Orderly | ||
1999 | Dumbarton Bridge | Tron | Indie film | |
Life Tastes Good | Max | |||
True Crime | Zachary Platt | |||
2001 | Sweet November | Burly man | ||
2002 | Cherish | Officer Yee | ||
2005 | The Island | Censor | ||
2006 | E-Ring | Admiral Chen | ||
2007 | Lucky You | Chico Bahn | ||
2008 | Milk | Gordon Lau | ||
2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Vietnamese mob boss | ||
Silver Case | Business Man 1 | |||
Answers to Nothing | Medic | |||
2012 | Keye Luke | Lee Luke | ||
2013 | Wedding Palace | Wheeler Dealer Uncle | ||
2014 | Fail/Safe | Kingpin | Short | |
The Jade Trader | Shin Shaw | |||
2015 | Silver Case: Director's Cut | Business Man 1 | Originally released in 2011 | |
Dead End | Mr. Lee | Short | ||
I Won't Miss You | Tim's Dad | Short | ||
2016 | Comfort | Martin | ||
Singularity | Mr. Lee | Short | ||
2018 | Destroyer | Lieutenant Oshima | ||
Faith Under Fire | Harlon Moline | |||
2019 | Samir | Frank | ||
2023 | Godzilla Minus One | Tatsuo Hotta | English dub | |
May December | Joe Yoo Sr. |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1996–1997, 2000–2001 | Nash Bridges | Gene Kwon / Dr. Fong / Qwon Li / Gordon Chang | Episodes: "'Til Death Do Us Part" (as Gene Kwon; 1996), "Bombshell" (as Dr. Fong; 1997), "Heist" (as Qwon Li; 2000), "Bear Trap" (as Gordon Chang; 2001) | |
2004 | Hawaii | Detective Scott Chen | ||
Sucker Free City | Henchman | Television film | ||
The Bold and the Beautiful | Dr. Ying | |||
2005 | 24 | Craig Erwich | ||
The Young and the Restless | Dr. Jun | |||
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Newscaster | |||
2007 | Chuck | Rashan Chan | ||
2008 | Days of Our Lives | Doctor | ||
The Mentalist | Davis | Pilot episode | ||
Raising the Bar | Judge Anthony Hu | |||
Entourage | Taxi Driver | |||
Prison Break | Company Surgeon / Doctor | |||
2008–2009 | Crash | Chun Soo Park | ||
2009 | Golden Boy | Mitch | Television film | |
Lie to Me | Ambassador Park Jung-Soo | |||
Eastwick | Doctor | |||
Accidentally on Purpose | Dad | |||
2010 | Criminal Minds | Detective Ekler | Episode: "The Fight" | |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Chief of Police Mahaka | Episode: "Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau (Until the End is Near)", "Oia'i'o (Truth)" (Season 1, episodes 23–24; uncredited) | |
Quantum Cops | The Chief | Web series | ||
2012 | Chinatown Squad | Uncle Wong | Television movie | |
2015 | Chicago P.D. | Dennis Lee | Episode: "The Three Gs" | |
The Story of Billy the Kidd | Keegan Oryee | Television movie | ||
2018 | S.W.A.T. | Jae Kim | Episode: "K-Town", "Vendetta" (Season 1, episodes 11 & 20) | |
GLOW | Henry Wu | Episode: "Mother of All Matches" | ||
2019–2024 | 9-1-1 | John Lee | Episodes: "Chimney Begins" (2019), "Seize the Day" (2020), "There Goes The Groom" (2024) | |
2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. James Lou | Episode: "Good Shepherd" | |
Blue Bloods | Mr. Chen | |||
All Rise | Judge Randall Roberts | |||
2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | Mr. Woo | ||
2021 | The Unicorn | Dr. Wilson | ||
Bosch | Assistant Chief of Police Lester Sales | |||
Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series) | Dan Liu | |||
2022 | Space Force (TV series) | General Gao | ||
Reacher (TV series) | Butch | |||
Partner Track | Franklin "Papa" Min | |||
2023 | Beef | Bruce Lau | Episode: "The Drama of Original Choice" | |
Law & Order: Organized Crime | Captain Lin | Episode: "Chinatown", "Blood Ties" (Season 3, episodes 16–17) | ||
Quantum Leap (2022 TV series) | Liu Wei | Episode: "S.O.S." | ||
2024 | The Brothers Sun | Zhi Zhu | Episode: "Favor for a Favor" |
References
- "Nelson Wong, AArisings: A-Profiler: Kelvin Han Yee". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-22.