Ken Leung is a Chinese American actor and native New Yorker. He grew up in Manhattan’s Chinatown during the 1970s and attended New York University where he discovered acting in his junior year.

He started out acting in classical and original plays, working with theater companies such as the nationally renowned Ma-Yi, and in 2002 made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. Internationally he has performed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Hague Appeal for Peace. 

Leung is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Rush Hour, Keeping the Faith, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as the series The Sopranos, Lost, The Night Shift, and High Maintenance.