Kelvin Han Yee Explained

Birth Date:14 June 1961
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:–present

Kelvin Han Yee (born June 14, 1961) is an American actor of Asian descent. His career spans over 30 years of film, television and theater.

As a teenager, Yee became involved with the pioneering work of Asian American Theater Company. He was an original member of San Francisco's The National Theater Of The Deranged and San Francisco Mime Troupe. He was a member of the acting company at American Conservatory Theater for six seasons. He has acted with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, East West Players, Mark Taper Forum and Lodestone Theatre Ensemble.[1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 A Great WallPaul Fang
1993 So I Married an Axe MurdererMaster Cho
1995 CopycatChinese inspector
1996ChalkTC
1998Patch AdamsOrderly
1999Dumbarton BridgeTronIndie film
Life Tastes GoodMax
True CrimeZachary Platt
2001Sweet NovemberBurly man
2002CherishOfficer Yee
2005The IslandCensor
2006E-RingAdmiral Chen
2007Lucky YouChico Bahn
2008MilkGordon Lau
2011Vietnamese mob boss
Silver CaseBusiness Man 1
Answers to NothingMedic
2012Keye LukeLee Luke
2013Wedding PalaceWheeler Dealer Uncle
2014Fail/SafeKingpinShort
The Jade TraderShin Shaw
2015Silver Case: Director's CutBusiness Man 1Originally released in 2011
Dead EndMr. LeeShort
I Won't Miss YouTim's DadShort
2016ComfortMartin
SingularityMr. LeeShort
2018DestroyerLieutenant Oshima
Faith Under FireHarlon Moline
2019SamirFrank
2023Godzilla Minus OneTatsuo HottaEnglish dub
May DecemberJoe Yoo Sr.

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–1997, 2000–2001Nash BridgesGene Kwon / Dr. Fong / Qwon Li / Gordon ChangEpisodes: "'Til Death Do Us Part" (as Gene Kwon; 1996), "Bombshell" (as Dr. Fong; 1997), "Heist" (as Qwon Li; 2000), "Bear Trap" (as Gordon Chang; 2001)
2004HawaiiDetective Scott Chen
Sucker Free CityHenchmanTelevision film
The Bold and the BeautifulDr. Ying
200524Craig Erwich
The Young and the RestlessDr. Jun
Curb Your EnthusiasmNewscaster
2007ChuckRashan Chan
2008Days of Our LivesDoctor
The MentalistDavisPilot episode
Raising the BarJudge Anthony Hu
EntourageTaxi Driver
Prison BreakCompany Surgeon / Doctor
2008–2009CrashChun Soo Park
2009Golden BoyMitchTelevision film
Lie to MeAmbassador Park Jung-Soo
EastwickDoctor
Accidentally on PurposeDad
2010Criminal MindsDetective EklerEpisode: "The Fight"
2011Hawaii Five-0Chief of Police MahakaEpisode: "Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau (Until the End is Near)", "Oia'i'o (Truth)" (Season 1, episodes 23–24; uncredited)
Quantum CopsThe ChiefWeb series
2012Chinatown SquadUncle WongTelevision movie
2015Chicago P.D.Dennis LeeEpisode: "The Three Gs"
The Story of Billy the KiddKeegan OryeeTelevision movie
2018S.W.A.T.Jae KimEpisode: "K-Town", "Vendetta" (Season 1, episodes 11 & 20)
GLOWHenry WuEpisode: "Mother of All Matches"
2019–20249-1-1John LeeEpisodes: "Chimney Begins" (2019), "Seize the Day" (2020), "There Goes The Groom" (2024)
2019Grey's AnatomyDr. James LouEpisode: "Good Shepherd"
Blue BloodsMr. Chen
All RiseJudge Randall Roberts
2020Mr. Woo
2021The UnicornDr. Wilson
BoschAssistant Chief of Police Lester Sales
Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)Dan Liu
2022Space Force (TV series)General Gao
Butch
Franklin "Papa" Min
2023 Beef Bruce Lau Episode: "The Drama of Original Choice"
Captain LinEpisode: "Chinatown", "Blood Ties" (Season 3, episodes 16–17)
Quantum Leap (2022 TV series)Liu WeiEpisode: "S.O.S."
2024The Brothers SunZhi ZhuEpisode: "Favor for a Favor"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nelson Wong, AArisings: A-Profiler: Kelvin Han Yee. 2011-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402195232/http://aarising.com/aprofiler/kelvinhanyee.htm. 2012-04-02. dead.