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	'''Archie Kao''' (born ], ]) is an ] film and TV actor. Archie was born in ], ] to ] parents. He is best known for his recurring role in the hit ], ]. He is also a part time ]. ]
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			{{Infobox person
			\| image = Archie-Kao-Esquire-2016.jpg
			\| caption = Archie Kao attends Esquire's Man of the Year event, December 13, 2016 in Beijing, China
			\| native_name = 高聖遠
			\| birth_date = <!-- Do NOT add exact DOB unless it is sourced to a bona fide ] -->
			\| birth_place = ], U.S.
			\| occupation = Actor
			\| yearsactive = 1994–present
			\| spouse = {{marriage\|]\|2014\|23 December 2020\|end=div}}
			}}
			{{Infobox Chinese
			\| t = {{linktext\|高\|聖\|遠}}
			\| s = {{linktext\|高\|圣\|远}}
			\| p = Gāo Shèngyuǎn
			\| w = Kao<sup>1</sup> Sheng<sup>4</sup>-Yüan<sup>3</sup>
			}}
			'''Archie Kao''' (]: 高聖遠) is an American actor and producer. He is best known to American audiences for series regulars roles on '']'', '']'' as well as long-running hit '']''.

	== ~~Filmography~~ ==		==Early life==
			]
			Born in ], Kao grew up in the suburbs of ]. His parents are immigrants from ].

			While attending ], Kao joined the ] fraternity and graduated with a degree in ] in 1992.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://50th.gmu.edu/news/2022-02/retro-mason-homecoming-1990\|title=Retro Mason Homecoming 1990\|work=George Mason University\|access-date=July 10, 2023\|date=February 25, 2022}}</ref>
	*1997: '']''
	*1998: '']''
	*1999: ''] (V)''
	*2000: '']''
	*2001: '']''
	*2001: '']''
	*2002: '']''
	*2002: '']''
	*2002: '']''
	*2002: '']''
	*2004: '']''
	*2006: '']''

			As an undergraduate, Kao was elected Student Government President as well as the University's Homecoming King. He initially had plans to attend Law School and work in politics before becoming an actor.<ref name=not-dead>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.alivenotdead.com/archiekao\|title=Archie Kao - my official artist profile -alivenotdead.com\|website=www.alivenotdead.com}}</ref>
	== TV Work ==

			Kao also speaks and understands ] because he grew up in a bilingual household with two younger sisters but is more comfortable speaking in ], especially in interviews. He also studied French for six years.<ref name=not-dead/>
	*2004: '']'' (guest appearance)

	*2004: '']'' (recurring role - 2 episodes)
			He was named one of '']''{{-'}}s "Hottest Bachelors" in 2006. Kao currently divides his time between ] and ].
	*2004: ''] (guest appearance)

	*2001: '']'' (recurring role) (2001-)
			==Career==
	*1999: '']'' (recurring role - 2 episodes)

	*1999: '']''
			===Television ===
	*1996: '']'' (guest appearance)
			Through the early 2000s, Kao may have been best known for his role as ] in the hit ] '']'', as well as the role of ], the Blue Ranger, in '']''. He has also appeared on TV shows such as '']'' (as Steve), '']'' (as Yuri), NBC's '']'', '']'', '']'' (as Kane), '']'' (as General Venjix), '']'' (as Steven), '']'' (as Peter), '']'' (as Takeshi) and more.
	*1996: '']'' (guest appearance)

			In 2013, Kao joined the cast of the NBC TV series '']'' (a spin-off from '']'') as a series regular, a character named Detective Sheldon Jin who is in charge of surveillance at the Chicago Police Department Intelligence Unit.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/archie-kao-joins-chicago-pd-as-regular-genevieve-angelson-in-house-of-lies-598464/\|title=Archie Kao Joins 'Chicago PD' As Regular; Genevieve Angelson In 'House Of Lies'\|first1=Nellie\|last1=Andreeva\|date=September 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Poisuo\|first=Pauli\|date=2020-07-20\|title=The real reason Archie Kao left Chicago P.D.\|url=https://www.looper.com/228328/the-real-reason-archie-kao-left-chicago-p-d/\|access-date=2020-07-29\|website=Looper.com\|language=en-US}}</ref>

			Kao shares his birthday with fellow '']'' actress ] (1973–2001), who played the original Yellow Ranger, ], in '']'' from 1993 to 1994.

			===Film ===
			]
			Kao appeared as Sebastian in ]'s '']'', and starred as the main romantic lead, Jefferson, in ]'s '']''. Kao also played Edwin Luke, the brother of ] in ]'s short film bio-pic '']'', which premiered at the 2012 ] and which was Closing Night Film of the inaugural 2013 ].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Moira\|last=Macdonald\|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/movies/2020207886_atatheater25columnxml.html \|title=Seattle Asian American Film Gets Under Way\|work=Seattle Times\|access-date=2013-01-26 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203221741/http://seattletimes.com/html/movies/2020207886_atatheater25columnxml.html \|archive-date=2013-02-03 }}</ref> Kao has recently signed on to a thriller film from China entitled '']'' opposite ], which is also being shot in the ancient Chinese Alu Caves of ].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/03/csis-archie-kao-joins-the-deathday-party.html \|title=CSI's Archie Kao Joins THE DEATHDAY PARTY \| Twitch \|access-date=2013-03-17 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615104415/http://twitchfilm.com/2013/03/csis-archie-kao-joins-the-deathday-party.html \|archive-date=2013-06-15 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Kao played Shum in ]'s film '']'' (2015). Kao has also had roles in films such as '']'' (as Han), '']'' (as Shangrek), '']'' (as Nobu), and ]'s '']'' (as Woo).

			Kao provided the voice of Kenji in the videogame '']''.

			Kao wrote, directed and produced a short film entitled '''' (2011), which starred ] and Kao's CSI co-star ]. The film is about an assassin trainee (Bell) who struggles with initiation day jitters under her mentor (Vann). Kao also produced and starred in a short film (as Jin) directed by Jerry Chan entitled ''Fast Money'' (2006).

			In 2021, Kao starred in the holiday romance film ''Christmas at the Ranch'' with ], ], ] and ] playing the character Charles.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://diva-magazine.com/2021/12/02/christmas-at-the-ranch-a-lesbian-holiday-romance/\|access-date=April 24, 2024\|first=Jacquie\|last=Lawrence\|title=Christmas At The Ranch: A lesbian holiday romance\|publisher=Diva Magazine}}</ref>

			==Personal life==
			In May 2014, Chinese actress ] posted a picture of Archie and herself on her team's ] account, announcing that they were dating.<ref></ref>

			On July 16, 2014, Kao and Zhou were officially married on stage after a charity event in ], China.<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://archive.today/20140718001431/http://domestic.kankanews.com/c/2014-07-16/0044979495.shtml \|date=2014-07-18 }}</ref>

			On December 23, 2020, Zhou announced on her ] account that they have divorced, to which Kao acknowledged a comment to her update.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-12-23\|title=六年情断！周迅、高圣远宣布离婚\|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/celebs/story20201223-1111012\|access-date=2020-12-23\|website=早报\|language=zh-Hans}}</ref>

			==Filmography==
			===Film===
			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			\|-
			! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
			\|-
			\|1997
			\|''The Player''
			\|Intern
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|2001
			\|''Thank Heaven''
			\|Sam Lee
			\|
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|Woo
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="5" \|2002
			\|''Purpose''
			\|Kiko
			\|
			\|-
			\|''Purpose''
			\|Kiko
			\|
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|David Kamelamela
			\|
			\|-
			\|''My Daughter's Tears''
			\|Minh Van Canh
			\|
			\|-
			\|'']'' (V)
			\|Nobu
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="3" \|2006
			\|''Fast Money''
			\|Jin
			\|
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|Kenji
			\|Video Game
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|Shangrek
			\|
			\|-
			\|2007
			\|'']''
			\|Han
			\|
			\|-
			\|2008
			\|'']''
			\|Jefferson
			\|
			\|-
			\|2011
			\|'']''
			\|Sebastian
			\|
			\|-
			\|2012
			\|'']''
			\|Edwin Luke
			\|
			\|-
			\|2013
			\|'']''
			\|Shaodong
			\|
			\|-
			\|2014
			\|'']''
			\|Eric
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|2015
			\|'']''
			\|Shum
			\|
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|Ling Feng
			\|
			\|-
			\|2016
			\|'']''
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|2017
			\|'']''
			\|Song
			\|
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|Xie Yi
			\|
			\|-
			\|2018
			\|''Dream Breaker''
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \| 2021 \|\| ''Christmas at the Ranch''\|\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| ''The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu''\|\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|}

			===Television===
			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			\|-
			! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|1996
			\|'']''
			\|Peter
			\|"Fuel and Spark" (Guest Appearance)
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|Takeshi
			\|"Break a Leg" (Guest Appearance)
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \|1999
			\|'']''
			\|Kai Chen / Blue Galaxy Ranger
			\|Main cast 45 episodes
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|Steve / Steven
			\|"The Past is Prologue" and "A Dream Deferred" (2009) (Recurring Role)
			\|-
			\|2000
			\|'']''
			\|Kai Chen / Blue Galaxy Ranger / Liztwin
			\|Voice, 3 episodes
			\|-
			\|2001-2012
			\|'']''
			\|Archie Johnson
			\|Recurring role (2001–2012) (Also in 1 episode as M.Blaze)
			\|-
			\|2002
			\|'']''
			\|General Venjix
			\|Voice, Episode: "Forever Red"
			\|-
			\| rowspan="3" \|2004
			\|'']''
			\|Kane
			\|"That Fucking Cabin" (Guest Appearance)
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|Yuri
			\|"Abby Normal" and "Just a Touch" (Recurring Role)
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|Bartender
			\|"To Know Her" (Guest Appearance)
			\|-
			\| 2006 \|\| '']'' \|\| Doctor \|\| "Chapter Five ']'" (Guest Appearance)
			\|-
			\| 2008 \|\| '']'' \|\| Steve \|\| "]" (Guest Appearance)
			\|-
			\| 2014 \|\| '']'' \|\| ] \|\| Main cast (Season 1)
			\|-
			\| rowspan="3" \| 2017 \|\| '']'' \|\| Jin Yulü \|\| Special appearance
			\|-
			\| '']'' \|\| Tu'er Dan \|\| Special appearance
			\|-
			\| '']'' \|\| Xiao Yeshi \|\| Main Cast
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \| 2018 \|\| ''Love Is in the Air'' \|\| Chu Tian Qi \|\| Main Cast
			\|-
			\|'']'' \|\| Xu Zhiheng \|\| Special appearance
			\|-
			\| 2020 \|\| '']'' \|\| Ani's Client \|\|
			\|-
			\| 2021 \|\| ''Breath of Destiny'' \|\| Qiao XiangWan \|\| Main Cast
			\|-
			\| 2023 \|\| '']'' \|\| Elliot Gao \|\| Main Cast
			\|-
			\| 2024 \|\| '']'' \|\| Uncle Wong \|\| Main Cast
			\|}

			==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
			*{{Official website}}
	*{{imdb name\|id=0438055\|name= Archie Kao}}
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 13 November 2024

American actor In this Chinese name, the family name is Kao.

Archie Kao
高聖遠
Archie Kao attends Esquire's Man of the Year event, December 13, 2016 in Beijing, China
Born	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Zhou Xun (m. 2014; div. 2020)

Archie Kao

Traditional Chinese

高聖遠

Simplified Chinese

高圣远

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gāo Shèngyuǎn
Wade–Giles	Kao Sheng-Yüan

Archie Kao (Chinese: 高聖遠) is an American actor and producer. He is best known to American audiences for series regulars roles on Chicago P.D., Power Rangers Lost Galaxy as well as long-running hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Early life

Born in Washington, D.C., Kao grew up in the suburbs of Alexandria, Virginia. His parents are immigrants from Taiwan.

While attending George Mason University, Kao joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and graduated with a degree in Speech Communication in 1992.

As an undergraduate, Kao was elected Student Government President as well as the University's Homecoming King. He initially had plans to attend Law School and work in politics before becoming an actor.

Kao also speaks and understands Mandarin because he grew up in a bilingual household with two younger sisters but is more comfortable speaking in English, especially in interviews. He also studied French for six years.

He was named one of People's "Hottest Bachelors" in 2006. Kao currently divides his time between Los Angeles and Beijing.

Career

Television

Through the early 2000s, Kao may have been best known for his role as Archie Johnson in the hit television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as well as the role of Kai Chen, the Blue Ranger, in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. He has also appeared on TV shows such as Desperate Housewives (as Steve), ER (as Yuri), NBC's Heroes, Century City, Huff (as Kane), Power Rangers Wild Force (as General Venjix), Once and Again (as Steven), L.A. Firefighters (as Peter), Maybe This Time (as Takeshi) and more.

In 2013, Kao joined the cast of the NBC TV series Chicago P.D. (a spin-off from Chicago Fire) as a series regular, a character named Detective Sheldon Jin who is in charge of surveillance at the Chicago Police Department Intelligence Unit.

Kao shares his birthday with fellow Power Rangers actress Thuy Trang (1973–2001), who played the original Yellow Ranger, Trini Kwan, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from 1993 to 1994.

Film

Kao appeared as Sebastian in Wayne Wang's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and starred as the main romantic lead, Jefferson, in Quentin Lee's The People I've Slept With. Kao also played Edwin Luke, the brother of Keye Luke in Timothy Tau's short film bio-pic Keye Luke, which premiered at the 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and which was Closing Night Film of the inaugural 2013 Seattle Asian American Film Festival. Kao has recently signed on to a thriller film from China entitled The Deathday Party opposite Anita Yuen, which is also being shot in the ancient Chinese Alu Caves of Yunnan. Kao played Shum in Michael Mann's film Blackhat (2015). Kao has also had roles in films such as The Hills Have Eyes 2 (as Han), Nomad: The Warrior (as Shangrek), When In Rome (as Nobu), and Jet Li's The One (as Woo).

Kao provided the voice of Kenji in the videogame Need for Speed: Carbon.

Kao wrote, directed and produced a short film entitled Initiation (2011), which starred Ashley Bell and Kao's CSI co-star Marc Vann. The film is about an assassin trainee (Bell) who struggles with initiation day jitters under her mentor (Vann). Kao also produced and starred in a short film (as Jin) directed by Jerry Chan entitled Fast Money (2006).

In 2021, Kao starred in the holiday romance film Christmas at the Ranch with Amanda Righetti, Lindsay Wagner, Laur Allen and Dia Frampton playing the character Charles.

Personal life

In May 2014, Chinese actress Zhou Xun posted a picture of Archie and herself on her team's Weibo account, announcing that they were dating.

On July 16, 2014, Kao and Zhou were officially married on stage after a charity event in Hangzhou, China.

On December 23, 2020, Zhou announced on her Sina Weibo account that they have divorced, to which Kao acknowledged a comment to her update.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Player	Intern
2001	Thank Heaven	Sam Lee
2001	The One	Woo
2002	Purpose	Kiko
	Purpose	Kiko
	Local Boys	David Kamelamela
	My Daughter's Tears	Minh Van Canh
	When In Rome (V)	Nobu
2006	Fast Money	Jin
	Need for Speed: Carbon	Kenji	Video Game
	Nomad: The Warrior	Shangrek
2007	The Hills Have Eyes 2	Han
2008	The People I've Slept With	Jefferson
2011	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan	Sebastian
2012	Keye Luke	Edwin Luke
2013	Love Speaks	Shaodong
2014	The Deathday Party	Eric
2015	Blackhat	Shum
2015	Ulterior Motive	Ling Feng
2016	Provoking Laughter
2017	Into the Rainbow	Song
2017	Legend of the Ancient Sword	Xie Yi
2018	Dream Breaker
2021	Christmas at the Ranch
2021	The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	L.A. Firefighters	Peter	"Fuel and Spark" (Guest Appearance)
1996	Maybe This Time	Takeshi	"Break a Leg" (Guest Appearance)
1999	Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy	Kai Chen / Blue Galaxy Ranger	Main cast 45 episodes
1999	Once and Again	Steve / Steven	"The Past is Prologue" and "A Dream Deferred" (2009) (Recurring Role)
2000	Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue	Kai Chen / Blue Galaxy Ranger / Liztwin	Voice, 3 episodes
2001-2012	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Archie Johnson	Recurring role (2001–2012) (Also in 1 episode as M.Blaze)
2002	Power Rangers Wild Force	General Venjix	Voice, Episode: "Forever Red"
2004	Huff	Kane	"That Fucking Cabin" (Guest Appearance)
	ER	Yuri	"Abby Normal" and "Just a Touch" (Recurring Role)
	Century City	Bartender	"To Know Her" (Guest Appearance)
2006	Heroes	Doctor	"Chapter Five 'Hiros'" (Guest Appearance)
2008	Desperate Housewives	Steve	"Hello, Little Girl" (Guest Appearance)
2014	Chicago P.D.	Detective Sheldon Jin	Main cast (Season 1)
2017	Fighter of the Destiny	Jin Yulü	Special appearance
	Nothing Gold Can Stay	Tu'er Dan	Special appearance
	My Dear Boy	Xiao Yeshi	Main Cast
2018	Love Is in the Air	Chu Tian Qi	Main Cast
2018	Never Gone	Xu Zhiheng	Special appearance
2020	The Flight Attendant	Ani's Client
2021	Breath of Destiny	Qiao XiangWan	Main Cast
2023	Rabbit Hole	Elliot Gao	Main Cast
2024	Interior Chinatown	Uncle Wong	Main Cast

References

"Retro Mason Homecoming 1990". George Mason University. February 25, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
^ "Archie Kao - my official artist profile -alivenotdead.com". www.alivenotdead.com.
Andreeva, Nellie (September 27, 2013). "Archie Kao Joins 'Chicago PD' As Regular; Genevieve Angelson In 'House Of Lies'".
Poisuo, Pauli (2020-07-20). "The real reason Archie Kao left Chicago P.D." Looper.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
Macdonald, Moira. "Seattle Asian American Film Gets Under Way". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
"CSI's Archie Kao Joins THE DEATHDAY PARTY | Twitch". Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
Lawrence, Jacquie. "Christmas At The Ranch: A lesbian holiday romance". Diva Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
周迅凌晨公开与美国华裔演员恋情：请多关照
周迅大婚:在今晚举行的ONE NIGHT公益晚会上，周迅一袭婚纱压轴出场 Archived 2014-07-18 at archive.today
"六年情断！周迅、高圣远宣布离婚". 早报 (in Simplified Chinese). 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2020-12-23.

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