Cast & creator
Kelvin Yu
Best known for NCIS, Bones, Hawaii Five-0
Kelvin Yu (born 1979) is an American actor and writer. Yu's first film was the 2003 comedy The Utopian Society. He later made an uncredited appearance in the 2005 film Elizabethtown. The following year, Yu had a supporting role in the comedy Grandma's Boy. Yu played a role in the Ghost Whisperer episode "Double Exposure" (3x6) as Joseph. Yu had a supporting role in the 2008 Academy Award-winning biographical political drama Milk. Yu has starred in several short films, including 2006's My Prince, My Angel. Yu later appeared with Linda Park on the ABC series Women's Murder Club, and a lead role in the 2007 short film Fortune Hunters. In 2020, he played a role in Wonder Woman 1984. Yu had a recurring role in the Netflix original series Master of None as the character of Brian Chang, the on-screen analogue of the show's creator Alan Yang, described as a "hottie" by Vulture magazine. He provides the voice of a minor character on The Great North. In 2022 Yu appeared in the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty.
Also known as: 游朝敏
17
film credits
42
television credits
52
1956–2025 · acting roles
7.1
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
Showing 59 of 59 credits
NCIS
Mr. Spiffy
2003
Bones
Franklin Tung
2005
Hawaii Five-0
Gabriel Delgado
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
Jimmy Su
2009
Frasier
Copy Guy
1993
Gilmore Girls
Cousin David
2000
Bob's Burgers
Writer
2011Bob's Burgers
Story
2011
The Closer
Randy Chen
2005
CSI: NY
David Oka
2004
Without a Trace
Jin Kim
2002
Ghost Whisperer
Joseph
2005
ER
Rondo
1994
Las Vegas
Larry
2003
Tony Awards
Additional Writing
1956
Judging Amy
Dr. Butler
1999
The Shield
Sam
2002
The Division
2001
Burn Notice
2007Burn Notice
Nick Lam
2007
The Great North
Steven Huang (voice)
2021The Great North
Seaman Sammy (voice)
2021The Great North
Mayor Parsnips (voice)
2021
Felicity
Keith Fannin
1998
Torchwood
Nicolas Frumkin
2006
Popular
Freddy Gong
1999
Dying for Sex
Noah
2025
Wonder Woman 1984
Jake
2020
The Afterparty
Ned
2022
Star Trek
Medical Technician
2009
Master of None
Brian Chang
2015
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
Life with Bonnie
Man
2002
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
The Forgotten
Quon Wen
2009
Clone High
Confucius (voice)
2023
Common Law
David Paek
2012
American Born Chinese
Executive Producer
2023American Born Chinese
Writer
2023American Born Chinese
Creator
2023
Traffic Light
Brian
2011
Cloverfield
Clark
2008
Women's Murder Club
2007
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Executive Producer
2022
Grandma's Boy
Kane
2006Men, Women & Dogs
Earl
2001
Milk
Michael Wong
2008
Emeril
2001
Somebody I Used to Know
Christian
2023
TiMER
Nelson
2009
Duck
Chinese Delivery Guy
2005
Maximum Truth
Kevin Soo
2023
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
Cost Surplus Customer
2007
Combustion
Kit
2004
Area 57
Private Simms
2007
The Utopian Society
Ken
2006
Tilt
Andy
2017
Big Time
Cool Henchman
2005
Fortune Hunters
Arthur Yu
2007