page_title: List of Asian Americans
section_title: Actors and filmmakers
hierarchical_section_title: List of Asian Americans / Entertainment / Actors and filmmakers
caption_attribution_description: English: Hong signing autographs at ComCon in Sacramento
context_page_description: This page is a list of notable Asian Americans.
context_section_description: Keiko Agena, actress, Gilmore Girls
  Aziz Ansari, actor and comedian, Human Giant and Parks and Recreation: Television series Funny People and I Love You, Man: Films
  Lulu Antariksa, actress
  Devon Aoki, actress and model
  Tsuru Aoki (1892–1961), actress
  Geoffrey Arend, actor, Body of Proof
  Ashley Argota, actress, True Jackson, VP
  Reiko Aylesworth, actress, 24
  Chloe Bennet (née Wang), actress, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. singer
  Kayla Blake, actress
  Moon Bloodgood, actress
  Johnny Yong Bosch, actor
  Dante Basco, actor, poet, dancer, Hook, The Debut, Biker Boyz and Take the Lead
  Dion Basco, actor, The Debut, Biker Boyz and City Guys
  Ross Butler, actor
  Eric Byler, filmmaker
  Dean Cain, actor
  Tia Carrere, actress and singer, Relic Hunter, Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2
  Christina Chang, actress
  Katie Chang, actress, The Bling Ring
  Wah Chang, prop designer, famous for designing the original Star Trek communicator and phasers
  Rosalind Chao, actress
  François Chau, actor
  Joan Chen, actress, director
  Lynn Chen, actress
  Tina Chen, actress
  Karin Anna Cheung, actress
  Richard Chew, Academy Award-winning film editor
  Arden Cho, actress (Teen Wolf), YouTuber, model, singer
  Henry Cho, comedian
  John Cho, actor, FlashForward, Selfie, Better Luck Tomorrow, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Star Trek
  Margaret Cho, actress and comedian
  Kenneth Choi, actor
  Justin Chon, actor
  Kelsey Chow, actress
  Jamie Chung, actress
  Peter Chung, animator, Aeon Flux
  Michael Copon, actor
  Billy Crawford, actor, host television
  Darren Criss, actor and singer
  Tom Cross, Academy Award-winning film editor (for Whiplash)
  Jake Cuenca, actor, model
  Mark Dacascos, actor, of the Crying Freeman and the "Chairman" from Iron Chef America
  Noureen DeWulf, actress, Starred in an Academy Award-winning short film
  Ivan Dorschner, actor, model
  James Duval, actor
  Yvonne Elliman, singer
  Roger Fan, actor
  Nargis Fakhri, actress and model
  Raja Fenske, actor
  Janina Gavankar, actress
  Kimiko Glenn, actress
  Griffin Gluck, actor
  Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor, Saved by the Bell and NYPD Blue
  Cynthia Gouw, actress, Star Trek V-The Final Frontier
  Rene Gube, writer and actor
  Todd Haberkorn, voice actor
  Kayo Hatta (1958–2005), filmmaker
  Sessue Hayakawa (1889–1973), Academy Award-nominated actor
  Daniel Henney, actor in South Korea, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  Ryan Higa, YouTube personality
  Steven Ho, stuntman, stunt coordinator, fight choreographer
  James Hong, actor
  James Wong Howe (1899–1976), two-time-Academy Award-winning cinematographer
  Tiffany Ann Hsu, actress
  Kelly Hu, actress
  Tina Huang, stage and television actress
  Vanessa Anne Hudgens, actress and singer
  David Henry Hwang, Tony-winning playwright
  Robert Ito, classic movie actor
  Ken Jeong, comedian, actor, physician, The Hangover and Community
  Dwayne Johnson, Samoan-descent professional wrestler and actor, Fast & Furious 6
  Malese Jow, actress and singer
  Rodney Kageyama, actor
  Mindy Kaling, actress, writer, producer, The Office
  Michael Kang, filmmaker
  Sung Kang, actor, Better Luck Tomorrow and Fast & Furious
  Tim Kang, actor, The Mentalist
  Ravi Kapoor, actor, Crossing Jordan
  Archie Kao, actor, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and CSI
  Janice Kawaye, voice actress
  Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, documentary filmmaker
  Daniel Dae Kim, actor, Lost and Hawaii Five-0
  Randall Duk Kim, actor
  Hayley Kiyoko, actress
  Shin Koyamada, actor, The Last Samurai and Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
  Lance Krall, actor and comedian
  Michelle Krusiec, actress
  Nancy Kwan, actress
  Jennie Kwan, actress, California Dreams
  Liza Lapira, actress
  Cung Le, kickboxer, martial artist, and actor
  Sharon Leal, actress, Guiding Light and Boston Public
  Ang Lee, filmmaker and director, Brokeback Mountain, Hulk, Eat Drink Man Woman, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
  Bobby Lee, comedian, MADtv
  Brandon Lee (1965–1993), actor, son of Bruce Lee
  Bruce Lee (1940–1973), martial arts superstar
  Chris Chan Lee, filmmaker
  C. S. Lee, actor, Dexter
  James Kyson Lee, actor, Heroes
  Jarry Lee, actress and model
  Jason Scott Lee, actor
  Ki Hong Lee, actor, The Maze Runner, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Everything Before Us
  Shannon Lee, actress, 
caption: James Hong
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