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Brian Tee

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.

Known for

Enough
2026 • Brian Takakura
A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite
2025 • SAIC Ken Cho
The Beautiful Ones
The Beautiful Ones
2017 • Casper
Roswell FM
Roswell FM
2017 • Dwayne Archimedes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016 • Shredder
Jurassic World
Jurassic World
2015 • Hamada
One Christmas Eve
One Christmas Eve
2014 • Dr. Chen
No Tears for the Dead
No Tears for the Dead
2014 • Charles

Full filmography

Enough
2026 • Brian Takakura
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A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite
2025 • SAIC Ken Cho
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Roswell FM
Roswell FM
2017 • Dwayne Archimedes
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The Wolverine
The Wolverine
2013 • Noburo Mori
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Chain Letter
Chain Letter
2010 • Brian Yee
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Deadland
Deadland
2009 • Jax
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All In
All In
2006 • Rosenbloom Player 2
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Tiger Cruise
Tiger Cruise
2004 • MA2 Chan
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Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 • Japanese Pedestrian
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We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers
2002 • Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
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What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 • Alien (uncredited)
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Brian Tee – Biography, Known For & Filmography