Kelvin Han Yee (born June 14, 1961, San Francisco, California) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous films such as Destroyer, Milk (as Gordon Lau), Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (as Vietnamese Crime Boss), Lucky You (as Chico Banh), The Island (as a Censor), So I Married an Axe Murderer (as Master Cho), Answers to Nothing (as an EMT), Sweet November (as Burly Man), Patch Adams, Life Tastes Good (as Max), Clint Eastwood's True Crime (as Zachary Platt), A Great Wall (as Paul Fang, the film was also the first American Feature Film to be shot in the People's Republic of China by MGM).

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He has been seen on television in 9-1-1, GLOW, Scorpion, Westworld, Gone, Chicago P.D., Hawaii Five-0, Criminal Minds, Eastwick, Crash, Lie to Me, Prison Break, Entourage, The Mentalist, Chuck, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Young and the Restless, Accidentally on Purpose, 24, Sucker Free City, Days of Our Lives, The Bold and the Beautiful, E-Ring (as Admiral Chin), Hawaii, and Nash Bridges.

Yee is a San Francisco native who, as a teenager, became involved with the pioneering work of the Asian American Theater Company. He was an original members of The National Theater Of The Deranged and the San Francisco Mime Troupe. He was a member of the acting company of the American Conservatory Theater for six seasons. He acted at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, at the Huntington Theater of Boston, with the East West Players and the Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.[1]

In 2019, Yee stars in the movie Samir with Ethan Rains, Sprague Grayden, Michelle Lukes, and Peter Greene.[2][3]

Filmography

• A Great Wall (1986) - Paul Fang
• So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) - Master Cho
• Copycat (1995) - Chinese Inspector
• Chalk (1996)
• Patch Adams (1998) - Orderly
• Dumbarton Bridge (1999) - Tron
• Life Tastes Good (1999) - Max
• True Crime (1999) - Zachary Platt
• Nash Bridges (1996–2001) - Dr. Fong / Gene Kwon / Gordon Chang
• Sweet November (2001) - Burly Man
• Cherish (2002) - Officer Yee
• Hawaii (2004) - Detective Scott Chen
• Sucker Free City (2004) - Henchman
• The Bold and the Beautiful (2004) - Dr. Ying
• 24 (2005) - Craig Erwich
• The Island (2005) - Censor
• The Young and the Restless (2005) - Dr. Jun
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2005) - Newscaster
• E-Ring (2006) - Admiral Chen
• Lucky You (2007) - Chico Bahn
• Chuck (2007) - Rashan Chan
• Days of Our Lives (2008) - Doctor
• The Mentalist (2008) (Pilot) - Davis
• Raising the Bar (2008) - Judge Anthony Hu
• Entourage (2008) - Taxi Driver
• Milk - Gordon Lau
• Prison Break (2008) - Company Surgeon / Doctor
• Golden Boy (2009) - Mitch
• Crash (2008–2009) - Chun Soo Park
• Lie to Me (2009) - Ambassador Park Jung-Soo
• Eastwick (2009) - Doctor
• Accidentally on Purpose (2009) - Dad
• Criminal Minds (2010) - Detective Ekler
• Silver Case (2011) - Business Man
• Hawaii Five-0 (2011) - Chief of Police Mahaka
• Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) - Vietnamese Mob Boss
• Quantum Cops (2011) - The Chief
• Wedding Palace (2011) - Wheeler Dealer Uncle
• Answers to Nothing (2011)
• Chinatown Squad (2012) - Uncle Wong
• Keye Luke (2012) - Lee Luke
• Fail/Safe (2014) - Kingpin
• The Jade Trader (2014) - Shin Shaw
• Chicago P.D. - Dennis Lee (episode "The Three Gs" (2015))
• Silver Case: Director's Cut (2015) - Business Man #1
• Gunz: The Story of Billy the Kidd (2015) - Keegan Oryee
• Dead End (2015) - Mr. Lee
• I Won't Miss You (2015) - Tim's Dad
• Comfort (2016) - Martin
• Singularity (2016) - Mr. Lee
• S.W.A.T. (2018) - Jae Kim
• GLOW (2018) - Mr. Wu
• Faith Under Fire (2018) - Harlon Moline
• Samir (2019) - Frank
• Destroyer (2019) - Lieutenant Oshima
• 9-1-1 (2019) - John Lee
• Grey's Anatomy (TV series) (2019) - Dr. James Lou
• Blue Bloods (TV series) (2019) - Mr. Chen
• All Rise (TV series) (2019) - Jusdge Randall Roberts
• FBI: Most Wanted (2020) - Mr. Woo
• The Unicorn (TV series) (2021) - Dr. Wilson
• Bosch (TV series) (2021) - Assistant Chief of Police Lester Sales

References

External links

• Kelvin Han Yee's Official Page
• Kelvin Han Yee at IMDb