Ken Leung Actor Bio Wiki Age Height Wife Movies Tv Shows and Net Worth
Ken Leung is a well-known American Actor. He is famously known for his roles in films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Admiral Statura, Saw as Detective Stephen, X-Men: The Last Stand as Quill, and Lost as Miles Straume. In addition, he was also featured in the final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos and also played the role of Karnak in Inhumans.
He was born on January 21, 1970, in New York City in theUnited States of America. Ken is52 years oldand celebrates his birthday every year on January 21.
He is a man of average stature. Ken stands at5 ft 7 in(Approx 1.74 m).
He was born to his Chinese parents in New York City and grew up in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the United States of America. Ken’s father is a business operatorWang-Gang Leungand his mother isKim-Chong Lui. He also has a young brother whose name remains unknown.
Despite being a well-known actor who has participated in a number of Tv shows and Films he has kept details regarding his relationship away from the public. However, during an interview, he said he is happily married but declined to reveal any more details regarding the identity of the woman and/or the children.
He earned his high school diploma from Old Bridge High School in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Ken later enrolled at New York University as a University Scholar. He later discovered his acting career in his junior year, studying with Nan Smithner and Catherine Russell.
Ken had a starring role in the drama television series Lost that aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010. In the series, his role was as Miles Straume, a sarcastic supposed ghost whisperer from 2008 to 2010. The series is regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time. Further, it won the Emmy Award in 2005, Best American Import at the British Academy Television Awards in 2005, the Golden Globe Award in 2006, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
He appeared as Statura, an admiral in the Resistance in the American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The film is a sequel to Return of the Jedi in 1983, it is the seventh film in the “Skywalker Saga”.
He was a guest star in the final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos in 2007. Ken cast the series as Carter Chong on the “Remember When” episode.
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He had a supporting role cast in the 1997 film as Sang in buddy action comedy Rush Hour opposite Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. The supporting casts in the film include Rex Linn, Tzi Ma, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Rolston, and Elizabeth Peña. The film runs for 98 minutes with two sequels: Rush Hour 2 in 2001 and Rush Hour 3 in 2007.
Ken’s first film debut was in the 1997 comedy film Rush Hour as villainous henchman Sang opposite Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. He later appeared in films like X-Men: The Last Stand, Red Dragon, and The Family Man. Further, he appeared in Edward Norton’s film Keeping the Faith in 2000. Ken’s performance was pleased by Edward according to Washington Post.
Moreover, he appeared in other independent and Tv films, as well as features like two with Spike Lee and four films with Brett Ratner. Ken had a casting role in Corpus Christi as James in 1998 and in 2002 he appeared in his Broadway debut in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Additionally, Ken starred in the independent film Shanghai Kiss with Hayden Panettiere and also had a Special Mention at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. He was also featured in the final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos. Futhermore, on September 29, 2017, he played the role of Karnak in Inhumans.
He has participated in a number of films and Tv shows since 1995, there is no doubt he has attained decent fortune from his professional acting career. Ken’s estimated net worth is$7 Million.
Ken is a man of average stature and is 5 ft 7 in.
Despite being a well-known actor who has participated in a number of Tv shows and Films he has kept details regarding his relationship away from the public. However, during an interview, he said he is happily married but declined to reveal any more details regarding the identity of the woman and/or the children.
