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Kenneth Leung (Chinese: 梁振邦; pinyin: Liáng Zhènbāng; born January 21, 1970) is an American actor. His roles include Sang in Rush Hour, Miles Straume in Lost, Admiral Statura in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Eric Tao in HBO's Industry.

Ken Leung
Leung at the 2019 FedCon
Born	(1970-01-21) January 21, 1970 (age 52) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present
Children	1[1]

Early life

Leung was born in New York City, to Chinese parents, and was initially raised in the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His family moved to Midwood, Brooklyn, where he grew up before finishing high school in Old Bridge, New Jersey.

Leung attended New York University as a University Scholar. He discovered acting in his junior year, studying with Catherine Russell and Nan Smithner,^{[citation needed]} and then briefly with Anne Jackson at HB Studio.^{[citation needed]} During this time he acted mostly in downtown spaces and black box theaters, working with groups such as Ma-Yi Theater Company, New Perspectives, and STAR, a troupe of actors-educators based at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Career

In 1998, Leung made his debut as the villainous henchman Sang opposite Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Brett Ratner's Rush Hour. Ratner stated, "[Leung]'s a great actor. In my opinion, he's equivalent to Philip Seymour Hoffman as far as talent is concerned."[2] He would later work with Ratner in the films Red Dragon, The Family Man, and X-Men: The Last Stand. Edward Norton cast Leung in his directorial debut Keeping the Faith in 2000. According to The Washington Post, Norton said Leung's "showstopping performance...turned a throwaway scene into one of the film's best."[3] Impressed with his acting skills, Norton said that Leung would be appropriate for a role in Hamlet or Osborne's Look Back in Anger: "You sense hidden levels within him and he conveys an intensity of mind. I don't think anybody's tapped his full range yet."[4] Additionally, Leung has appeared in several independent and television films, as well as features, including four films with Brett Ratner and two with Spike Lee. In 1998, he played James the Less and God in Terrence McNally's passion play, Corpus Christi, and in 2002 made his Broadway debut in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, also appearing on the cast recording.

In 2007, he starred in the independent film Shanghai Kiss with Hayden Panettiere, and earned a Special Mention at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.^{[citation needed]} That same year he guest-starred in the final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos. He followed this with the ABC drama Lost as Miles Straume from the series' fourth season through the rest of its run.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Pictures of Baby Jane Doe	Shopkeeper
	Welcome to the Dollhouse	Barry
1997	Red Corner	Peng
	Kundun	(voice)
1998	Fly	Jeremy Kim
	Rush Hour	Sang
1999	Man of the Century	Mike Ramsey
2000	Keeping the Faith	Don
	Maze	Dr. Mikao
	The Family Man	Sam Wong the Deli Clerk
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Syatyoo-Sama
	Home Sweet Hoboken
	Spy Game	Li
	Vanilla Sky	Art Editor
2002	Face	Willie
	Red Dragon	Lloyd Bowman
2004	Saw	Detective Steven Sing
2005	The Squid and the Whale	School Therapist
2006	Inside Man	Wing
	X-Men: The Last Stand	Quill	Incorrectly credited as Kid Omega
	Saw III	Detective Steven Sing	Uncredited; archive footage
2007	Year of the Fish	Johnny
	Shanghai Kiss	Liam Liu	Received a Special Mention at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival for his breakthrough performance.
	Falling for Grace	Ming
2008	Saw V	Detective Steven Sing	Uncredited; photograph
2009	Works of Art	John Kim
2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Admiral Statura
2021	Old	Jarin Carmichael
TBA	Searching 2	Kevin	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995, 2000, 2002	Law & Order	Chung; Tommy Wong; Stephen Wong	4 episodes
1997	New York Undercover	David Kwan	Episode: "Vendetta"
2000	Wonderland		Episode: "Spell Check"
	Deadline	Fung	Episode: "Pilot"
2001	Oz	Bian Yixue	Episode: "Conversions"
2004	The Jury	Ken Arata	Episode: "Memories"
	Whoopi	Terrence	Episode: "Identity Crisis"
	Strip Search	Liu Tsung-Yuan	Television film
	Sucker Free City	Lincoln Ma
2005	Hate	Mo
2007	The Sopranos	Carter Chong	Episode: "Remember When"
2008–2010	Lost	Miles Straume	Series regular; 45 episodes
2011	The Good Wife	Shen Yuan	Episode: "Great Firewall"
2012–2013	Person of Interest	Leon Tao	Episodes: "The Contingency", "Critical", "Relevance", "All In"
2013	Zero Hour	Father Reggie	8 episodes
	Deception	Donald Cheng	Episodes: "Nothing's Free, Little Girl", "A Drop of Blood and a Microscope"
2014–2016[5]	The Night Shift	Topher Zia	Main, Seasons 1–3, 35 episodes
2017	Inhumans	Karnak
2019	High Maintenance	Gene	Episode: "Fingerbutt"
	The Blacklist	Michael Sima	6 episodes
2020–present	Industry	Eric Tao	Main role
2022	Pantheon	Bai Fu
TBA[6]	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Zhao	Pre-production
TBA	Velma		Upcoming TV Series

References

External links

• Ken Leung at IMDb
• Ken Leung at the Internet Broadway Database

Interviews

• Asia Pacific Arts - UCLA Asia Institute, May 30, 2008
• Hillis, Aaron. "Interview: Ken Leung on 'Year of the Fish'", IFC.com, August 27, 2008

На других языках

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[de] Ken Leung

Ken Leung (* 21. Januar 1970 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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[es] Ken Leung

Ken Leung (Nueva York, 21 de enero de 1970) es un actor estadounidense.

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[ru] Люн, Кен

Ке́ннет (Кен) Люн (англ. Kenneth «Ken» Leung; род. 21 января 1970, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский актёр, наиболее известный по роли Майлза Строма в телесериале «Остаться в живых».

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