Dennis Soong

**Dennis Soong** is a main character in The CW's *Kung Fu*. He is portrayed by Tony Chung.

## Biography

### Early life

Dennis is the beloved son of the wealthy Soong family, Althea’s fiancé Dennis is coasting on being the hot and popular guy after growing out of his nerdy high school “mathlete” persona. He’s breezed through his 20's on his effortless charm, good looks and money, making him the perfect trophy husband for Althea.

Dennis is utterly besotted by Althea, and he sees only smooth sailing ahead. But clashes between their families (and a few of their own long-buried secrets) threaten to ruin their perfect engagement and to tear them apart on their way to the altar.

### Pilot

Once Nicky Shen is back in San Francisco, she is shocked to discover that her older sister Althea is preparing to marry Dennis Soong, an old high school classmate.

### Hand

The Shen family prepares for Althea's next marriage marital event ahead of her impending nuptials to Dennis. While the meeting between the Shen family and Soong family over dinner goes well initially, Dennis' father reveals he wants Althea to sign a prenuptial agreement. This coincides with an investigative reporter alerting Althea that her source dropped out in a sexual misconduct case linked to one of Althea's former employers. Snapping at the request, Althea vents about being objectified and storms out of the dinner.

Later, as Nicky and Althea catch up after the respective eventful evenings, Althea recounts to her sister that Dennis told his parents to drop the request for a prenup.

### Sanctuary

As the Shen family opens up the restaurant to allow activists a place to shelter from the police's unrelenting response, internal pressures between the family begin to form. Althea has concerns of her own, torn over telling Dennis about her past trauma enduring workplace sexual abuse from her former boss, with Nicky urging her to tell Denis about before he finds out on his own.

### Rage

Althea comes home to a romantic dinner planned by Dennis. She’s touched, but her earlier conversation is still weighing on her. She asks him what would happen if all of their money disappeared one day. Dennis says he doesn’t care because he would still be just as in love with her if she were head to toe in burlap, and eating out of a dumpster.

Eventually, Nicky, Henry, Althea, Dennis, and Ryan Shen arrive at the gala dressed to the nines. Umbeknowst to Dennis what his soon to be wife or her siblings are really up to.

A woman profusely thanks Dennis and his family in front of Althea. Curious, Althea asks what that was about. Dennis relays that her daughter was treated at the oncology ward the Soongs paid for, telling her about the different charitable endeavors they funnel their money into. Althea wasn’t aware of the breadth of their reach in the community and how extensively they give back. Althea is visibly shaken, seeing how much the community could lose if her reputation was damaged because of Matheson.

### Destiny

Dennis finds Althea's binder full of tech ideas, and he’s impressed. At the party, Althea is stressed as Nicky broaches the subject of telling Dennis about the NDA. Althea refuses to get into it, and the Soong family meets them in the entryway.

At the venue, Nicky gives a speech in tribute to Althea and Dennis. Poor Althea is torn between presenting the perfect image and having fun.

Eventually, Henry Yan arrives with a massive cardboard cutout of Dennis that Nicky ordered for her sister's bridal party.

With Althea barely holding in a scream of frustration, she manages to tell Nicky and Henry to find Dennis, who is currently at his bachelor party.

Nicky and Henry eventually find Dennis. The trio then realize that Chloe and her group are going to break into their own house. Althea tries to keep Mrs. Soong in the dark about Chloe, and they have a heart to heart about what she thinks of Althea. Mrs. Soong says initially she always pictured Dennis with someone quiet, but that she sees how happy Dennis is. All she wants is for Dennis to be happy.

### Isolation

As Althea and Ryan talk about what to do about the NDA and Courtney. She admits to her brother how she doesn’t want this to happen again and needs to warn Courtney. But she realizes she needs to tell Dennis the truth first.

Later that night, Althea eventually tells Dennis the truth about the sexual harassment she experienced from her old boss.

### Choice

Althea and Dennis meet with a lawyer since Althea is going public about the sexual assault scandal with Chase Matheson. The lawyer tells Althea that she must be ready for her whole life to change if she does this, as her life will never be the same once Matheson starts trying to drag her name through the mud.

Later, Althea tells Dennis she wants to call the lawyer in the morning.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘Kung Fu’: Tony Chung Joins the CW Reboot Series - Deadline