6.7
Movie
Acting
Brian Tee
- Born
- (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Okinawa, Japan
- Credits
- 60 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.7
Movie
8.4
TV
Lucifer
8.2
TV
Grey's Anatomy
6.4
Movie
The Wolverine
6.6
Movie
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
7.5
TV
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
6.1
Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
8.3
TV
Grimm
8.2
TV
Bones
6.0
Movie
Austin Powers in Goldmember
8.1
TV
Reacher
6.2
Movie
Fun with Dick and Jane
8.4
TV
Chicago P.D.
8.4
TV
Chicago Fire
7.1
Movie
We Were Soldiers
8.1
TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7.7
TV
Hawaii Five-0
7.9
TV
Lie to Me
Acting credits 60
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | GET JIRO TV | Jiro (voice) (6 ep) |
| 2026 | Enough Film | Brian Takakura |
| 2025 | A House of Dynamite Film | SAIC Ken Cho |
| 2024 | Expats TV | Clarke (6 ep) |
| 2022 | Reacher TV | Xavier Quinn (8 ep) |
| 2017 | The Beautiful Ones Film | Casper |
| 2017 | Roswell FM Film | Dwayne Archimedes |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Film | Shredder |
| 2016 | Lucifer TV | Ben Rogers (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Chicago Med TV | Dr. Ethan Choi (131 ep) |
| 2015 | Zoo TV | Philip Weber (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Jurassic World Film | Hamada |
| 2014 | One Christmas Eve Film | Dr. Chen |
| 2014 | Legends TV | Paul Chang (1 ep) |
| 2014 | No Tears for the Dead Film | Charles |
| 2014 | The Gabby Douglas Story Film | Liang Chow |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. TV | Jesse Kong, Ethan Choi (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Wedding Palace Film | Jason |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV | Toshiro Mori (1 ep) |
| 2013 | The Wolverine Film | Noburo Mori |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire TV | Ethan Choi (7 ep) |
| 2012 | Shake It Up: Made in Japan Film | Mr. Itou |
| 2012 | Baby Daddy TV | Tommy Kwan (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Grimm TV | Akira Kimura (2 ep) |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy TV | Liu Kang (4 ep) |
| 2011 | The Historian Paradox Film | Avith Kang |
| 2010 | Shake It Up TV | Mr. Itou (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Chain Letter Film | Brian Yee |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 TV | Hideaki Kuroda (2 ep) |
| 2010 | Sym-Bionic Titan TV | Mike Chan (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Dark Blue TV | Kang (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Deadland Film | Jax |
| 2009 | Lie to Me TV | Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae) (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Crash TV | Eddie Choi (13 ep) |
| 2007 | Burn Notice TV | Takeda (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee Film | Mac Chang |
| 2006 | Jericho TV | Cheung (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Film | D.K. |
| 2006 | All In Film | Rosenbloom Player 2 |
| 2006 | The Unit TV | Rebel Leader (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane Film | Sushi Chef |
| 2005 | Bones TV | Ken Nakamura (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Wanted TV | Jin-Lee Park (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy TV | Andy Meltzer (2 ep) |
| 2005 | Zoey 101 TV | Kazu (4 ep) |
| 2004 | Tiger Cruise Film | MA2 Chan |
| 2004 | Entourage TV | Fukijama Crew Member (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation Film | Cpl. Thom Kobe |
| 2004 | Cracking Up TV | Frat Guy (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Without a Trace TV | Kirk (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember Film | Japanese Pedestrian |
| 2002 | Monk TV | James Lu (1 ep) |
| 2002 | We Were Soldiers Film | Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama |
| 2001 | The Chronicle TV | Neo (1 ep) |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV | Denny Ocampo (1 ep) |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man TV | Mallon (1 ep) |
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? Film | Alien (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Family Law TV | DEA Agent (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV | Intern (1 ep) |
| 1996 | The Pretender TV | Male Agent (1 ep) |
Crew credits 2
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Enough Film | Director |
| 2015 | Chicago Med TV | Director (3 ep) |