Chen Ying Tang, sometimes spelled Chenying Tang (born July 18, 1988), is a Chinese American actor.
Life and career Chen Tang was born in Japan and raised in Guangxi, China, before his family emigrated to Memphis, Tennessee. Both of his parents are ethnic Zhuang people from Guangxi. As a child he began to watch movies starring Bruce Lee whom he considered a hero. After graduating high school, Tang expressed interest in joining the military, but his mother convinced him to head to college instead where he fell in love with acting. His bilingual upbringing helped him secure roles throughout his career including Fresh Off the Boat, Grey's Anatomy and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
In 2019, he was cast in the role of Hong for season 2 of Warrior, "I'm a somewhat eccentric, march-to-the-beat-of-my-own-drum, happy go lucky, a child-like guy who also happens to be a ruthless, deadly hitman for the local tong gang...It was just fun to be given so much free rein to create and do what I felt was right for my role, and have them give me the freedom to meet me halfway in the writing, stunts, everything."
Personal life Tang is bilingual in both English and Chinese, but naturally possesses a southern accent.
Filmography + Film rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2008TumblerCharles JenkinsShort film2013PolyporePaul2013Reunion 108Moon Ki Lee2014Let's Be CopsThe Real Chang2014The Cocks of the WalkCoach Hawk2015The Wind OutsideLiShort film2015The Company ManLi CheungShort film2015When Mom VisitsNickShort film2017Finding TomorrowTeddyShort film2017The Jade PendantJoe Lee2018Escape Plan 2: HadesYusheng Ma2018Brian BanksReporter2018RiftChris2020MulanYao2025Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson ProjectMitchell
+ Television rolesYearTitleRoleNotes201130 RockJake HuEpisode: "I Heart Connecticut"2011Wicked AttractionPhillipe ZamoraEpisode: "Bad Fortune"2011Celebrity Ghost StoriesEric ZeeEpisode: "Keshia Knight Pulliam, Ming-Na, Chi McBride, Mia Tyler"2012DelocatedHui-zhong3 episodes2012MythosShiva3 episodes2012Steel Wulf: Cyber NinjaCollosoMain cast2013Dates from HellChuckEpisode: "Blood Red Carpet"2015Last LifeThe Adversary / Frat GuyEpisode: "Everyone's Got a Theory"2015Being Mary JaneYong-Jin2 episodes2016Fresh Off the BoatMale Model EddieEpisode: "Breaking Chains"2016The ThundermansAnchorman2 episodes2017RosewoodBradley MorganEpisode: "Clavicle Trauma & Closure"2017Grey's AnatomyDaveEpisode: "In the Air Tonight"2018BoschKen Lin2 episodes2018Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Agent Kim2 episodes2020WarriorHongMain cast (Season 2)
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