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Brian Tee

Acting · Born March 15, 1977 · Okinawa, Japan

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.

Movies with Brian Tee

• Jurassic World (2015) — Hamada
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) — Shredder
• A House of Dynamite (2025) — SAIC Ken Cho
• We Were Soldiers (2002) — Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) — Japanese Pedestrian
• Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) — Sushi Chef
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) — D.K.
• Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) — Cpl. Thom Kobe
• What Planet Are You From? (2000) — Alien (uncredited)
• The Wolverine (2013) — Noburo Mori
• Chain Letter (2010) — Brian Yee
• No Tears for the Dead (2014) — Charles

TV shows with Brian Tee

• Reacher (2022) — Xavier Quinn
• Chicago P.D. (2014) — Ethan Choi
• Chicago Fire (2012) — Ethan Choi
• Chicago Med (2015) — Dr. Ethan Choi
• Expats (2024) — Clarke
• Crash (2008) — Eddie Choi
• Get Jiro (2026) — Jiro (voice)