Cast & creator
Brian Tee
Best known for Reacher, Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. He is most known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi on NBC's Chicago Med and for his role as D.K. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Also known as: Jae-Bum Takata, Jae-Beom Takata, برایان تی
25
film credits
38
television credits
61
1996–2026 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (63)
Showing 63 of 63 credits
Reacher
Xavier Quinn
2022
Grey's Anatomy
Andy Meltzer
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Denny Ocampo
2000
Bones
Ken Nakamura
2005
Hawaii Five-0
Hideaki Kuroda
2010
Chicago P.D.
Jesse Kong
2014Chicago P.D.
Ethan Choi
2014
Chicago Fire
Ethan Choi
2012
Chicago Med
Dr. Ethan Choi
2015Chicago Med
Director
2015
Lucifer
Ben Rogers
2016
Grimm
Akira Kimura
2011
Monk
James Lu
2002
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Intern
1997
Without a Trace
Kirk
2002
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Toshiro Mori
2013
Entourage
Fukijama Crew Member
2004
Lie to Me
Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)
2009
The Unit
Rebel Leader
2006
Burn Notice
Takeda
2007
The Pretender
Male Agent
1996
Baby Daddy
Tommy Kwan
2012
Family Law
DEA Agent
1999
Shake It Up
Mr. Itou
2010
Zoey 101
Kazu
2005
Zoo
Philip Weber
2015
Jericho
Cheung
2006
Jurassic World
Hamada
2015
Legends
Paul Chang
2014
Dark Blue
Kang
2009
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Shredder
2016
A House of Dynamite
SAIC Ken Cho
2025
The Invisible Man
Mallon
2000
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Liu Kang
2011
Wanted
Jin-Lee Park
2005
Sym-Bionic Titan
Mike Chan (voice)
2010
We Were Soldiers
Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
2002
Expats
Clarke
2024
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Japanese Pedestrian
2002
The Chronicle
Neo
2001
Fun with Dick and Jane
Sushi Chef
2005
Crash
Eddie Choi
2008
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
D.K.
2006
Cracking Up
Frat Guy
2004
GET JIRO
Jiro (voice)
2026
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Cpl. Thom Kobe
2004
The Wolverine
Noburo Mori
2013
Chain Letter
Brian Yee
2010
What Planet Are You From?
Alien (uncredited)
2000
No Tears for the Dead
Charles
2014
Tiger Cruise
MA2 Chan
2004
The Gabby Douglas Story
Liang Chow
2014
One Christmas Eve
Dr. Chen
2014
Shake It Up: Made in Japan
Mr. Itou
2012Enough
Brian Takakura
2026Enough
Director
2026
Deadland
Jax
2009
All In
Rosenbloom Player 2
2006
Roswell FM
Dwayne Archimedes
2017
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Mac Chang
2007
The Beautiful Ones
Casper
2017
Wedding Palace
Jason
2013The Historian Paradox
Avith Kang
2011