Brian Tee
Acting

Brian Tee

March 15, 1977 (49 years old) Okinawa, Japan

Also known as: Jae-Bum Takata, Jae-Beom Takata, برایان تی

Biography

Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. He is most known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi on NBC’s Chicago Med and for his role as D.K. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

In James Mangold’s The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • TV

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • TV

Bones

Bones

2005 • TV

Lucifer

Lucifer

2016 • TV

Jurassic World

Jurassic World

2015 • Movie

No Tears for the Dead

No Tears for the Dead

2014 • Movie

Movie Credits (23)

Acting

2015

Jurassic World

as Hamada

2014

No Tears for the Dead

as Charles

2025

A House of Dynamite

as SAIC Ken Cho

2007

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

as Mac Chang

2002

Austin Powers in Goldmember

as Japanese Pedestrian

2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

as Shredder

2005

Fun with Dick and Jane

as Sushi Chef

2013

Wedding Palace

as Jason

2002

We Were Soldiers

as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama

2004

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

as Cpl. Thom Kobe

2006

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

as D.K.

2013

The Wolverine

as Noburo Mori

2000

What Planet Are You From?

as Alien (uncredited)

2006

All In

as Rosenbloom Player 2

2009

Deadland

as Jax

2017

The Beautiful Ones

as Casper

2014

One Christmas Eve

as Dr. Chen

2010

Chain Letter

as Brian Yee

2017

Roswell FM

as Dwayne Archimedes

2014

The Gabby Douglas Story

as Liang Chow

TV Credits (39)

Acting

2005

Grey's Anatomy

as Andy Meltzer

2 episodes

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Denny Ocampo

1 episodes

2005

Bones

as Ken Nakamura

1 episodes

2016

Lucifer

as Ben Rogers

1 episodes

2012

Chicago Fire

as Ethan Choi

7 episodes

2014

Chicago P.D.

as Jesse Kong

1 episodes

2014

Chicago P.D.

as Ethan Choi

6 episodes

2022

Reacher

as Xavier Quinn

8 episodes

2010

Hawaii Five-0

as Hideaki Kuroda

2 episodes

2013

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as Toshiro Mori

1 episodes

2002

Monk

as James Lu

1 episodes

2011

Grimm

as Akira Kimura

2 episodes

2015

Chicago Med

as Dr. Ethan Choi

131 episodes

1997

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Intern

1 episodes

2004

Entourage

as Fukijama Crew Member

1 episodes

2009

Lie to Me

as Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)

1 episodes

2002

Without a Trace

as Kirk

1 episodes

2007

Burn Notice

as Takeda

1 episodes

1996

The Pretender

as Male Agent

1 episodes

2006

The Unit

as Rebel Leader

1 episodes

Crew

2015

Chicago Med

Director

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 15, 1977 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Okinawa, Japan
Popularity
1.2

Career Stats

23
Movies
39
TV Shows