Acting
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.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
The Blacklist
2013 · TV
FBI
2018 · TV
Blue Bloods
2010 · TV
The Walking Dead
2010 · TV
9-1-1
2018 · TV
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · TV
Person of Interest
2011 · TV
Elementary
2012 · TV
The Mandalorian
2019 · TV
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Movie
FBI: International
2021 · TV
Sleepy Hollow
2013 · TV
CIA
2026 · TV
Broad City
2014 · TV
The Last O.G.
2018 · TV
Running Wilde
2010 · TV
Seven Seconds
2018 · TV
Labor Day
2013 · Movie
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011 · Movie
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Movie
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017 · TV
Rosemead
2025 · Movie
Run the World
2021 · TV
Front Cover
2016 · Movie
One Stupid Thing
2025 · Movie
Fluidity
2019 · Movie
Amira & Sam
2014 · Movie
Fatal Crossing
2017 · Movie
Unintended
2019 · Movie
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018 · Movie
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011 · Movie
Murder Below the Line
2004 · Movie
