7.0
Movie
Acting
Jonathan Kos-Read
- Born
- (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Torrance, California, USA
- Credits
- 39 titles
Biography
Jonathan Kos-Read (born 1973), also known as Cao Cao (Chinese: 曹操; pinyin: Cáo Cāo), is an American film and television actor based in the People's Republic of China. While well known in China, his work is little-known in the United States. Kos-Read uses the stage name Cao Cao, which is also the name of the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a historical figure well-known to most Chinese people.
Signature work
Known For
7.0
Movie
6.2
Movie
Mojin: The Lost Legend
5.9
Movie
The Bodyguard
6.9
Movie
Snipers
5.6
Movie
Young Ip Man: Crisis Time
5.3
Movie
Ever Since We Love
5.5
Movie
Empire of Silver
6.6
Movie
You are the Best
9.3
TV
For the Sake of the Republic
6.8
Movie
Xuan Zang
5.4
Movie
The Vanished Murderer
9.0
TV
My Chief and My Regiment
3.7
Movie
Fit Lover
5.9
Movie
The Game Changer
4.8
Movie
My Fair Gentleman
9.6
TV
My Uncle Zhou Enlai
6.9
Movie
Cold Steel
5.8
Movie
Eternal Wave
Acting credits 39
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Operation Hummingbird Film | Casa |
| 2026 | Operation Black-Ops Film | |
| 2025 | You are the Best Film | Holmes |
| 2023 | The Abyss Rescue Film | |
| 2023 | 怒海浩劫 Film | |
| 2022 | From Love to Happiness TV | Cao Cao [Xiao Wei's friend] (36 ep) |
| 2022 | Snipers Film | John |
| 2020 | A Day Deal Film | Flok |
| 2020 | Young Ip Man: Crisis Time Film | Principal Stewart |
| 2020 | Electromagnetic King Pili Family Film | Bai Jiage |
| 2018 | Wait Here Film | Lorenzo |
| 2017 | Eternal Wave Film | Pierre |
| 2017 | Mr. Made Film | Made |
| 2017 | The Game Changer Film | Owen |
| 2016 | Dad's Cabin Film | Davy |
| 2016 | My Uncle Zhou Enlai TV | 李克 (41 ep) |
| 2016 | Mother's Romance TV | 瑞尼 (42 ep) |
| 2016 | Xuan Zang Film | Cunningham |
| 2016 | The Bodyguard Film | Ding's Son-in-law |
| 2015 | Ip Man 3 Film | Edward |
| 2015 | Mojin: The Lost Legend Film | Mark |
| 2015 | The Vanished Murderer Film | Foreign official |
| 2015 | Guardians of Ancient Magic TV | (32 ep) |
| 2015 | Ever Since We Love Film | Dick |
| 2013 | The Twins' Code Film | Daniel |
| 2011 | Cold Steel Film | John |
| 2011 | Shangri-la TV | (36 ep) |
| 2010 | Super Player Film | Gai Te |
| 2009 | My Fair Gentleman Film | |
| 2009 | My Chief and My Regiment TV | Alger Collins (43 ep) |
| 2009 | Empire of Silver Film | Pastor Landdeck |
| 2008 | Fit Lover Film | |
| 2008 | A Hundred Years of Life TV | 伊万 (40 ep) |
| 2004 | Romantic Life TV | 欧文 (32 ep) |
| 2003 | For the Sake of the Republic TV | 莫里逊 George Ernest Morrison (68 ep) |
| 2002 | 青春不解风情 TV | (21 ep) |
| 2002 | 青春的童话 TV | (17 ep) |
| 2001 | 都市丽人行 TV | (20 ep) |
| 1992 | Confessions of a Male Prostitute Film | Jamie, the hustler |