Keone Young
Acting Born Sep 6, 1947 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 189 credits
Biography
Keone Young is a prolific American character actor and voice artist with a career spanning over five decades. Born on September 6, 1947, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the actor is also known by the names Keone Joseph Young, Keone Yong, and Keoni Young. He is recognized for his live-action role as Mr. Wu in the HBO series Deadwood and its subsequent film. Throughout his career, he has accumulated 173 known acting credits across television and film, with additional recognition for appearances in projects such as Dr. House, Blue Eye Samurai, and DuckTales.
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Career overview
Keone Young is an American character actor and voice artist. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 6, 1947, his career spans over fifty years. He is recognized for his live-action role as Mr. Wu in the HBO television series Deadwood and its subsequent film. Across his extensive career, he has accumulated 173 known acting credits in movies and television shows.
In addition to his work on Deadwood, Young has been associated with various other productions throughout his career. His acting work includes appearances and voice roles tied to projects such as Dr. House, Modrooky samuraj, and My z Kacerova. Over decades in the entertainment industry, he has established himself as a prolific presence in both live-action and voice mediums, utilizing multiple variant names in his professional credits, including Keone Joseph Young, Keone Yong, and Keoni Young.
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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
The Better SisterEyes of Wakanda
Ultraman: RisingBest Christmas Movies Ever!
BLUE EYE SAMURAIBLUE EYE SAMURAIBLUE EYE SAMURAIGremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiGremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
YasukeOn a Roll
Looney Tunes CartoonsLEGO Monkie Kid
All RiseStumptownDeadwood: The Movie
DuckTales
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!The Man in the High CastleThe Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowStar Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Madam SecretaryStar Wars Rebels
Mom
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesThe Legend of KorraMen in Black 3Stand Up GuysHemingway & Gellhorn
Franklin & Bash
Young JusticeShake It UpBen 10: Ultimate AlienMike & MollyG.I. Joe: Renegades
NCIS: Los AngelesArcherArcherArcherCrank: High Voltage
Sons of AnarchyTrue BloodBatman: The Brave and the BoldRandom! CartoonsLewis Black's Root of All Evil
Phineas and FerbJohn from CincinnatiIn Case of EmergencyMonster Safari
The UnitCrankTeen Titans: Trouble in TokyoReturn to Halloweentown
American Dad!Numb3rsBen 10Avatar: The Last AirbenderAvatar: The Last Airbender
HouseDeadwoodThe BatmanHi Hi Puffy AmiYumiMulan II
NCISLilo & Stitch: The SeriesCold CaseTeen TitansLegally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
EverwoodCodename: Kids Next DoorCodename: Kids Next Door
Crossing JordanStar Trek: EnterpriseThe Grim Adventures of Billy and MandyThe Proud FamilyJustice League
Curb Your EnthusiasmStrong MedicineJackie Chan AdventuresStatic ShockThe Invisible Man
Judging AmyBatman Beyond
Will & GraceConrad Bloom
King of the HillHoney, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowSmart GuyUnder PressurePlaying God
Arli$$Nash BridgesThe Steve Harvey ShowStripteaseJack
JAGCaroline in the CityHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Full Filmography
189 titles- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) as Avatar Roku (voice)
- The Better Sister (2025)
- Eyes of Wakanda (2025) as Village Guard (voice)
- Ultraman: Rising (2024) as Dr. Onda (voice)
- Best Christmas Movies Ever! (2024) as Self
- BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023) as Dojo Master (voice)
- BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023) as Shogun Itoh / Bald Clawman / 2nd Tokunobu Guard (voice)
- BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023) as Shogun Itoh (voice)
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023) as Henchmen #3 / Henchmen #4 (voice)
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023) as Henchmen #3 / Henchmen #6 (voice)
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023) as Fortune Telling Pigeon (voice)
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023) as Boss Chang (voice)
- Wish (2023) as Mountain Climber / Tall Man Tourist / Guard 1 (voice)
- Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles (2022) as Tetsujin (voice)
- Yasuke (2021) as Wardock Chief (voice)
- On a Roll (2021) as Chef (voice)
- Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020) as Narrator (voice)
- LEGO Monkie Kid (2020) as Jade Emperor (voice)
- All Rise (2019) as Harry Park
- Stumptown (2019) as Dwaddle Chen
- Deadwood: The Movie (2019) as Mr. Wu
- DuckTales (2017) as Game Voice / Delivery Man (voice)
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015) as Mr. Uehara / Sumo (voice)
- The Man in the High Castle (2015) as General Hata
- The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015) as (voice)
- Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015) as Commander Sato / Imperial Technician / Imperial Technician #3 (voice)
- Madam Secretary (2014) as Minister Byambyn Sendoo
- Star Wars Rebels (2014) as Commander Jun Sato (voice)
- Mom (2013) as George
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) as Jei (voice)
- The Legend of Korra (2012) as Northern Soldier (voice)
- Men in Black 3 (2012) as Mr. Wu
- Stand Up Guys (2012) as Song
- Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) as Mr. Ma
- Shake It Up: Made in Japan (2012) as Mr. Wantanabe
- Franklin & Bash (2011) as Sato
- Young Justice (2010) as Sensei (voice)
- Shake It Up (2010) as Mr. Wantanabe
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010) as Julie's Dad / Repair Man / Cop (voice)
- Mike & Molly (2010) as Abe
- G.I. Joe: Renegades (2010) as Hard Master/Arata (voice)
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Mr. Kim
- Archer (2009) as (voice)
- Archer (2009) as Cannibal Chief (voice)
- Archer (2009) as King (voice)
- Crank: High Voltage (2009) as Don Kim
- Glenn Martin, DDS (2009)
- Wolverine and the X-Men (2009)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009) as Matsuhiro (voice)
- Squirly Town (2009) as Flashback Lance / Flashback Zoopie (voice)
- Sons of Anarchy (2008) as Bohai Lin
- True Blood (2008) as Hido Takahashi
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008) as Operative (voice)
- Random! Cartoons (2008) as Flashback Lance / Flashback Zoopie (voice)
- Lewis Black's Root of All Evil (2008) as Self
- Phineas and Ferb (2007) as Dancer (voice)
- John from Cincinnati (2007) as The Chinaman
- In Case of Emergency (2007)
- Monster Safari (2007) as Pang
- The Unit (2006) as General Lao
- Crank (2006) as Don Kim
- Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2006) as Commander Uehara Daizo / Saico-Tek / Sushi Shop Owner (voice)
- Return to Halloweentown (2006) as Silas Sinister
- American Dad! (2005) as Chick Salesman (voice)
- Numb3rs (2005) as Walter Yoon
- Ben 10 (2005) as Ishyama (voice)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as Jeong Jeong (voice)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as Captain Li (voice)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as High Sage (voice)
- American Dragon: Jake Long (2005)
- American Dragon: Jake Long (2005) as Lao Shi (voice)
- The War at Home (2005) as Mr. Park
- The Karate Guard (2005) as Ancient Wise One (voice)
- The Tao of Pong (2005) as Lao Tzu
- House (2004) as Clyde Park
- Deadwood (2004) as Mr. Wu
- The Batman (2004) as Katsu (voice)
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (2004) as Kaz (voice)
- Mulan II (2004) as Lord Qin (voice)
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004)
- Pol Pot's Birthday (2004) as Pol Pot
- NCIS (2003) as Lee Sung
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003) as Jake's Grandpa (voice)
- Cold Case (2003) as Shinji Nakamura (2007)
- Teen Titans (2003) as Katarou / The Monkey (voice)
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) as Committee Clerk
- The Even Stevens Movie (2003) as Chief Tuka
- Everwood (2002) as Gino
- Codename: Kids Next Door (2002)
- Codename: Kids Next Door (2002) as Kani Sanban (voice)
- Crossing Jordan (2001) as Jimmy Ning
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) as Hoshi's Father
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001) as Kwan Ti
- The Proud Family (2001) as Parker Lee (voice)
- Justice League (2001) as Professor Arthur Chin (voice)
- Alias (2001) as Professor Choy
- Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) as Bee (voice)
- Higher Love (2001) as Mr. Tang
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Acupuncturist
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Mr. Fong
- Jackie Chan Adventures (2000) as Wing / Farmer (voice)
- Static Shock (2000) as Mr. Lee (voice)
- The Invisible Man (2000) as Loh Ming
- Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) as Chinese Tailor
- Rip Girls (2000) as Bo
- Judging Amy (1999) as Judge
- Batman Beyond (1999) as Dr. Ho (voice)
- Will & Grace (1998) as Owner
- Conrad Bloom (1998) as Mr. Chang
- King of the Hill (1997) as (voice)
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
- Smart Guy (1997) as Ted Shaw
- Under Pressure (1997) as Ron the Repairman
- Playing God (1997) as Mr. Ksi
- Arli$$ (1996) as Oda
- Nash Bridges (1996) as Duke
- The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
- Striptease (1996) as Ling
- Jack (1996) as Dr. Lin
- The Faculty (1996)
- JAG (1995) as Police Chief
- Caroline in the City (1995) as Fong
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Ahbuhji (voice)
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Father / Giant / Whale / Mouse (voice)
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Butler / Watchmaker (voice)
- Marker (1995) as Taki Mochadomi
- The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) as Mr. Watanabe
- My Girl 2 (1994) as Daryl Tanaka
- North (1994) as Governor Ho
- Family Album (1994) as Private Investigator
- Golden Gate (1994) as Benny Ying
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Buck Bokai
- Boy Meets World (1993) as Professor
- The Untouchables (1993)
- Surf Ninjas (1993) as Baba Ram
- Dead Before Dawn (1993) as Young
- Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993) as Gerald Chong
- Mad About You (1992) as Al
- Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) as Eddie Wong
- Shanghai 1920 (1991)
- Challenger (1990) as Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka
- Fear (1990) as Detective William Wu
- Last Flight Out (1990) as Tung Sanh
- The Simpsons (1989) as Fish (voice)
- Family Matters (1989) as Fred Yamano
- Black Rain (1989) as Karaoke Singer
- Lost Angels (1989) as Atty. Victor Eng
- Trenchcoat in Paradise (1989) as Bob Kanuka
- Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989) as Don Ho
- Dear John (1988) as Mr. Yoshimura
- Nightingales (1988) as Bill Chao
- 21 Jump Street (1987) as Mr. Tran, Harry's Father
- Tour of Duty (1987)
- The Oldest Rookie (1987)
- Kay O'Brien (1986)
- Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos (1986) as Super-Ninja (voice)
- MacGyver (1985) as Zhao
- MacGyver (1985) as Chung
- The Golden Girls (1985) as Dr. Chang
- The Golden Girls (1985) as Mr. Tanaka
- George Burns Comedy Week (1985) as Young Customer
- Lady Blue (1985)
- Challenge of a Lifetime (1985) as Dr. Honowa
- The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe (1985) as Storm Shadow (voice)
- Challenge of the GoBots (1984)
- The Duck Factory (1984) as Yoshi Nakamoto
- The Wild Life (1984) as Japanese Bowler
- G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984) as Storm Shadow (voice)
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
- Girls of the White Orchid (1983) as Akira
- Cheers (1982) as Tourist #1
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Hong
- Remington Steele (1982) as Winston Zakata / Mr. Moto
- American Playhouse (1982) as Benny Ying
- Matt Houston (1982)
- Frances (1982) as Docteur chinois
- Hill Street Blues (1981)
- The Fall Guy (1981)
- Eyewitness (1981) as Mr. Long's Son
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Mickey
- Private Benjamin (1980) as Kim Osaka
- Hart to Hart (1979)
- Taxi (1978) as The Japanese Man
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
- The Jeffersons (1975)
- Kojak (1973) as Oriental
- Room 222 (1969)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Keone Young best known for?
Keone Young is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026), The Better Sister (2025), Ultraman: Rising (2024), BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023).
When and where was Keone Young born?
Keone Young was born on September 6, 1947 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
How many credits does Keone Young have?
Keone Young has accumulated over 189 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1969 to 2026.
What is Keone Young's background in cinema and television?
Keone Young is a prolific American character actor and voice artist with a career spanning over five decades. Born on September 6, 1947, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the actor is also known by the names Keone Joseph Young, Keone Yong, and Keoni Young. He is recognized for his live-action role as Mr. Wu in the HBO series Deadwo...