Brian tea
Brian Tee (born March 15, 1977 in Okinawa , Japan ) is an American actor .
life and career
Tee was born in Okinawa ( Japan ) to Japanese-Korean parents. At the age of two he moved with his family to Hacienda Heights ( USA ) and grew up there.
He attended Glen A. Wilson High School and became captain of the football team. During his school days he worked for the pizza service "Blackjack Pizza", whose customer was among others the singer Fergie .
Tea is best known for his role as "Drift King" in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift . He speaks Korean, Japanese and English. In his spare time he does sports and Asian martial arts. In addition to his film roles, he had several supporting roles in series such as Bones - The Bone Hunter , Without a Trace - Vanished without a trace and Grey's Anatomy .
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: Pretender (TV series, episode 4x15)
- 2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( Buffy , TV series, episode 5x06)
- 2002: We Were Soldiers (We Were Soldiers)
- 2002: Austin Powers in Goldmember (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
- 2004: Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation)
- 2004: On board the Tiger Cruise ( Tiger Cruise , TV movie)
- 2005: Dick and Jane (Fun with Dick and Jane)
- 2005-2006: Zoey 101 (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2006: All In - Pokerface (All In)
- 2006: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
- 2007: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2007: Finishing the Game
- 2008: The Trade (short film)
- 2008–2009: LA Crash ( Crash , TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2009: Deadland
- 2009: Lie to Me (TV series, episode 1x04)
- 2009: Bones ( Bones , TV series, episode 4x23)
- 2010: Chain Letter
- 2011: Burn Notice (TV series, episode 5x02)
- 2012: Grimm (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2012: Shake It Up - Dancing is Everything ( Shake It Up , TV series, episode 2x28)
- 2013: Wolverine: Way of the Warrior (The Wolverine)
- 2013: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2013: Wedding Palace
- 2014: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (TV series, episode 2x06)
- 2015: Jurassic World
- 2015: Zoo (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2015: Baby Daddy (TV Series, Episode 4x14)
- since 2015: Chicago PD (TV series)
- since 2015: Chicago Med (TV series)
- 2016: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
- since 2016: Chicago Fire (TV series)
Web links
- Brian Tee in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official homepage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tea, brian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Okinawa , Japan |