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James Chen

James Chen

New York, New York, USA

James C. Chen is an American actor, classically trained at the Yale School of Drama, bi-lingual in English & Mandarin.

He is best known for portraying Kal on The Walking Dead. Chen also played Samuel Chung on the Netflix series Iron Fist. In 2011, he played the recurring character Adrian Sung in the crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has appeared in The Walking Dead since the shows' sixth season. In 2015, he co-starred in the LGBT drama Front Cover opposite Jake Choi.

In 2018, he landed a supporting role on the TV series FBI.

Filmography
Rosemead poster
Rosemead
2025 • Dr. Hsu
One Stupid Thing poster
One Stupid Thing
2025 • Larry
Unintended poster
Unintended
2019 • Danny
Fluidity poster
Fluidity
2019 • Eric
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While poster
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018 • Ray Prime
Fatal Crossing poster
Fatal Crossing
2017 • Hayden
Front Cover poster
Front Cover
2016 • Qi Xiao Ning
Amira & Sam poster
Amira & Sam
2014 • Donnie
Labor Day poster
Labor Day
2013 • Paramedic
The Amazing Spider-Man poster
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 • Police Officer
Watching TV with the Red Chinese poster
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011 • Tzu
We Need to Talk About Kevin poster
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 • Dr. Foulkes
Mr. Popper's Penguins poster
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011 • Fish & Game Officer
Murder Below the Line poster
Murder Below the Line
2004 • Pete Richards