Brian Tee
Acting
Born: Mar 15, 1977
From: Okinawa, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. He is most 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. In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enough | Brian Takakura | 2026 | — |
| A House of Dynamite | SAIC Ken Cho | 2025 | 6.404 |
| The Beautiful Ones | Casper | 2017 | 6.5 |
| Roswell FM | Dwayne Archimedes | 2017 | — |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Shredder | 2016 | 6.049 |
| Jurassic World | Hamada | 2015 | 6.698 |
| No Tears for the Dead | Charles | 2014 | 7.227 |
| One Christmas Eve | Dr. Chen | 2014 | 5.8 |
| The Gabby Douglas Story | Liang Chow | 2014 | 7.4 |
| The Wolverine | Noburo Mori | 2013 | 6.43 |
| Wedding Palace | Jason | 2013 | 6.0 |
| Shake It Up: Made in Japan | Mr. Itou | 2012 | — |
| The Historian Paradox | Avith Kang | 2011 | — |
| Chain Letter | Brian Yee | 2010 | 4.413 |
| Deadland | Jax | 2009 | 3.9 |
| Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee | Mac Chang | 2007 | 4.9 |
| The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | D.K. | 2006 | 6.541 |
| All In | Rosenbloom Player 2 | 2006 | 4.5 |
| Jericho TV | Cheung | 2006 | 7.412 |
| Fun with Dick and Jane | Sushi Chef | 2005 | 6.221 |
| Zoey 101 TV | Kazu | 2005 | 8.103 |
| Bones TV | Ken Nakamura | 2005 | 8.187 |
| Tiger Cruise | MA2 Chan | 2004 | 5.997 |
| Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation | Cpl. Thom Kobe | 2004 | 4.472 |
| We Were Soldiers | Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama | 2002 | 7.126 |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Japanese Pedestrian | 2002 | 6.018 |
| Monk TV | James Lu | 2002 | 7.947 |
| What Planet Are You From? | Alien (uncredited) | 2000 | 5.431 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV | Denny Ocampo | 2000 | 7.624 |
| The Pretender TV | Male Agent | 1996 | 7.36 |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1977 |
| From | Okinawa, Japan |