Brian Tee

Brian Tee

Actor · Director

Okinawa, Japan
March 15, 1977

Biography

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. In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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Representative Works

Jurassic World
Jurassic World
6.7
/ English
A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite
6.4
/ English
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
6.1
/ English
We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers
7.1
/ English
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember
6.0
/ English
Fun with Dick and Jane
Fun with Dick and Jane
6.2
/ English
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
4.5
/ English
The Wolverine
The Wolverine
6.4
/ English
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
6.6
/ English
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
5.4
/ English
No Tears for the Dead
No Tears for the Dead
7.3
/ Korean
Chain Letter
Chain Letter
4.4
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Jurassic World
2015Nominee

Best Performance

Jurassic World

A House of Dynamite
2025Nominee

Best Performance

A House of Dynamite

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016Nominee

Best Performance

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Career Highlights

We Were Soldiers
2002Highlight

Best Performance

We Were Soldiers

Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002Highlight

Best Performance

Austin Powers in Goldmember

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