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
A House of Dynamite
2025
Expats
Clarke · (6 episodes)
2024
Baymax!
Yukio (voice) · (1 episode)
2022
Reacher
Quinn · (8 episodes)
2022
The Beautiful Ones
Casper
2017
Roswell FM
Dwayne Archimedes
2017
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Shredder
2016
Lucifer
Ben Rogers · (1 episode)
2016
Chicago Med
Dr. Ethan Choi · (131 episodes)
2015
Zoo
Philip Weber · (1 episode)
2015
Jurassic World
Hamada
2015
One Christmas Eve
Dr. Chen
2014
Legends
Paul Chang · (1 episode)
2014
No Tears for the Dead
Charles
2014
The Gabby Douglas Story
Liang Chow
2014
Chicago P.D.
Jesse Kong · (1 episode)
2014
Chicago P.D.
Ethan Choi · (6 episodes)
2014
Wedding Palace
Jason
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Toshiro Mori · (1 episode)
2013
The Wolverine
Noburo Mori
2013
Chicago Fire
Ethan Choi · (7 episodes)
2012
Baby Daddy
Tommy Kwan · (1 episode)
2012
Grimm
Akira Kimura · (2 episodes)
2011
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Liu Kang · (3 episodes)
2011
The Historian Paradox
Avith Kang
2011
Shake It Up
Mr. Itou · (1 episode)
2010
Chain Letter
Brian Yee
2010
Hawaii Five-0
Hideaki Kuroda · (2 episodes)
2010
Sym-Bionic Titan
Mike Chan (voice) · (1 episode)
2010
Dark Blue
(1 episode)
2009
Deadland
Jax
2009
Lie to Me
Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae) · (1 episode)
2009
Crash
Eddie Choi · (13 episodes)
2008
Burn Notice
Takeda · (1 episode)
2007
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Mac Chang
2007
Jericho
Cheung · (1 episode)
2006
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
D.K.
2006
All In
Rosenbloom Player 2
2006
The Unit
Rebel Leader · (1 episode)
2006
Fun with Dick and Jane
Sushi Chef
2005
Bones
Ken Nakamura · (1 episode)
2005
Wanted
Jin-Lee Park · (1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Andy Meltzer · (2 episodes)
2005
Zoey 101
Kazu · (4 episodes)
2005
Tiger Cruise
MA2 Chan
2004
Entourage
Fukijama Crew Member · (1 episode)
2004
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Cpl. Thom Kobe
2004
Without a Trace
Kirk · (1 episode)
2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Japanese Pedestrian
2002
Monk
James Lu · (1 episode)
2002
We Were Soldiers
Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
2002
The Chronicle
Neo · (1 episode)
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Denny Ocampo · (1 episode)
2000
The Invisible Man
Mallon · (1 episode)
2000
What Planet Are You From?
Alien (uncredited)
2000
Family Law
DEA Agent · (1 episode)
1999
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Intern · (1 episode)
1997
The Pretender
Male Agent · (1 episode)
1996
Get Jiro!
(0 episode)