Terence Chen(born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian actor.
Terry Chen | |
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Born | Terence Chen February 3, 1975 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Early life
editChen was born on February 3, 1975, inEdmonton,Alberta,[2]to Taiwanese and mainland Chinese parents originating fromTaiwan(father) andmainland China(mother). After primary and secondary education in Edmonton andVancouver,British Columbia,he briefly studied at theUniversity of Calgarybefore later moving to Vancouver to pursue acting.[2]
Career
editChen's breakout role[3]was as real-lifeRolling StoneeditorBen Fong-Torresin the 2000Cameron CrowefilmAlmost Famous.[4]He has appeared in several television shows, includingSteven Spielberg's TV miniseriesTaken,and was a series regular onCombat Hospital.[5]Chen has appeared in feature filmsI, Robot,The Chronicles of Riddick,Snakes on a Planeand had a leading role in the horror/thrillerThey Wait.
Chen played a recurring role in the Canadian science fiction seriesContinuum,[2]which premiered onShowcaseon May 27, 2012. Chen portrayed Xander Feng in Season 2 ofNetflix'sHouse of Cards.[2]From 2017 to 2018 he played botanist Praxideke Meng inThe Expanseseasons 2 and 3, and in 2018 appeared in season 2 ofJessica Jonesas Pryce Cheng.[6]
In the filmFalling,Chen plays the understanding husband of a man (played by actor/directorViggo Mortensen) trying to care for his homophobic, misogynist and increasingly demented father.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Late Night Sessions | Unknown | |
2000 | Romeo Must Die | Kung | |
Trixie | Waiter | ||
Almost Famous | Ben Fong-Torres | ||
Island of Shadows: D'Arcy Island Leper Colony, 1891-1924 | New York Syphilitic | ||
2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | Policeman | |
The Waiting Room | Unknown | ||
2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Officer Tom | |
40 Days and 40 Nights | Neil | ||
Stark Raving Mad | Jin Sun | ||
Various Positions | Ian | ||
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | FBI Agent Harry Lee | ||
2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick | Merc Pilot | |
I, Robot | Chin | ||
2005 | Chaos | Chris Lei | |
Underclassman | 'Sleepy' Jones | ||
2006 | Mem-o-re | Dr. Deepra Chang | |
Snakes on a Plane | Chen Leong | ||
2007 | War | Tom Lone | |
They Wait | Jason[8] | ||
2008 | Dim Sum Funeral | Funeral Store Owner | |
2009 | Hardwired | Carter Burke | |
Storm Seekers | Tommy Cramer | ||
Bottom Feeders | Terry Chiu | Short | |
Rock Slyde | David | ||
2010 | The A-Team | Ravech | |
Riverworld | Eddie | ||
Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido | Andrew Cho | ||
2011 | Something Old, Something New | Groom | Short |
Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray | Unknown | ||
2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Operations Guy | |
2013 | Elysium | Technician | |
Tasmanian Devils | Walsh | ||
Evil Feed | Steven | ||
2016 | Tomboy, a Revenger's Tale | Dr. Lin | |
2020 | Falling | Eric Peterson | |
2021 | Demonic | Daniel | |
2024 | Sight | Ming Wang[9] | |
2024 | Lucky Star | Lucky |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | The Sentinel | Gang Member #1 | |
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | FEMA Tech #2 | TV movie | |
2000 | The Fearing Mind | Loc Tran Minh | 2 episodes |
Stargate SG-1 | Monk | ||
Sole Survivor | Lee Kwong | TV movie | |
2000–2005 | Da Vinci's Inquest | William Chen | 10 episodes |
2001 | MythQuest | Dionysus | |
2001–2002 | Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! | Rodney Choy (voice) | 7 episodes |
2002 | Mentors | Student of Wong Fei Hung | |
Dark Angel | S1W Member | ||
Taken | Dr. Powell | ||
Paranormal Girl | Unknown | TV movie | |
2003 | Jake 2.0 | Chinese Agent | |
The Twilight Zone | Nathan Park | ||
A Tale of Two Wives | Bruno | TV movie | |
2004 | Smallville | Detective Paul Cage | |
The 4400 | Colin Chen | Episode: "Pilot" | |
The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess | Jerry, Defense Lawyer | TV movie | |
The Life | Daryl | TV movie | |
2004–2005 | Battlestar Galactica | Perry / 'Chuckles' | 2 episodes |
2005 | Terminal City | Doctor | |
Robson Arms | Rollerblading Buddy | ||
2006 | The Evidence | Tui Huang | |
2006–2007 | Big Day | Johnny | 8 episodes |
2008 | The Guard | Steve | |
The Quality of Life | Kent Louie | TV movie | |
Love to Kill | Richard | TV movie | |
2009 | Wild Roses | Fukuwawa Jr. | |
Defying Gravity | Ethan Lee | ||
Web of Desire | Dr. Tim Massey | TV movie | |
2010 | Psych | Tom Fong | |
Sanctuary | Charles | 3 episodes | |
2011 | Combat Hospital | Captain Dr. Bobby Trang, MD | 13 episodes |
Befriend and Betray | Donny | TV movie | |
2012 | Nikita | Inspector Jeong | |
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Crew Chief Tiu | TV movie | |
2012–2015 | Continuum | Curtis Chen | 22 episodes |
2013 | Bomb Girls | Kai Low | |
Arrow | Soldier | ||
Bates Motel | Ethan Chang | 3 episodes | |
Time of Death | Stephen Choi | TV movie | |
Survival Code | Roger Chin | TV movie | |
2014 | House of Cards | Xander Feng | 5 episodes |
The 100 | Commander Shumway | 4 episodes | |
2014–2015 | Strange Empire | Ling | 12 episodes |
2015 | Backstrom | Dominic Chan | |
The Returned | Deputy Mark Bao | 7 episodes | |
2016 | Van Helsing | Brendan | 5 episodes |
2017–2018, 2021 | The Expanse | Praxidike Meng | 13 episodes |
2018 | Jessica Jones | Pryce Cheng | 6 episodes |
Unreal[10] | Guy Moretti | 6 episodes | |
2019 | The Murders | Bill Chen | 8 episodes |
Chimerica | Zhang Lin | Mini-Series | |
2020 | Legends of Tomorrow | Genghis Khan | Episode: "Mortal Khanbat"[11] |
Big Sky | Mitchell Banks | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2020–2021 | A Million Little Things | Alan Kay | 10 episodes |
2022 | The Good Doctor | Owen | 2 episodes |
Kung Fu | Daniel Yan | Recurring; 6 episodes | |
Blood & Treasure | Arthur Chan | 2 episodes | |
2022–2023 | The Lake[12] | Victor Lin | 15 episodes |
2023 | The Last of Us | Captain Kwong | Episode: "Left Behind" |
2024–present | Wild Cards | Chief Li | |
2024 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Zao | Episode: "A Midsummer's Daydream" |
Under the Bridge | Stan Lowe | 2 episodes |
Video games
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory | Tan | |
2002 | Smuggler's Run: Warzones | Tan |
References
edit- ^"I Robot actor's money tip: Buy, don't rent"atthestar
- ^abcdJacoviello, Dana (March 6, 2014)."Actor Terry Chen: A Man of Many Roles".OM Times.Retrieved26 March2017.
- ^"THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Almost Famous' 22 years later/Terry Chen earned his first breakout film role playing Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres"by Savanna Swain-Wilson atinsider
- ^"Almost Famous turns 20: Behind the scenes of Cameron Crowe's unforgettable film"by Jessica Derschowitz & Alex Suskind atew
- ^"On 'Combat Hospital,' war is heck but it's not controversial"by John Doyle attheglobeandmail
- ^"Everything you need to know before watching Marvel's Jessica Jones season 2"by Shirley Li atew
- ^"Viggo Mortensen can't save the punishing dementia drama Falling: Review"by Leah Greenblatt atew
- ^"'They Wait': Not a ghost of a chance"by Susan Walker atthestar
- ^"Greg Kinnear Joins Terry Chen in Biopic ‘Sight’ (EXCLUSIVE)"by Matt Donnelly atvariety
- ^"Is there hope for UnReal?"by Darren Franich atew
- ^Webb Mitovich, Matt (August 30, 2019)."Legends of Tomorrow:Terry Chen to Play 1990s-Roaming Genghis Khan in Caity Lotz's Directing Debut ".TVLine.TVLine Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 31,2019.
- ^"Jordan Gavaris wants you to join him at The Lake"by Alamin Yohannes atew
External links
edit- Terry ChenatIMDb
- "Snakes on a PlaneCo-star Terry Chen ".Asiance Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon October 20, 2006.RetrievedMay 31,2017.