Brian Tee
Born March 15, 1977 (Age: 49)
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Okinawa, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
A House of Dynamite
2025
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as SAIC Ken Cho
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Age: 48
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016
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as Shredder
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Age: 39
Jurassic World
2015
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as Hamada
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Age: 38
No Tears for the Dead
2014
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as Charles
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Age: 37
The Wolverine
2013
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as Noburo Mori
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Age: 36
Shake It Up: Made In Japan
2012
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as Mr. Itou
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Age: 35
Chain Letter
2010
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as Brian Yee
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Age: 33
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007
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as Mac Chang
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Age: 29
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
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as D.K.
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Age: 29
Fun with Dick and Jane
2005
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as Sushi Chef
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Age: 28
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
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as Japanese Pedestrian
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Age: 25
We Were Soldiers
2002
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as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
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Age: 24
What Planet Are You From?
2000
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as Alien (uncredited)
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Age: 22