- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1977
- Place of Birth
- Okinawa, Japan
Brian Tee
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
Enough
movieEnough
2026 · Brian Takakura, Director
movieA House of Dynamite
2025 · SAIC Ken Cho
tvExpats
2024 · Clarke
tvReacher
2022 · Xavier Quinn
movieThe Beautiful Ones
2017 · Casper
movieRoswell FM
2017 · Dwayne Archimedes
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016 · Shredder
tvLucifer
2016 · Ben Rogers
tvChicago Med
2015 · Dr. Ethan Choi, Director
tvZoo
2015 · Philip Weber
movieJurassic World
2015 · Hamada
movieOne Christmas Eve
2014 · Dr. Chen
tvLegends
2014 · Paul Chang
movieNo Tears for the Dead
2014 · Charles
movieThe Gabby Douglas Story
2014 · Liang Chow
tvChicago P.D.
2014 · Jesse Kong, Ethan Choi
movieWedding Palace
2013 · Jason
tvMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Toshiro Mori
movieThe Wolverine
2013 · Noburo Mori
tvChicago Fire
2012 · Ethan Choi
movieShake It Up: Made in Japan
2012 · Mr. Itou
tvBaby Daddy
2012 · Tommy Kwan
tvGrimm
2011 · Akira Kimura
tvMortal Kombat: Legacy
2011 · Liu Kang
The Historian Paradox
movieThe Historian Paradox
2011 · Avith Kang
tvShake It Up
2010 · Mr. Itou
movieChain Letter
2010 · Brian Yee
tvHawaii Five-0
2010 · Hideaki Kuroda
tvSym-Bionic Titan
2010 · Mike Chan (voice)
tvDark Blue
2009 · Kang
movieDeadland
2009 · Jax
tvLie to Me
2009 · Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)
tvCrash
2008 · Eddie Choi
tvBurn Notice
2007 · Takeda
movieFinishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007 · Mac Chang
tvJericho
2006 · Cheung
movieThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006 · D.K.
movieAll In
2006 · Rosenbloom Player 2
tvThe Unit
2006 · Rebel Leader
movieFun with Dick and Jane
2005 · Sushi Chef
tvBones
2005 · Ken Nakamura
tvWanted
2005 · Jin-Lee Park
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Andy Meltzer
tvZoey 101
2005 · Kazu
movieTiger Cruise
2004 · MA2 Chan
tvEntourage
2004 · Fukijama Crew Member
movieStarship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004 · Cpl. Thom Kobe
tvCracking Up
2004 · Frat Guy
tvWithout a Trace
2002 · Kirk
movieAustin Powers in Goldmember
2002 · Japanese Pedestrian
tvMonk
2002 · James Lu
movieWe Were Soldiers
2002 · Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
tvThe Chronicle
2001 · Neo
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Denny Ocampo
tvThe Invisible Man
2000 · Mallon
movieWhat Planet Are You From?
2000 · Alien (uncredited)
tvFamily Law
1999 · DEA Agent
tvBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Intern
tvThe Pretender
1996 · Male Agent
tvGet Jiro!
— · Jiro (voice)