Actor profile

Brian Tee

15th March 1977 Okinawa, Japan 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.

22 Movies 36 TV Shows 61 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A House of Dynamite poster

A House of Dynamite 2nd October 2025 as SAIC Ken Cho

The Beautiful Ones poster

The Beautiful Ones 14th July 2017 as Casper

Roswell FM poster

Roswell FM 6th May 2017 as Dwayne Archimedes

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 30th May 2016 as Shredder

Jurassic World poster

Jurassic World 6th June 2015 as Hamada

One Christmas Eve poster

One Christmas Eve 30th November 2014 as Dr. Chen

No Tears for the Dead poster

No Tears for the Dead 4th June 2014 as Charles

The Gabby Douglas Story poster

The Gabby Douglas Story 1st February 2014 as Liang Chow

Wedding Palace poster

Wedding Palace 27th September 2013 as Jason

The Wolverine poster

The Wolverine 21st July 2013 as Noburo Mori

Shake It Up: Made in Japan poster

Shake It Up: Made in Japan 17th August 2012 as Mr. Itou

Chain Letter poster

Chain Letter 1st October 2010 as Brian Yee

Deadland poster

Deadland 18th April 2009 as Jax

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee poster

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee 21st January 2007 as Mac Chang

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift poster

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 3rd June 2006 as D.K.

All In poster

All In 14th March 2006 as Rosenbloom Player 2

Fun with Dick and Jane poster

Fun with Dick and Jane 21st December 2005 as Sushi Chef

Tiger Cruise poster

Tiger Cruise 6th August 2004 as MA2 Chan

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation poster

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation 19th May 2004 as Cpl. Thom Kobe

Austin Powers in Goldmember poster

Austin Powers in Goldmember 26th July 2002 as Japanese Pedestrian

We Were Soldiers poster

We Were Soldiers 1st March 2002 as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama

What Planet Are You From? poster

What Planet Are You From? 3rd March 2000 as Alien (uncredited)

Expats poster

Expats 25th January 2024 as Clarke

Reacher poster

Reacher 3rd February 2022 as Xavier Quinn

Lucifer poster

Lucifer 25th January 2016 as Ben Rogers

Chicago Med poster

Chicago Med 17th November 2015 as Dr. Ethan Choi

Zoo poster

Zoo 30th June 2015 as Philip Weber

Legends poster

Legends 13th August 2014 as Paul Chang

Chicago P.D. poster

Chicago P.D. 8th January 2014 as Jesse Kong

Chicago P.D. poster

Chicago P.D. 8th January 2014 as Ethan Choi

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. poster

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 24th September 2013 as Toshiro Mori

Chicago Fire poster

Chicago Fire 10th October 2012 as Ethan Choi

Baby Daddy poster

Baby Daddy 20th June 2012 as Tommy Kwan

Grimm poster

Grimm 28th October 2011 as Akira Kimura

Mortal Kombat: Legacy poster

Mortal Kombat: Legacy 12th April 2011 as Liu Kang

Shake It Up poster

Shake It Up 7th November 2010 as Mr. Itou

Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0 20th September 2010 as Hideaki Kuroda

Sym-Bionic Titan poster

Sym-Bionic Titan 17th September 2010 as Mike Chan (voice)

Dark Blue poster

Dark Blue 15th July 2009 as Kang

Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me 21st January 2009 as Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)

Crash poster

Crash 17th October 2008 as Eddie Choi

Burn Notice poster

Burn Notice 28th June 2007 as Takeda

Jericho poster

Jericho 20th September 2006 as Cheung

The Unit poster

The Unit 7th March 2006 as Rebel Leader

Bones poster

Bones 13th September 2005 as Ken Nakamura

Wanted poster

Wanted 31st July 2005 as Jin-Lee Park

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Andy Meltzer

Zoey 101 poster

Zoey 101 9th January 2005 as Kazu

Entourage poster

Entourage 18th July 2004 as Fukijama Crew Member

Cracking Up poster

Cracking Up 9th March 2004 as Frat Guy

Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace 26th September 2002 as Kirk

Monk poster

Monk 12th July 2002 as James Lu

The Chronicle poster

The Chronicle 14th July 2001 as Neo

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Denny Ocampo

The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man 9th June 2000 as Mallon

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999 as DEA Agent

Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 10th March 1997 as Intern

The Pretender poster

The Pretender 19th September 1996 as Male Agent