Ken Leung Bio | Wiki
Ken Leung is a well-known American Actor. He is famously known for his roles in films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Admiral Statura, Saw as Detective Stephen, X-Men: The Last Stand as Quill, and Lost as Miles Straume. In addition, he was also featured in the final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos and also played the role of Karnak in Inhumans.
Ken Leung Age
He was born on January 21, 1970, in New York City in the United States of America. Ken is 52 years old and celebrates his birthday every year on January 21.
Ken Leung Height
He is a man of average stature. Ken stands at 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.74 m).
Ken Leung Family
He was born to his Chinese parents in New York City and grew up in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the United States of America. Ken’s father is a business operator Wang-Gang Leung and his mother is Kim-Chong Lui. He also has a young brother whose name remains unknown.
Ken Leung Wife
Despite being a well-known actor who has participated in a number of Tv shows and Films he has kept details regarding his relationship away from the public. However, during an interview, he said he is happily married but declined to reveal any more details regarding the identity of the woman and/or the children.
Ken Leung Education
He earned his high school diploma from Old Bridge High School in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Ken later enrolled at New York University as a University Scholar. He later discovered his acting career in his junior year, studying with Nan Smithner and Catherine Russell.
Ken Leung Lost
Ken had a starring role in the drama television series Lost that aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010. In the series, his role was as Miles Straume, a sarcastic supposed ghost whisperer from 2008 to 2010. The series is regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time. Further, it won the Emmy Award in 2005, Best American Import at the British Academy Television Awards in 2005, the Golden Globe Award in 2006, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Ken Leung Star Wars
He appeared as Statura, an admiral in the Resistance in the American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The film is a sequel to Return of the Jedi in 1983, it is the seventh film in the “Skywalker Saga”.
Ken Leung Sopranos
He was a guest star in the final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos in 2007. Ken cast the series as Carter Chong on the “Remember When” episode.
Ken Leung Movies and Tv Shows
Movies
- Red Corner as Peng in 1997
- Rush Hour as Sang in 1998
- Keeping the Faith as Don in 2000
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Syatyoo-Sama in 2001
- Welcome to the Dollhouse as Barry in 1995
- Saw as Detective Steven Sing in 2004
- Year of the Fish as Johnny in 2006
- Works of Art as John Kim in 2009
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Admiral Statura in 2015
- Old as Jarin Carmichael in 2021
Tv Shows
- New York Undercover as David Kwan in 1997
- Oz as Bian Yixue in 2001
- Strip Search as Liu Tsung-Yuan in 2004
- The Sopranos as Carter Chong
- The Good Wife as Shen Yuan in 2011
- Zero Hour as Father Reggie in 2013
- The Night Shift as Topher Zia from 2014 to 2016
- High Maintenance as Gene in 2019
- The Blacklist as Michael Sima in 2019
- Industry as Eric Tao in 2020
Ken Leung Rush Hour
He had a supporting role cast in the 1997 film as Sang in buddy action comedy Rush Hour opposite Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. The supporting casts in the film include Rex Linn, Tzi Ma, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Rolston, and Elizabeth Peña. The film runs for 98 minutes with two sequels: Rush Hour 2 in 2001 and Rush Hour 3 in 2007.
Ken Leung Actor
Ken’s first film debut was in the 1997 comedy film Rush Hour as villainous henchman Sang opposite Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. He later appeared in films like X-Men: The Last Stand, Red Dragon, and The Family Man. Further, he appeared in Edward Norton’s film Keeping the Faith in 2000. Ken’s performance was pleased by Edward according to Washington Post.
Moreover, he appeared in other independent and Tv films, as well as features like two with Spike Lee and four films with Brett Ratner. Ken had a casting role in Corpus Christi as James in 1998 and in 2002 he appeared in his Broadway debut in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Additionally, Ken starred in the independent film Shanghai Kiss with Hayden Panettiere and also had a Special Mention at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. He was also featured in the final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos. Futhermore, on September 29, 2017, he played the role of Karnak in Inhumans.
Ken Leung Net Worth
He has participated in a number of films and Tv shows since 1995, there is no doubt he has attained decent fortune from his professional acting career. Ken’s estimated net worth is $7 Million.
How Tall Is Ken Leung
Ken is a man of average stature and is 5 ft 7 in.
Is Ken Leung Married
Despite being a well-known actor who has participated in a number of Tv shows and Films he has kept details regarding his relationship away from the public. However, during an interview, he said he is happily married but declined to reveal any more details regarding the identity of the woman and/or the children.