Person

Brian Tee

Acting · Born 1977-03-15 · Okinawa, Japan

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.

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  Grey's Anatomy

  Andy Meltzer

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  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  Denny Ocampo

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  Bones

  Ken Nakamura

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  Lucifer

  Ben Rogers

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  Reacher

  Xavier Quinn

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  Hawaii Five-0

  Hideaki Kuroda

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  Chicago Fire

  Ethan Choi

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  Grimm

  Akira Kimura

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  Chicago P.D.

  Jesse Kong

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  Monk

  James Lu

• 2026EnoughBrian Takakura
• 2025A House of DynamiteSAIC Ken Cho
• 2024ExpatsClarke
• 2022ReacherXavier Quinn
• 2017The Beautiful OnesCasper
• 2017Roswell FMDwayne Archimedes
• 2016Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the ShadowsShredder
• 2016LuciferBen Rogers
• 2015Chicago MedDr. Ethan Choi
• 2015ZooPhilip Weber
• 2015Jurassic WorldHamada
• 2014One Christmas EveDr. Chen
• 2014LegendsPaul Chang
• 2014No Tears for the DeadCharles
• 2014The Gabby Douglas StoryLiang Chow
• 2014Chicago P.D.Jesse Kong
• 2013Wedding PalaceJason
• 2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Toshiro Mori
• 2013The WolverineNoburo Mori
• 2012Chicago FireEthan Choi
• 2012Shake It Up: Made in JapanMr. Itou
• 2012Baby DaddyTommy Kwan
• 2011GrimmAkira Kimura
• 2011Mortal Kombat: LegacyLiu Kang
• 2011The Historian ParadoxAvith Kang
• 2010Shake It UpMr. Itou
• 2010Chain LetterBrian Yee
• 2010Hawaii Five-0Hideaki Kuroda
• 2010Sym-Bionic TitanMike Chan (voice)
• 2009Dark BlueKang
• 2009DeadlandJax
• 2009Lie to MeBodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)
• 2008CrashEddie Choi
• 2007Burn NoticeTakeda
• 2007Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce LeeMac Chang
• 2006JerichoCheung
• 2006The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftD.K.
• 2006All InRosenbloom Player 2
• 2006The UnitRebel Leader
• 2005Fun with Dick and JaneSushi Chef
• 2005BonesKen Nakamura
• 2005Wanted 2005Jin-Lee Park
• 2005Grey's AnatomyAndy Meltzer
• 2005Zoey 101Kazu
• 2004Tiger CruiseMA2 Chan
• 2004EntourageFukijama Crew Member
• 2004Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationCpl. Thom Kobe
• 2004Cracking UpFrat Guy
• 2002Without a TraceKirk
• 2002Austin Powers in GoldmemberJapanese Pedestrian
• 2002MonkJames Lu
• 2002We Were SoldiersPfc. Jimmy Nakayama
• 2001The ChronicleNeo
• 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDenny Ocampo
• 2000The Invisible ManMallon
• 2000What Planet Are You From?Alien (uncredited)
• 1999Family LawDEA Agent
• 1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerIntern
• 1996The PretenderMale Agent
• —Get Jiro!Jiro (voice)