Appears in 33 titles

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

The Amazing Spider-Man
6.7
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
as Police Officer
Mr. Popper's Penguins
6.0
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
as Fish & Game Officer
We Need to Talk About Kevin
7.5
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011
as Dr. Foulkes
Labor Day
7.1
Labor Day
2013
as Paramedic
Amira & Sam
6.0
Amira & Sam
2014
as Donnie
Front Cover
5.8
Front Cover
2016
as Qi Xiao Ning
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
Fatal Crossing
5.5
Fatal Crossing
2017
as Hayden
Rosemead
6.2
Rosemead
2025
as Dr. Hsu
Unintended
5.0
Unintended
2019
as Danny
Fluidity
4.6
Fluidity
2019
as Eric
Murder Below the Line
8.0
Murder Below the Line
2004
as Pete Richards
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
One Stupid Thing
One Stupid Thing
2025
as Larry