Sung Kang

South Korean American actor (born 1972)the actor

Sung Ho Kang (hangul=강성호; born April 8, 1972) is an American actor. His first major role was as Han Lue in the Fast & Furious franchise, a character he first portrayed in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). Kang also played John Mak in the television series Power.

Kang was born in Clarkston, Georgia, to Korean immigrant parents. He was raised by his Korean mother and Black stepfather in Gainesville, Georgia. He moved to Barstow, California, while in high school. Kang played an FBI agent in Jet Li's film War (2007), and was featured in the movie Forbidden Warrior as Doran, a son of Genghis Khan. He had a small role in the action movie Live Free or Die Hard, and he appeared in Walter Hill's movie Bullet to the Head (2013), as Detective Taylor Kwon, opposite Sylvester Stallone. Kang has had several notable television roles, including the recurring role of the narcissistic President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee in the Korean drama parody "Tae Do (Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive)" alongside Bobby Lee on MADtv. He portrayed FBI Agent Tae Kim in the short lived crime procedural Gang Related on FOX. Both roles required him to speak Korean, which he is conversant in. The character Tae Kim was written for him by creator Chris Morgan, with whom he had worked on the Fast & Furious franchise. Kang started the YouTube channel "Sung's Garage" in January 2020, which hosts the videos for the podcast of the same name. Kang credits reporter Jen Yamato of the Los Angeles Times and her #JusticeForHan social media campaign for rallying public interest and bringing the character of Han Lue back to the Fast & Furious franchise, in which he reprises his role in F9 (2021), reuniting with director Lin once more. The same year, Kang made his directorial debut in the horror comedy film Shaky Shivers.

He owned a restaurant called Saketini in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, which closed in early 2013. Kang launched a watch with Perrelet in 2016.

Kang has said that he had been unaware of the drifting culture that existed in Japan before he was cast as Han in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. He learned to drift for the role. He said that filming the Fast & Furious film franchise rekindled his long dormant interest in cars; he had grown up watching an elderly neighbor restore vintage cars.

Year Title RoleNotes 1999 Felicity Student 1 episode 2000 Martial Law Xian Law 3 episodes 2001 NYPD Blue Asian Uniform 1 episode 2002 Girlfriends Bartender 1 episode 2002 Spin City Jordan 1 episode 2003 The Shield Malcom Rama 1 episode 2004 Threat Matrix Ray Lee 1 episode 2004 Cold Case Sen Dhiet/Varin Toan 1 episode 2005 Without a Trace Deke 1 episode 2005 Monk Mr. Huang (Disciple) 1 episode 2006–2008 MADtv President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee 4 episodes 2006 Standoff David Lau 1 episode 2006 CSI: Miami Lee Choi 1 episode 2008 Knight Rider Johnny Chang 1 episode 2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jang 1 episode 2009 Monk Vince Kuramoto 1 episode 2009 Mental Jimmy 1 episode 2010 Easy to Assemble Sung Skjulstad / Sung Skjulestad Webseries, 3 episodes 2014Robot Chicken Hook / Stratos (voice) 1 episode 2014 Gang Related Tae Kim Main role, 13 episodes 2016 Family Guy Soap Opera Actor (voice) Episode: "Candy, Quahog Marshmallow" 2016 Hawaii Five 0 Dae Wan 1 episode 2017–2020 Power Assistant U. S. Attorney John Mak Main role, 22 episodes 2018 Magnum P. I. Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka 1 episode 2019 Whiskey Cavalier Daniel Lou 1 episode 2020 Power Book II: Ghost Assistant U. S. Attorney John Mak 3 episodes 2021 Lisey's Story Officer Dan Beckman Miniseries, 7 episodes 2022Obi Wan Kenobi The Fifth Brother Miniseries, 4 episodes 2023 Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge Himself / Guest Judge Episode: "Skater Boy vs. Jaipur Jewel"

Year Title Artist(s) Ref. (Reference) 2000 "Lies" G. o. d. 2006 "Round Round" Far East Movement featuring Storm 2007 "Satisfaction" Far East Movement 2015 "Real People" Lyrics Born