Tim Kang
Tim Kang
Tim Kang | |
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Born | Yila Timothy Kang (1973-03-16)March 16, 1973 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Berkeley(BA) Harvard University(MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Children | 1 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 강일아 |
Hanja | 康一芽 |
Revised Romanization | Gang Il-a |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Ira |
Yila Timothy Kang (born March 16, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Kimball Cho in the TV series The Mentalist and Gordon Katsumoto in the reboot series Magnum P.I..
Tim Kang | |
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Born | Yila Timothy Kang (1973-03-16)March 16, 1973 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Berkeley(BA) Harvard University(MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Children | 1 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 강일아 |
Hanja | 康一芽 |
Revised Romanization | Gang Il-a |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Ira |
Early life and education
Kang was born in San Francisco, California and is the eldest of three brothers.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Fine Arts from the Harvard's Institute for Advanced Theater Training at American Repertory Theater and Moscow Art Theatre.[2][3]
Kang began acting at age 26.[4] He had been working in the finance industry at the Pacific Exchange when he passed by the American Conservatory Theater and signed up for night acting classes on a whim.[5] In an interview with the Korea Society, he stated that he decided to switch to acting full-time when he realized that he could no longer concentrate on his day job at the exchange.[6]
Career
Kang was a series regular on CBS's The Mentalist as Special Agent Kimball Cho. He appeared in Rambo (2008) and also on such TV shows as The Office, Chappelle's Show, The Vampire Diaries and Monk. He returned to his theater roots for Julia Cho's new play Aubergine, playing one of the lead characters, Ray. It premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in February 2016 before touring to various theatres.[7][8][9]
In 2012, Kang launched a production company named One Shoot Films with its first film project focusing on child abduction and sexually abused children.[10][11] Kang appears in the recurring role of Ivan Hess on Marvel's Cloak & Dagger and is a series regular as Detective Gordon Katsumoto on the 2018 reboot of Magnum P.I..
Personal life
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Two Weeks Notice | Paul the attorney | |
2003 | Robot Stories | Young John | |
Justice | Bodega owner | ||
2004 | The Forgotten | Agent Alec Wong | |
2006 | Spectropia | Client | |
What Remains | Ender | ||
2008 | Rambo | En-Joo | |
2010 | Mister Green | Mason Park | |
2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | School superintendent |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | The Sopranos | Dr. Harrison Wong | Episode: "Whoever Did This" |
2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Murakami | Episode: "Legion" |
2004 | Third Watch | Detective Kent Yoshihara | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Dr. Liam Kelly | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
2006 | Chappelle's Show | Car wash manager / Mummy's probation officer | Episodes 3.1 & 3.3 |
Ghost Whisperer | Warren Chen (burning ghost) | Episode: "The Night We Met" | |
2007 | Monk | William Lee | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" |
The Office | Koh | Episode: "Local Ad" | |
The Unit | Chaplain Alan Lantz | Episodes: "Gone Missing", "Play 16" | |
2008–15 | The Mentalist | Agent Kimball Cho | Main role, 151 episodes |
2015 | The Vampire Diaries | Oscar | Episodes: 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 |
2015 | Criminal Minds | Charlie Senarak | Episode: "The Witness" |
2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Tom Chang | Episode: "Election Night" |
2018 | Lethal Weapon | Mike Serrano | Episode: "Diggin' Up Dirt" |
2018 | Madam Secretary | Neal Shin | Episode: "The Things We Get to Say" |
2018 | Cloak & Dagger | Ivan Hess | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
2018–present | Magnum P.I. | Detective Gordon Katsumoto | Main role |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Mirror's Edge Catalyst | Dogen | |
2017 | Prey | Morgan Yu / January (male) |