Brian Tee

Acting·Mar 15, 1977·Okinawa, Japan

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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.

Film	Credit
EEnough2026 · Brian Takakura, Director	Brian Takakura, Director
A House of Dynamite2025 · SAIC Ken Cho	SAIC Ken Cho
The Beautiful Ones2017 · Casper	Casper
Roswell FM2017 · Dwayne Archimedes	Dwayne Archimedes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows2016 · Shredder	Shredder
Jurassic World2015 · Hamada	Hamada
One Christmas Eve2014 · Dr. Chen	Dr. Chen
No Tears for the Dead2014 · Charles	Charles
The Gabby Douglas Story2014 · Liang Chow	Liang Chow
Wedding Palace2013 · Jason	Jason
The Wolverine2013 · Noburo Mori	Noburo Mori
Shake It Up: Made in Japan2012 · Mr. Itou	Mr. Itou
TThe Historian Paradox2011 · Avith Kang	Avith Kang
Chain Letter2010 · Brian Yee	Brian Yee
Deadland2009 · Jax	Jax
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee2007 · Mac Chang	Mac Chang
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift2006 · D.K.	D.K.
All In2006 · Rosenbloom Player 2	Rosenbloom Player 2
Fun with Dick and Jane2005 · Sushi Chef	Sushi Chef
Tiger Cruise2004 · MA2 Chan	MA2 Chan
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation2004 · Cpl. Thom Kobe	Cpl. Thom Kobe
Austin Powers in Goldmember2002 · Japanese Pedestrian	Japanese Pedestrian
We Were Soldiers2002 · Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama	Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
What Planet Are You From?2000 · Alien (uncredited)	Alien (uncredited)