Brian Tee
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Monk
James Lu
2002
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Andy Meltzer
2005
Series
Reacher
Xavier Quinn
2022
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Denny Ocampo
2000
Series
Bones
Ken Nakamura
2005
Series
Chicago Fire
Ethan Choi
2012
Series
Chicago P.D.
Jesse Kong
2014
Series
Chicago P.D.
Ethan Choi
2014
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Hideaki Kuroda
2010
Series
Chicago Med
Dr. Ethan Choi
2015
Series
Grimm
Akira Kimura
2011
Series
Lucifer
Ben Rogers
2016
Series
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Toshiro Mori
2013
Series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Intern
1997
Series
Entourage
Fukijama Crew Member
2004
Series
Without a Trace
Kirk
2002
Series
Burn Notice
Takeda
2007
Series
The Unit
Rebel Leader
2006
Series
The Pretender
Male Agent
1996
Series
Lie to Me
Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)
2009
Series
Baby Daddy
Tommy Kwan
2012
Series
Zoey 101
Kazu
2005
Series
Shake It Up
Mr. Itou
2010
Series
Zoo
Philip Weber
2015
Series
Family Law
DEA Agent
1999
Series
Jericho
Cheung
2006
Film
Jurassic World
Hamada
2015
Series
Legends
Paul Chang
2014
Series
GET JIRO
Jiro (voice)
2026
Series
The Invisible Man
Mallon
2000
Series
Dark Blue
Kang
2009
Series
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Liu Kang
2011
Film
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Shredder
2016
Series
Sym-Bionic Titan
Mike Chan (voice)
2010
Series
Expats
Clarke
2024
Film
A House of Dynamite
SAIC Ken Cho
2025
Film
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Japanese Pedestrian
2002
Series
Crash
Eddie Choi
2008
Series
The Chronicle
Neo
2001
Series
Wanted
Jin-Lee Park
2005
Film
We Were Soldiers
Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
2002
Film
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
D.K.
2006
Film
Fun with Dick and Jane
Sushi Chef
2005
Series
Cracking Up
Frat Guy
2004
Film
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Cpl. Thom Kobe
2004
Film
The Wolverine
Noburo
2013
Film
No Tears for the Dead
Charles
2014
Film
What Planet Are You From?
Alien (uncredited)
2000
Film
Chain Letter
Brian Yee
2010
Film
Tiger Cruise
MA2 Chan
2004
Film
The Beautiful Ones
Casper
2017
Film
Deadland
Jax
2009
Film
One Christmas Eve
Dr. Chen
2014
Film
The Gabby Douglas Story
Liang Chow
2014
Film
All In
Rosenbloom Player 2
2006
Film
Shake It Up: Made in Japan
Mr. Itou
2012
Film
Enough
Brian Takakura
2026
Film
Roswell FM
Dwayne Archimedes
2017
Film
Wedding Palace
Jason
2013
Film
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Mac Chang
2007
The Historian Paradox
Avith Kang
2011