Sung Kang

Sung Kang

  • Birthday: 1972-04-08
  • Place of birth: Gainesville, Georgia, USA
  • Also know as: 강성호

Biography

Kang was born in Gainesville, Georgia, to South Korean immigrant parents and spent his adolescence in California. He attended the University of California, Riverside. While in college he chose acting over law school, a decision which was met with disappointment from his parents due to their concerns over the lack of Asians on American television and lack of job prospects. His first major role was in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), in which he played Han Lue, an aloof gang member and the cousin of Virgil Hu (played by Jason Tobin). He was one of the stars in The Motel, in which he played Sam Kim. He played the same character Han Lue in The Fast and the Furious film franchise, appearing in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, and F9 as well as the short film Los Bandoleros. He also had a role in Jet Li's film War (2007), playing an FBI agent, and was featured in the movie Forbidden Warrior as Doran, a son of Genghis Khan. He had a small role in the action movie Live Free or Die Hard, and he appeared in Walter Hill's movie Bullet to the Head (2013) as Detective Taylor Kwon, opposite Sylvester Stallone. Kang has had several notable television roles, including the recurring role of the narcissistic President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee in the Korean drama parody "Tae Do (Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive)" alongside Bobby Lee on MADtv. He portrayed FBI Agent Tae Kim in the short-lived crime procedural Gang Related on FOX. Both roles required him to speak Korean, which he is conversant in. The character Tae Kim was written specifically for him by creator Chris Morgan, who had worked on the Fast & Furious film franchise.

Filmography

Forbidden Warrior

2004

As Doran

Undoing

2007

As Samuel

Help

2014

As Cop

9:30

2004

As Chan Kin Fai

Clap Clap

0000

As Roy

The Motel

2005

As Sam

Sunset Stories

2012

As JP

Bullet to the Head

2012

As Taylor Kwon

Code 8

2016

As Alex Park

Ninja Assassin

2009

As Hollywood

Better Luck Tomorrow

2002

As Han Lue

Los Bandoleros

2009

As Han Lue

Pali Road

2016

As Mitch Kayne

Party Boat

2017

As Greg

Thirsty

0000

As T.K. Kim

The Come-Up

2012

As Douchy Actor

The Free World

2016

As Detective Shin

4 Wedding Planners

2011

As Kai

Snakehead

2021

As Rambo

Fast & Furious

2009

As Han Lue

Fast & Furious 6

2013

As Han Lue

Fast Five

2011

As Han Lue

Fast X: Part 2

2025

As Han Lue

Shaky Shivers

2023

As Roger

War

2007

As Special Agent Goi

F9

2021

As Han Lue

Fast X

2023

As Han Lue

Code 8

2019

As Park

Ana Maria in Novela Land

2015

As Korean Soap Star

Raya and the Last Dragon

2021

As Dang Hai (voice)

We Can Be Heroes

2020

As Blinding Fast

Furious 7

2015

As Han Lue

Antwone Fisher

2002

As Receptionist

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022

As Self - Fifth Brother (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pearl Harbor

2001

As Listener

Mystery Men

1999

As Susie

Production

Shaky Shivers

2023

As Director

Code 8

2019

As Executive Producer

Better Luck Tomorrow

2002

As Associate Producer

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