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Keone Young
Young at the 2023 Super Jersey Comic Con
Born	Keone Joseph Young Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1967–present

Keone Joseph Young is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as Dr. Michael Kwan in Kay O'Brien (1986), Mr. Wu in Deadwood (2004–2006) and as the dual roles of Judge Robert Chong and Mr. Wan in The Young and the Restless (2007–2010). His voice-over roles include Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Kaz in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Super Ninja in Karate Kommandos, and Luong Lao Shi in American Dragon: Jake Long.

Early life

Young was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a Chinese father and Japanese mother, who both immigrated to Hawaii. His acting mentor was Mako.

Career

He has been prolific in his character work and has made numerous guest appearances on such varied television series as Head of the Class, Diff'rent Strokes, The Golden Girls, Murphy Brown, Mad About You, Family Matters, Samurai Jack, Futurama, The Simpsons, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Cheers, Alias, JAG, Justice League, The Steve Harvey Show, Zeke and Luther, Shake It Up: Made In Japan and on the daytime soaps The Young and the Restless and Generations. He also portrayed the bodyguard of the Ancient One (Keye Luke) during the Asian Quarter storyline on General Hospital.

Young played Dr. Michael Kwan on the short-lived multi-ethnic medical drama Kay O'Brien, which aired in the fall of 1986 on CBS. Despite the fact that the network had high hopes for the series, just 9 of 13 episodes were aired. He was also a semi-regular on the HBO series Deadwood as Mr. Wu and played Henry Lin's Uncle on the FX series Sons of Anarchy. He also played Mr. Wu, unrelated to the Deadwood character, in the film Men in Black 3, and played the role of Ellison Onizuka In the TV film Challenger.

Young has many voice-over credits as well, including Kaz in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and Luong Lao Shi in American Dragon: Jake Long.

Young also has several Star Trek links: he played Buck Bokai, a famous baseball player in the 24th century in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "If Wishes Were Horses". He also played Hoshi Sato's father in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Vanishing Point". Young appeared as Governor Ho in the film North starring Elijah Wood.

In theatre, Young has had a long history with the Asian-American theatre company, East West Players, in Los Angeles, where he not only performed but often served as producer.

In 2013, Young joined the cast of HBO's True Blood as Dr. Hido Takahashi, the man responsible for inventing the titular blood substitute.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

1. "After a 50-year career, veteran actor Keone Young is an 'outsider on the inside'". NBC News. March 17, 2017.
2. ^ "Keone Young (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 28, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
3. "Wish (2023)". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
4. Dominguez, Noah (November 9, 2023). "Ultraman: Rising Teaser Trailer Reveals the Superhero Movie's Voice Cast". SuperHeroHype. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
5. Noam Pitlik (Director) (2014). Taxi: Die Finale Season [The Final Season] (DVD) (in German and English). Germany: Paramount Home Media Distribution / Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany).
6. Butler, Mary Anne (November 13, 2018). "'Deadwood': Dispatches From The Thoroughfare, Wu [Keone Young] Edition". www.bleedingcool.com. Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
7. "Keone Young". IMDb. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
8. Burns, Sean (May 30, 2019). "13 Years After The Series Was Canceled, 'Deadwood: The Movie' Is Finally Here". www.wbur.org. WBUR. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
9. Milligan, Mercedes (January 22, 2021). "Clip: Amy Hill & Keone Young Come to Town in 'Big City Greens'". www.animationmagazine.com. Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
10. Betti, Tony (January 27, 2021). "Big City Greens – "Rent Control" and "Pool's Gold" Recap". www.laughingplace.com. LaughingPlace. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
11. "Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts". StarWars.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
12. "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023 TV Show)". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
13. "Blue Eye Samurai (2023 TV Show)". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
14. "Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (2024 TV Show)". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
15. Troika Games. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. Activision. Scene: Ending credits, 2:17 in, Voice Over Actors.
16. Luxoflux. True Crime: New York City. Activision. Scene: Pause menu credits, 4:30:54 in, VOICE TALENT.
17. "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

External links

• Keone Young at IMDb
• Keone Young on the Internet Off-Broadway Database

• Living people
• American male actors of Chinese descent
• American male actors of Japanese descent
• American male film actors
• American male soap opera actors
• American male stage actors
• American male television actors
• American male video game actors
• American male voice actors
• Hawaii people of Chinese descent
• Hawaii people of Japanese descent
• Male actors from Hawaii
• Male actors from Honolulu
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors