Tzi Ma: movies and TV shows
Tzi Ma has 111 credits in the archive: 56 films and 55 TV series, from 1979 to 2025. Highest rated: INVINCIBLE (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1979 – 2025 · busiest year: 2008 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Watson | Uncle Jun | TV | 4.6 | 63 |
| 2025 | Gunslingers | Lin | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 2024 | Interior Chinatown | Joe Wu | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2024 | Five Blind Dates | Xien | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 2023 | Believer 2 | Professor Lee | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 2022 | A Shot Through the Wall | Chow Tan | Film | 4.7 | 60 |
| 2022 | A Father's Son | Krang Li | Film | — | 60 |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLE | Mr. Liu (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 59 |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLE | Mr. Liu / Dragon (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 59 |
| 2021 | Kung Fu | Jin Shen | TV | 7.5 | 59 |
| 2020 | Mulan | Hua Zhou | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 2020 | The Kid Detective | Mr. Chang | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 2020 | Tigertail | Grover | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2020 | Searching for Anna May Wong | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2020 | A Sugar & Spice Holiday | Pete Yung | Film | 5.1 | 58 |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 57 |
| 2019 | Treadstone | General Chin-Hwa Kwon | TV | 7.1 | 57 |
| 2019 | Wu Assassins | Mr. Young | TV | 6.7 | 57 |
| 2019 | The Farewell | Haiyan | Film | 7.4 | 57 |
| 2018 | The Resident | Ted Zhou | TV | 8.4 | 56 |
| 2018 | Star Wars Resistance | Hamato Xiono (voice) | TV | 6.2 | 56 |
| 2018 | Skyscraper | Fire Chief Sheng | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 2018 | Bad Company | Hawking | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 2017 | Ransom | Lormong Vang | TV | 6.6 | 55 |
| 2017 | The Jade Pendant | Yu Hing | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2017 | Meditation Park | Bing | Film | 6.6 | 55 |
| 2017 | An American Girl Story - Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance | Gung-Gung | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 2016 | Arrival | General Shang | Film | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Joseph Takagi | TV | 6.4 | 54 |
| 2016 | Diablo | Quok Mi | Film | 4.9 | 54 |
| 2016 | Pali Road | Mr. Zhang | Film | 4.0 | 54 |
| 2015 | Bosch | Brent Charles | TV | 7.9 | 53 |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | General Onada | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 2015 | Man Seeking Woman | Master Sheng | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2015 | Baby Steps | Mr. Lin | Film | 4.8 | 53 |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley | Yao | TV | 8.1 | 52 |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | President Miguel Da Silva | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2014 | Million Dollar Arm | Chang | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 2014 | A Good Man | Mr. Chen | Film | 4.8 | 52 |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Agent Kwan | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2013 | #1 Serial Killer | Mr. Chang | Film | 2.2 | 51 |
| 2013 | Someone I Used to Know | Simo Kim | Film | 2.0 | 51 |
| 2012 | Elementary | Xi Hai Ching | TV | 7.6 | 50 |
| 2012 | Veep | Lu Chi-Jang | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 2012 | Perception | Prof. Arthur Wei | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Mr. Zheng | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time | The Dragon | TV | 7.4 | 49 |
| 2011 | Hell on Wheels | Tao | TV | 7.6 | 49 |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Mr. Chi | TV | 7.7 | 48 |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Jun Lee | TV | 7.5 | 47 |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Mr. Chen | TV | 7.9 | 47 |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Matsu | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 2008 | Fringe | Ming Che | TV | 8.1 | 46 |
| 2008 | All God's Children Can Dance | Glen | Film | 4.3 | 46 |
| 2008 | The Sensei | Buddhist Monk | Film | 4.2 | 46 |
| 2008 | Long Story Short | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 2008 | Baby | Pops | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Solon Han | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Governor | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 2007 | Dragon Boys | Henry Wah | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 2006 | The Unit | Rudy Hartano | TV | 7.3 | 44 |
| 2006 | Akeelah and the Bee | Mr. Chiu | Film | 7.1 | 44 |
| 2006 | The Slanted Screen | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Patterson | TV | 8.2 | 43 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Bah Bah (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Chinese Ambassador | TV | 7.6 | 43 |
| 2005 | Red Doors | Ed Wong | Film | 5.2 | 43 |
| 2004 | Hawaii | Joseph Dao | TV | 7.1 | 42 |
| 2004 | The Ladykillers | The General | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 2003 | Jake 2.0 | Nanda Sang | TV | 7.1 | 41 |
| 2002 | The Quiet American | Hinh | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 2001 | 24 | Cheng Zhi | TV | 7.8 | 39 |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Ed | TV | 6.6 | 39 |
| 2001 | Hawaiian Gardens | Mr. Hu'o'ng | Film | 3.0 | 39 |
| 1999 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | Vinh | Film | 5.4 | 37 |
| 1998 | Martial Law | Lee Hei | TV | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1998 | Rush Hour | Consul Han | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1998 | The Magnificent Seven | Wo Chin's Father | TV | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Tang Jingyu | TV | 7.7 | 35 |
| 1997 | Dante's Peak | Stan | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1997 | Red Corner | Li Cheng | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1996 | Millennium | Captain Youfook Law | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1996 | Millennium | Dr. Takashi | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Jimmy Zee | TV | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1996 | Chain Reaction | Lu Chen | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1995 | JAG | Inspector Chang | TV | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Yeung | TV | 7.8 | 32 |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Mr. Wang | TV | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son | TV | 6.8 | 32 | |
| 1994 | Golden Gate | Chen Jung Song | Film | 4.4 | 32 |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Chan | TV | 7.1 | 31 |
| 1992 | Rapid Fire | Kinman Tau | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Deputy Counsel General Li Chen | TV | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | Tak Akita | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1990 | Yellowthread Street | Det. Eddie Pak | TV | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1990 | Forbidden Nights | Li Dao | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1989 | The Forgotten | Premier | Film | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Biomolecular Physiologist | TV | 8.4 | 25 |
| 1986 | The Money Pit | Hwang | Film | 6.5 | 24 |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Wing Lee | TV | 7.7 | 23 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Mr. Lin | TV | 7.1 | 23 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Mr. Lee | TV | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Chen Jung Song | TV | 6.6 | 20 |
| 1981 | They All Laughed | (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 19 |
| 1979 | Cocaine Cowboys | Jimmy Lee | Film | 4.2 | 17 |
| Watcha Want | Film | — | — | ||
| The Horseman | Film | — | — | ||
| The Chinatown Diner | Film | — | — | ||
| The Way You Dance | Ming Lee | Film | — | — | |
| The Way You Dance | Film | — | — | ||
| Unarmed | Film | — | — |