Acting · Okinawa, Japan · Born March 15, 1977
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.
Enough
2026
as Brian Takakura
MovieA House of Dynamite
2025
as SAIC Ken Cho
TVExpats
2024
as Clarke
TVReacher
2022
as Xavier Quinn
MovieThe Beautiful Ones
2017
as Casper
MovieRoswell FM
2017
as Dwayne Archimedes
MovieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016
as Shredder
TVLucifer
2016
as Ben Rogers
TVChicago Med
2015
as Dr. Ethan Choi
TVZoo
2015
as Philip Weber
MovieJurassic World
2015
as Hamada
MovieOne Christmas Eve
2014
as Dr. Chen
TVLegends
2014
as Paul Chang
MovieNo Tears for the Dead
2014
as Charles
MovieThe Gabby Douglas Story
2014
as Liang Chow
TVChicago P.D.
2014
as Jesse Kong
MovieWedding Palace
2013
as Jason
TVMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Toshiro Mori
MovieThe Wolverine
2013
as Noburo Mori
TVChicago Fire
2012
as Ethan Choi
MovieShake It Up: Made in Japan
2012
as Mr. Itou
TVBaby Daddy
2012
as Tommy Kwan
TVGrimm
2011
as Akira Kimura
TVMortal Kombat: Legacy
2011
as Liu Kang
The Historian Paradox
2011
as Avith Kang
TVShake It Up
2010
as Mr. Itou
MovieChain Letter
2010
as Brian Yee
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Hideaki Kuroda
TVSym-Bionic Titan
2010
as Mike Chan (voice)
TVDark Blue
2009
as Kang
MovieDeadland
2009
as Jax
TVLie to Me
2009
as Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)
TVCrash
2008
as Eddie Choi
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Takeda
MovieFinishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007
as Mac Chang
TVJericho
2006
as Cheung
MovieThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
as D.K.
MovieAll In
2006
as Rosenbloom Player 2
TVThe Unit
2006
as Rebel Leader
MovieFun with Dick and Jane
2005
as Sushi Chef
TVBones
2005
as Ken Nakamura
TVWanted
2005
as Jin-Lee Park
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Andy Meltzer
TVZoey 101
2005
as Kazu
MovieTiger Cruise
2004
as MA2 Chan
TVEntourage
2004
as Fukijama Crew Member
MovieStarship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004
as Cpl. Thom Kobe
TVCracking Up
2004
as Frat Guy
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Kirk
MovieAustin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Japanese Pedestrian
TVMonk
2002
as James Lu
MovieWe Were Soldiers
2002
as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
TVThe Chronicle
2001
as Neo
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Denny Ocampo
TVThe Invisible Man
2000
as Mallon
MovieWhat Planet Are You From?
2000
as Alien (uncredited)
TVFamily Law
1999
as DEA Agent
TVBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Intern
TVThe Pretender
1996
as Male Agent
TVGet Jiro!
as Jiro (voice)
