Brian Tee
Born: 1977-03-15 in Okinawa, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. He is most known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi on NBC's Chicago Med and for his role as D.K. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Filmography
2026
- Enough as Brian Takakura
2025
- A House of Dynamite as SAIC Ken Cho
2024
- Expats as Clarke
2022
- Reacher as Xavier Quinn
2017
- The Beautiful Ones as Casper
- Roswell FM as Dwayne Archimedes
2016
- Lucifer as Ben Rogers
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows as Shredder
2015
- Chicago Med as Dr. Ethan Choi
- Zoo as Philip Weber
- Jurassic World as Hamada
2014
- Chicago P.D. as Jesse Kong
- Legends as Paul Chang
- No Tears for the Dead as Charles
- The Gabby Douglas Story as Liang Chow
- One Christmas Eve as Dr. Chen
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Toshiro Mori
- The Wolverine as Noburo Mori
- Wedding Palace as Jason
2012
- Chicago Fire as Ethan Choi
- Baby Daddy as Tommy Kwan
- Shake It Up: Made in Japan as Mr. Itou
2011
- Grimm as Akira Kimura
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy as Liu Kang
- The Historian Paradox as Avith Kang
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Hideaki Kuroda
- Shake It Up as Mr. Itou
- Sym-Bionic Titan as Mike Chan (voice)
- Chain Letter as Brian Yee
2008
- Crash as Eddie Choi
2007
- Burn Notice as Takeda
- Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee as Mac Chang
2006
- The Unit as Rebel Leader
- Jericho as Cheung
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift as D.K.
- All In as Rosenbloom Player 2
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Andy Meltzer
- Bones as Ken Nakamura
- Zoey 101 as Kazu
- Wanted 2005 as Jin-Lee Park
- Fun with Dick and Jane as Sushi Chef
2004
- Entourage as Fukijama Crew Member
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation as Cpl. Thom Kobe
- Cracking Up as Frat Guy
- Tiger Cruise as MA2 Chan
2002
- Monk as James Lu
- Without a Trace as Kirk
- Austin Powers in Goldmember as Japanese Pedestrian
- We Were Soldiers as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
2001
- The Chronicle as Neo
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Denny Ocampo
- The Invisible Man as Mallon
- What Planet Are You From? as Alien (uncredited)
1999
- Family Law as DEA Agent
1997
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Intern
1996
- The Pretender as Male Agent