Ken Leung Biography

Fast Facts

• His role in "Shanghai Kiss" earned him a Special Mention for Breakout Performance at the 2007 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
• Traveled with a group of actors based out of Mount Sinai Hospital who educated youth about teen pregnancy, AIDS and other issues through drama
• Studied physical therapy at New York University, but took an elective acting class that led to a serious desire to pursue the profession
• Early in his career, he worked with such groups as the Ma-Yi Theater Company and New Perspectives
• Often appears in director Brett Ratner's films including "Rush Hour," "Red Dragon" and "The Family Man․"
• His Broadway debut was in the 2002 musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" as Ching Ho
• The scene in "The Squid and the Whale" in which he plays a high school counselor was filmed in Midwood High School in Brooklyn, the same high school Leung attended