
James Chen
Acting
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.
Known For

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · tv

2013
The Blacklist
2013 · tv

2010
The Walking Dead
2010 · tv

2018
FBI
2018 · tv

2011
Person of Interest
2011 · tv

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · tv

2018
9-1-1
2018 · tv

2010
Blue Bloods
2010 · tv

2019
The Mandalorian
2019 · tv

2012
Elementary
2012 · tv

2021
FBI: International
2021 · tv

2013
Sleepy Hollow
2013 · tv

2026
CIA
2026 · tv

2012
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · movie

2014
Broad City
2014 · tv

2018
The Last O.G.
2018 · tv

2017
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017 · tv

2011
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · movie

2013
Labor Day
2013 · movie

2010
Running Wilde
2010 · tv

2018
Seven Seconds
2018 · tv

2011
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011 · movie

2021
Run the World
2021 · tv

2025
Rosemead
2025 · movie

2017
Fatal Crossing
2017 · movie

2014
Amira & Sam
2014 · movie

2016
Front Cover
2016 · movie

2025
One Stupid Thing
2025 · movie

2018
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018 · movie

2011
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011 · movie