Terry Chen
Terry Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor.
Terry Chen | |
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| Born | February 3, 1975 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Early life
Chen was born to ethnic Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother), in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] After an education at schools in Edmonton and Vancouver, British Columbia, he attended college in Calgary and studied at the University of Calgary.
Career
Chen's breakout role was as real-life Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous. He has appeared in several television shows, including Steven Spielberg's TV miniseries Taken, and was a series regular on Combat Hospital. Chen has appeared in feature films I, Robot, The Chronicles of Riddick, Snakes on a Plane and had a leading role in the horror/thriller They Wait.
Chen played a recurring role in the Canadian science fiction series Continuum,[1] which premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012. Chen portrayed Xander Feng in Season 2 of Netflix's House of Cards.[1] From 2017 to 2018 he played botanist Praxidike Meng in The Expanse seasons 2 and 3, and in 2018 appeared in season 2 of Jessica Jones as Pryce Cheng.
In the film Falling, Chen plays the understanding husband of a man (played by Mortensen) trying to care for his homophobic, misogynist and increasingly demented father.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Late Night Sessions | ||
| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | FEMA Tech #2 | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Kung | |
| Trixie | Waiter | ||
| Almost Famous | Ben Fong-Torres | ||
| Sole Survivor | Lee Kwong | TV movie | |
| Island of Shadows: D'Arcy Island Leper Colony, 1891-1924 | New York Syphilitic | ||
| 2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | Policeman | |
| The Waiting Room | |||
| 2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Officer Tom | |
| 40 Days and 40 Nights | Neil | ||
| Stark Raving Mad | Jin Sun | ||
| Various Positions | Ian | ||
| Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | FBI Agent Harry Lee | ||
| Paranormal Girl | TV movie | ||
| 2003 | A Tale of Two Wives | Bruno | TV movie |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick | Merc Pilot | |
| I, Robot | Chin | ||
| The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess | Jerry, Defense Lawyer | TV movie | |
| The Life | Daryl | TV movie | |
| 2005 | Chaos | Chris Lei | |
| Underclassman | Sleepy Jones | ||
| 2006 | Mem-o-re | Dr. Deepra Chang | |
| Snakes on a Plane | Chen Leong | ||
| 2007 | War | Tom Lone | |
| They Wait | Jason | ||
| 2008 | Dim Sum Funeral | Funeral Store Owner | |
| The Quality of Life | Kent Louie | TV movie | |
| Love to Kill | Richard | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Web of Desire | Dr. Tim Massey | TV movie |
| Hardwired | Carter Burke | ||
| Storm Seekers | Tommy Cramer | ||
| Bottom Feeders | Terry Chiu | Short | |
| Rock Slyde | David | ||
| 2010 | The A-Team | Ravech | |
| Riverworld | Eddie | ||
| Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido | Andrew Cho | ||
| 2011 | Something Old, Something New | Groom | Short |
| Befriend and Betray | Donny | TV movie | |
| Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray | |||
| 2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Operations Guy | |
| Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Crew Chief Tiu | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Elysium | Technician | |
| Tasmanian Devils | Walsh | ||
| Time of Death | Stephen Choi | TV movie | |
| Survival Code | Roger Chin | TV movie | |
| Evil Feed | Steven | ||
| 2016 | Tomboy, a Revenger's Tale | Dr. Lin | |
| 2020 | Falling | Eric Peterson | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Sentinel | Gang Member #1 | |
| 2000 | The Fearing Mind | Loc Tran Minh | 2 episodes |
| Stargate SG-1 | Monk | Episode: Maternal Instinct | |
| 2000–2005 | Da Vinci's Inquest | William Chen | 10 episodes |
| 2001 | MythQuest | Dionysus | |
| 2001–2002 | Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! | Rodney Choy (voice) | 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Mentors | Student of Wong Fei Hung | |
| Dark Angel | S1W Member | ||
| Taken | Dr. Powell | ||
| 2003 | Jake 2.0 | Chinese Agent | |
| The Twilight Zone | Nathan Park | ||
| 2004 | Smallville | Detective Paul Cage | |
| The 4400 | Colin Chen | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2004–2005 | Battlestar Galactica | Perry / Chuckles | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Terminal City | Doctor | |
| Robson Arms | Rollerblading Buddy | ||
| 2006 | The Evidence | Tui Huang | |
| 2006–2007 | Big Day | Johnny | 8 episodes |
| 2008 | The Guard | Steve | |
| 2009 | Wild Roses | Fukuwawa Jr. | |
| Defying Gravity | Ethan Lee | ||
| 2010 | Psych | Tom Fong | |
| Sanctuary | Charles | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Captain Dr. Bobby Trang, MD | 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Nikita | Inspector Jeong | |
| 2012–2015 | Continuum | Curtis Chen | 22 episodes |
| 2013 | Bomb Girls | Kai Low | |
| Arrow | Soldier | ||
| Bates Motel | Ethan Chang | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | House of Cards | Xander Feng | |
| The 100 | Commander Shumway | ||
| 2014–2015 | Strange Empire | Ling | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Dominic Chan | |
| The Returned | Deputy Mark Bao | 7 episodes | |
| 2016 | Van Helsing | Brendan | 5 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | The Expanse | Praxidike Meng | 12 episodes |
| 2018 | Jessica Jones | Pryce Cheng | 6 episodes |
| Unreal | Guy Moretti | 6 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Murders | Bill Chen | 8 episodes |
| Chimerica | Zhang Lin | Mini-Series | |
| 2020 | Legends of Tomorrow | Genghis Khan | Episode: "Mortal Khanbat"[2] |
References
- Jacoviello, Dana (March 6, 2014). "Actor Terry Chen: A Man of Many Roles". OM Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- Webb Mitovich, Matt (August 30, 2019). "Legends of Tomorrow: Terry Chen to Play 1990s-Roaming Genghis Khan in Caity Lotz's Directing Debut". TVLine. TVLine Media, LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
External links
- Terry Chen at IMDb
- "Snakes on a Plane Co-star Terry Chen". Asiance Magazine. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
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