Editing Brian Tee





Jae-Beom Takata (高田 ジェボム/Korean: 다카타 재범) born March 15, 1977, known professionally as Brian Tee, is a Japanese-American film and television actor. He is known for playing Dr. Ethan Choi on the NBC medical drama Chicago Med and its spin-offs from 2015 to 2022, and has starred in such films as The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), The Wolverine (2013), Jurassic World (2015), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).

Tee was born Jae-Beom Takata in Okinawa Prefecture. His father was Japanese-American and his mother was from South Korea. His father was born in an internment camp during World War II. His mother was living in Japan working as a reporter.

==Notable Appearances==

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role
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| 2004 || Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation || Cpl. Thom Kobe
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| 2006 || The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift || Takashi "D.K."
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| 2013 || The Wolverine || Noburo Mori
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| 2015 || Jurassic World || Hamada
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| 2016 || Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows || Oroku Saki/The Shredder
|}


{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2021 || Star Wars: Visions || Ronin (voice) || Short film: The Duel: English language dub
|-
| 2024 || Expats || Clarke || Miniseries, Main Cast
|-
| 2014 || Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. || Toshiro Mori || Episode: "A Fractured House"
|-
| 2012–2013 || Grimm || Akira Kimura || 3 episodes
|}


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