James Chen
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.
Played In
TV Show
Feb 2026
CIA
Ian Lim
Movie
Dec 2025
Rosemead
Dr. Hsu
Movie
Apr 2025
One Stupid Thing
Larry
TV Show
Sep 2021
FBI: International
Ian Lim
TV Show
May 2021
Run the World
Brian
TV Show
Nov 2019
The Mandalorian
Amnesty Officer G27
Movie
Nov 2019
Unintended
Danny
Movie
Jun 2019
Fluidity
Eric
Movie
Oct 2018
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
Ray Prime
TV Show
Sep 2018
FBI
Ian Lim
TV Show
Sep 2018
FBI
FBI Analyst Ian Lim
TV Show
Apr 2018
The Last O.G.
Devont'e Jackson
TV Show
Feb 2018
Seven Seconds
Franklin Lee
TV Show
Jan 2018
9-1-1
Kevin Lee
Movie
Nov 2017
Fatal Crossing
Hayden
TV Show
Mar 2017
Marvel's Iron Fist
Sam
Movie
Aug 2016
Front Cover
Qi Xiao Ning
Movie
May 2014
Amira & Sam
Donnie
TV Show
Jan 2014
Broad City
Bobby
Movie
Dec 2013
Labor Day
Paramedic
TV Show
Sep 2013
The Blacklist
Lee Chung
TV Show
Sep 2013
Sleepy Hollow
Lorenzo Chang
TV Show
Sep 2012
Elementary
Lt. Morrison
Movie
Jun 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man
Police Officer
Movie
Dec 2011
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Tzu
Movie
Sep 2011
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Dr. Foulkes
TV Show
Sep 2011
Person of Interest
James Ko
Movie
Jun 2011
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Fish & Game Officer
TV Show
Oct 2010
The Walking Dead
Kal
TV Show
Sep 2010
Blue Bloods
Nelson Chiu
TV Show
Sep 2010
Running Wilde
Pathologist
TV Show
Sep 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Cadeo Hoang
Movie
Nov 2004
Murder Below the Line
Pete Richards
TV Show
Sep 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Adrian Sung