Terry Chen

Terry Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor.

Terry Chen
Born (1975-02-03) February 3, 1975
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Early life

Chen was born to ethnic Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother), in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] After an education at schools in Edmonton and Vancouver, British Columbia, he attended college in Calgary and studied at the University of Calgary.

Career

Chen's breakout role was as real-life Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous. He has appeared in several television shows, including Steven Spielberg's TV miniseries Taken, and was a series regular on Combat Hospital. Chen has appeared in feature films I, Robot, The Chronicles of Riddick, Snakes on a Plane and had a leading role in the horror/thriller They Wait.

Chen played a recurring role in the Canadian science fiction series Continuum,[1] which premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012. Chen portrayed Xander Feng in Season 2 of Netflix's House of Cards.[1] From 2017 to 2018 he played botanist Praxidike Meng in The Expanse seasons 2 and 3, and in 2018 appeared in season 2 of Jessica Jones as Pryce Cheng.

In the film Falling, Chen plays the understanding husband of a man (played by Mortensen) trying to care for his homophobic, misogynist and increasingly demented father.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999Late Night Sessions
Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkFEMA Tech #2TV movie
2000Romeo Must DieKung
TrixieWaiter
Almost FamousBen Fong-Torres
Sole SurvivorLee KwongTV movie
Island of Shadows: D'Arcy Island Leper Colony, 1891-1924New York Syphilitic
20013000 Miles to GracelandPoliceman
The Waiting Room
2002Liberty Stands StillOfficer Tom
40 Days and 40 NightsNeil
Stark Raving MadJin Sun
Various PositionsIan
Ballistic: Ecks vs. SeverFBI Agent Harry Lee
Paranormal GirlTV movie
2003A Tale of Two WivesBrunoTV movie
2004The Chronicles of RiddickMerc Pilot
I, RobotChin
The Love Crimes of Gillian GuessJerry, Defense LawyerTV movie
The LifeDarylTV movie
2005ChaosChris Lei
UnderclassmanSleepy Jones
2006Mem-o-reDr. Deepra Chang
Snakes on a PlaneChen Leong
2007WarTom Lone
They WaitJason
2008Dim Sum FuneralFuneral Store Owner
The Quality of LifeKent LouieTV movie
Love to KillRichardTV movie
2009Web of DesireDr. Tim MasseyTV movie
HardwiredCarter Burke
Storm SeekersTommy Cramer
Bottom FeedersTerry ChiuShort
Rock SlydeDavid
2010The A-TeamRavech
RiverworldEddie
Guido Superstar: The Rise of GuidoAndrew Cho
2011Something Old, Something NewGroomShort
Befriend and BetrayDonnyTV movie
Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray
2012The Cabin in the WoodsOperations Guy
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & ChromeCrew Chief TiuTV movie
2013ElysiumTechnician
Tasmanian DevilsWalsh
Time of DeathStephen ChoiTV movie
Survival CodeRoger ChinTV movie
Evil FeedSteven
2016Tomboy, a Revenger's TaleDr. Lin
2020FallingEric Peterson

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999The SentinelGang Member #1
2000The Fearing MindLoc Tran Minh2 episodes
Stargate SG-1MonkEpisode: Maternal Instinct
2000–2005Da Vinci's InquestWilliam Chen10 episodes
2001MythQuestDionysus
2001–2002Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!Rodney Choy (voice)7 episodes
2002MentorsStudent of Wong Fei Hung
Dark AngelS1W Member
TakenDr. Powell
2003Jake 2.0Chinese Agent
The Twilight ZoneNathan Park
2004SmallvilleDetective Paul Cage
The 4400Colin ChenEpisode: "Pilot"
2004–2005Battlestar GalacticaPerry / Chuckles2 episodes
2005Terminal CityDoctor
Robson ArmsRollerblading Buddy
2006The EvidenceTui Huang
2006–2007Big DayJohnny8 episodes
2008The GuardSteve
2009Wild RosesFukuwawa Jr.
Defying GravityEthan Lee
2010PsychTom Fong
SanctuaryCharles3 episodes
2011Combat HospitalCaptain Dr. Bobby Trang, MD13 episodes
2012NikitaInspector Jeong
2012–2015ContinuumCurtis Chen22 episodes
2013Bomb GirlsKai Low
ArrowSoldier
Bates MotelEthan Chang3 episodes
2014House of CardsXander Feng
The 100Commander Shumway
2014–2015Strange EmpireLing12 episodes
2015BackstromDominic Chan
The ReturnedDeputy Mark Bao7 episodes
2016Van HelsingBrendan5 episodes
2017–2018The ExpansePraxidike Meng12 episodes
2018Jessica JonesPryce Cheng6 episodes
UnrealGuy Moretti6 episodes
2019The MurdersBill Chen8 episodes
ChimericaZhang LinMini-Series
2020 Legends of TomorrowGenghis KhanEpisode: "Mortal Khanbat"[2]

References

  1. Jacoviello, Dana (March 6, 2014). "Actor Terry Chen: A Man of Many Roles". OM Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. Webb Mitovich, Matt (August 30, 2019). "Legends of Tomorrow: Terry Chen to Play 1990s-Roaming Genghis Khan in Caity Lotz's Directing Debut". TVLine. TVLine Media, LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
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