Brian Tee
Biography
Brian Tee is a Japanese-born American actor. Born Jae-Beom Takata, he moved to Hacienda Heights, CA at the age of two. Tee is 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. He also played Noburo Mori in The Wolverine and Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Tee has a known credit of 60 acting roles. He was born in Okinawa, Japan and is male. His birthday is March 15, 1977.
Career overview
Brian Tee is a Japanese-born American actor. He is known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi on NBC's Chicago Med. Tee also played D.K. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
In his film career, Tee has appeared in several notable roles. He played Noburo Mori, a character in James Mangold's The Wolverine, which starred Hugh Jackman. Tee also portrayed Shredder in the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Tee's acting credits span multiple projects, with a total of 60 known credits. Born in Okinawa, Japan, Tee's acting career has showcased his versatility in various roles.
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- Enough (2026) as Brian Takakura
- Enough (2026) Director
- A House of Dynamite (2025) as SAIC Ken Cho
- Expats (2024) as Clarke
- Reacher (2022) as Xavier Quinn
- The Beautiful Ones (2017) as Casper
- Roswell FM (2017) as Dwayne Archimedes
- Lucifer (2016) as Ben Rogers
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) as Shredder
- Chicago Med (2015) as Dr. Ethan Choi
- Chicago Med (2015) Director
- Jurassic World (2015) as Hamada
- Zoo (2015) as Philip Weber
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Jesse Kong
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Ethan Choi
- Legends (2014) as Paul Chang
- No Tears for the Dead (2014) as Charles
- The Gabby Douglas Story (2014) as Liang Chow
- One Christmas Eve (2014) as Dr. Chen
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) as Toshiro Mori
- The Wolverine (2013) as Noburo Mori
- Wedding Palace (2013) as Jason
- Chicago Fire (2012) as Ethan Choi
- Baby Daddy (2012) as Tommy Kwan
- Shake It Up: Made in Japan (2012) as Mr. Itou
- Grimm (2011) as Akira Kimura
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011) as Liu Kang
- The Historian Paradox (2011) as Avith Kang
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Hideaki Kuroda
- Shake It Up (2010) as Mr. Itou
- Sym-Bionic Titan (2010) as Mike Chan (voice)
- Chain Letter (2010) as Brian Yee
- Lie to Me (2009) as Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)
- Dark Blue (2009) as Kang
- Deadland (2009) as Jax
- Crash (2008) as Eddie Choi
- Burn Notice (2007) as Takeda
- Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007) as Mac Chang
- The Unit (2006) as Rebel Leader
- Jericho (2006) as Cheung
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) as D.K.
- All In (2006) as Rosenbloom Player 2
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Andy Meltzer
- Bones (2005) as Ken Nakamura
- Zoey 101 (2005) as Kazu
- Wanted (2005) as Jin-Lee Park
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) as Sushi Chef
- Entourage (2004) as Fukijama Crew Member
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) as Cpl. Thom Kobe
- Cracking Up (2004) as Frat Guy
- Tiger Cruise (2004) as MA2 Chan
- Monk (2002) as James Lu
- Without a Trace (2002) as Kirk
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) as Japanese Pedestrian
- We Were Soldiers (2002) as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
- The Chronicle (2001) as Neo
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Denny Ocampo
- The Invisible Man (2000) as Mallon
- What Planet Are You From? (2000) as Alien (uncredited)
- Family Law (1999) as DEA Agent
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) as Intern
- The Pretender (1996) as Male Agent
- Get Jiro! as Jiro (voice)