Cast & creator
James Chen
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Blacklist, NCIS: Los Angeles
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.
Also known as: 陈清仁
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film credits
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television credits
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1999–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (35)
Showing 35 of 35 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Adrian Sung
1999
The Blacklist
Lee Chung
2013
NCIS: Los Angeles
Cadeo Hoang
2009
FBI
Ian Lim
2018FBI
FBI Analyst Ian Lim
2018
The Walking Dead
Kal
2010
Blue Bloods
Nelson Chiu
2010
9-1-1
Kevin Lee
2018
Person of Interest
James Ko
2011
Elementary
Lt. Morrison
2012
The Mandalorian
Amnesty Officer G27
2019
Sleepy Hollow
Lorenzo Chang
2013
FBI: International
Ian Lim
2021
Broad City
Bobby
2014
The Amazing Spider-Man
Police Officer
2012
CIA
Ian Lim
2026
The Last O.G.
Devont'e Jackson
2018
Running Wilde
Pathologist
2010
Labor Day
Paramedic
2013
Seven Seconds
Franklin Lee
2018
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Fish & Game Officer
2011
Marvel's Iron Fist
Sam
2017
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Dr. Foulkes
2011
Run the World
Brian
2021
Rosemead
Dr. Hsu
2025
Front Cover
Qi Xiao Ning
2016
Parker and the Crew
Digital Imaging Technician
2016
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
Ray Prime
2018
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
Tzu
2011
Amira & Sam
Donnie
2014
Fluidity
Eric
2019
Murder Below the Line
Pete Richards
2004
One Stupid Thing
Larry
2025
Fatal Crossing
Hayden
2017
Unintended
Danny
2019