
Jen Sung
Biography
Jen Kuo Sung was born and raised in Taiwan till he reached his teens. As a child, he was besotted with Bruce Lee after sneaking into a cinema to watch Bruce's The Big Boss and has been a student of kung fu ever since. Jen migrated with his mother to Florida where he spent his teen years in a predominantly black high school sharing his love of Bruce Lee and kung fu with like minded brothers where he excelled in all sports, leading to a college football scholarship. Jen parlayed his physical abilities and martial arts skills to his work as an actor in the first few films he was cast in Florida where he caught the eye of producer Ng See Yuen (who discovered Jackie Chan). Ng See Yuen advised him to move to Los Angeles, where Jen has since been steadily acting & action directing and making a name for himself as a character actor. Married to actress & writer Lydia Look whom he frequently collaborates with on camera and in voiceover where they are a much sought after team speaking seven languages between them both. Jen recently recurred as villain Boss Chen in Agents Marvel of Shield and will be seen in Livi Zhang's Insight and the upcoming Netflix series God's & Monsters by Adi Shankar.
Known For

TV
NCIS: Los Angeles
Man in Sunglasses
2009

TV
Martial Law
Bartender
1998

TV
Murder, She Wrote
Chinese Kidnapper
1984

TV
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Chen
2013

TV
Static Shock
Yao Ming / Center Force (voice)
2000

TV
Baywatch Nights
1995

TV
History of the World: Part II
2023

TV
American Born Chinese
Larry / Chinese Man
2023

TV
American Born Chinese
Larry
2023

Film
Mulan
Kilifu Tegin
2020

Film
Monkeybone
Attila the Hun
2001

TV
The Guardians of Justice
Dr. Ravencroft
2022

Film
The Shadow
Mongol
1994

Film
Six Days Seven Nights
Pirate
1998

Film
Paddleton
Master Liu
2019

Film
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Stick Fighter #2
2002

Film
The Quest
Phang (Siamese Fighter)
1996

Film
Mr. Nanny
Kojiro
1993

Film
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Mercenary (uncredited)
1995

Film
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Chow
2019
Filmography
2023TVAmerican Born Chineseas Larry / Chinese Man2023TVHistory of the World: Part II2022TVThe Guardians of Justiceas Dr. Ravencroft2020FilmPaper Tigeras Fashi2020FilmMulanas Kilifu Tegin2019FilmInterludeas Jen2019FilmEscape Plan: The Extractorsas Chow2019FilmPaddletonas Master Liu2018FilmSIN-SFOas Danny Goh2018FilmThe Happytime Murdersas Sandra's Bodyguard2017FilmSnow Steam Ironas Mafia Boss2013TVMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.as Chen2013FilmBattle of the Damnedas Elvis (as Jen Kuo Sung)2009TVNCIS: Los Angelesas Man in Sunglasses2002FilmKung Pow: Enter the Fistas Stick Fighter #22001FilmMonkeyboneas Attila the Hun2000TVStatic Shockas Yao Ming / Center Force (voice)1998FilmAssignment Berlinas Kim Li1998TVMartial Lawas Bartender1998FilmSix Days Seven Nightsas Pirate1997FilmBloodmoonas Drug Dealer1996FilmThe Questas Phang (Siamese Fighter)1995TVBaywatch Nights1995FilmUnder Siege 2: Dark Territoryas Mercenary (uncredited)1994FilmThe Shadowas Mongol1993FilmMr. Nannyas Kojiro1991TVDetective Extralarge1991FilmKing's Ransomas Billy (as Jen Outerbridge)1990FilmNo Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothersas Terrorist1984TVMurder, She Wroteas Chinese Kidnapper