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Sung Kang

Actor | * 04/08/1972 (51) | Gainesville, Georgia (United States of America (USA))
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Sung-Ho Kang (Korean: 강성호; RR: Gang Seong-ho; born April 8, 1972) is an American actor. His first major role was as Han Lue in the Fast & Furious franchise, a character he first portrayed in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). Kang also played John Mak in the television series Power. ()

Kang was born in Gainesville, Georgia, to South Korean immigrant parents and spent his adolescence in California. He attended the University of California, Riverside. While in college he chose acting over law school, a decision which was met with disappointment from his parents due to their concerns over the lack of Asians on American television and lack of job prospects.His first major role was in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), in which he played Han Lue, an aloof gang member and the cousin of Virgil Hu (played by Jason Tobin). He was one of the stars in The Motel, in which he played Sam Kim. He played the same character Han Lue in The Fast and the Furious film franchise, appearing in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, and F9 as well as the short film Los Bandoleros. He also had a role in Jet Li's film War (2007), playing an FBI agent, and was featured in the movie Forbidden Warrior as Doran, a son of Genghis Khan. He had a small role in the action movie Live Free or Die Hard, and he appeared in Walter Hill's movie Bullet to the Head (2013) as Detective Taylor Kwon, opposite Sylvester Stallone.Kang has had several notable television roles, including the recurring role of the narcissistic President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee in the Korean drama parody "Tae Do (Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive)" alongside Bobby Lee on MADtv. He portrayed FBI Agent Tae Kim in the short-lived crime procedural Gang Related on FOX. Both roles required him to speak Korean, which he is conversant in. The character Tae Kim was written specifically for him by creator Chris Morgan, who had worked on the Fast & Furious film franchise.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Action

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Movies with Sung Kang as Actor(37)

as Han2025 Fast X: Part 2
as Han Lue2023 Fast X
as Roger2023 Shaky Shivers
as Self - Fifth Brother (uncredited) (archive footage)2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Dang Hai (voice)2021 Raya and the Last Dragon
as Rambo2021 Snakehead
as Han Lue2021 F9
as Blinding Fast2020 We Can Be Heroes
as Park2019 Code 8
as Greg2017 Party Boat
as Alex Park2016 Code 8
as Detective Shin2016 The Free World
as Mitch Kayne2016 Pali Road
as Korean Soap Star2015 Ana Maria in Novela Land
as Cop2014 Help
as Han Lue2013 Fast & Furious 6
as Taylor Kwon2013 Bullet to the Head
as JP2012 Sunset Stories
as Douchy Actor2012 The Come-Up
as Han Lue2011 Fast Five
as Hollywood2009 Ninja Assassin
as Han Lue2009 Fast & Furious
as Han Lue2009 Los Bandoleros
as Special Agent Goi2007 War
as Samuel2007 Undoing
as Sam2005 The Motel
as Chan Kin Fai2004 9:30
as Doran2004 Forbidden Warrior
as Receptionist2002 Antwone Fisher
as Han Lue2002 Better Luck Tomorrow
as Listener2001 Pearl Harbor
as Susie1999 Mystery Men

TV Shows/Series with Sung Kang as Actor(21)

as Officer Dan Beckman2021 Lisey's Story
as John Mak2020 Power Book II: Ghost
as Daniel Lou2019 Whiskey Cavalier
as Detective Tanaka2018 Magnum P.I.
as John Mak2014 Power
as Tae Kim2014 Gang Related
2009 Mental
as Sun Hullestaad2008 Easy to Assemble
as Sen Dhiet2003 Cold Case
as Lee Choy2002 CSI: Miami
as Deke2002 Without a Trace
as Vince Kuramoto2002 Monk
as Malcolm Rama2002 The Shield
as Soap Opera Actor (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Xian1998 Martial Law
as Student1998 Felicity
as Jordan1996 Spin City

Movies with Sung Kang as Crew(3)

Directing/Director2023 Shaky Shivers
Production/Executive Producer2019 Code 8
Production/Associate Producer2002 Better Luck Tomorrow

Additional Information

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Born: Saturday, 04/08 1972 (April) in Gainesville, Georgia (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 51 years + 355 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Sung Kang (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"강성호"
"Kang Sung-ho"
"성 강"
"サン・カン"
"姜成鎬"
"成康"
"姜成镐"
"Kang Sŏngho" (McCune-Reischauer Romanization)
"Gang Seongho" (Revised Romanization)
Sung Kang frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (31x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (28x, Actress)
Mae Whitman (22x, Actress)
Justin Lin (21x, Crew)
Nicole Sullivan (21x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2542, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024