Ken Leung

Birth Name:

Kenneth Leung

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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
His Broadway debut was in the 2002 musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" as Ching Ho
Often appears in director Brett Ratner's films including "Rush Hour," "Red Dragon" and "The Family Man․"
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

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