James Huang
Born: 1977-01-11 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
James Huang (born January 11, 1977, in Queens, New York City) is an American actor, director, filmmaker, and acting coach of Chinese descent, 5′ 10″ (178 cm) tall. The youngest of ten children, he lost his father at age five, graduated from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in 1994, and earned a B.A. in Theater Arts and Cinema from Rutgers University on a full scholarship (1998), where he also became a competitive 3rd-degree black belt in Taekwondo and captain of the varsity football team. His first professional job was as a resident actor at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he attended workshops by the legendary acting coach Uta Hagen, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue film and television. He runs his own production company, Yellow Sun Films, through which he has written, produced, and directed independent films that have screened at festivals across the country. His most notable film credits include Marcus Mayhem Video in Nightcrawler (2014, with Jake Gyllenhaal), an Intel Officer in Eagle Eye (2008, with Shia LaBeouf), an ATF Agent in Déjà Vu (2006, with Denzel Washington), an Agent in G-Force (2009), Soldier #1 in Skyline (2010), Detective Nick Emerson in Kung Fu Brother (2014), Jake Lew in Starting from Scratch (2013), William in A Wall Away (2024), and Doctor in Play Dirty (2025). On television he is best known as FBI Agent Fong in Young Rock (2022–2023, 2 seasons), Dr. Peter Shen in La Brea (2021, NBC), with additional credits in Lost (2004), Grey's Anatomy (2005, 2020), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009, 2015), Timeless (2016), Rizzoli & Isles (2011), Law & Order: LA (2010), Castle (2009), Shark (2006), Will & Grace (1998), and General Hospital (2013).
Filmography
2025
- Play Dirty as Doctor
- All Her Fault as Officer Petrovic
2024
2022
- Joe vs Carole as Melvin
2021
- La Brea as Dr. Peter Shen
2018
- The Cleaning Lady ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2017
- Get You Back as Joe
2016
- Timeless as Homeland Security Agent
- Chalk It Up ... (Editor)
2015
- 1st Date as Jason Wong
2014
- Nightcrawler as Marcus Mayhem Video
- Starting from Scratch as Jake Lew
- Kung Fu Brother as Detective Nick Emerson
2012
- Keye Luke as Victor Sen Yung
2010
- Rizzoli & Isles as Crime Lab Tech
- Law & Order: LA as Tom Hsu
- Skyline as Soldier #1
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Coast Guard Inspector Wong
- Castle as Edward Han
- G-Force as Agent
2008
- Eagle Eye as Intel Officer
- Boldly Going Nowhere as Ken the IT Guy
2006
- The Unit as Swat Officer #2
- The New Adventures of Old Christine as Waiter
- Shark as M.E. William Chen
- Déjà Vu as ATF Agent
- Vanished as Security Agent
- Fat Camp: An MTV Docs Movie Presentation ... (Director)
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Social Worker Sid Cooper
- Close to Home as Uniform Cop
- Memoirs of a Geisha as Spa Worker (uncredited)
2004
- Lost as Chet
2002
- Sex and the Teenage Mind as Student #2
2001
- Crossing Jordan as First Uni
1998
- Will & Grace as Male Passenger
1997
- Chinese Box as Patron
1990
- Law & Order as Officer Chang