Released in North America on August 15 this year, the main creators of "Picking Gold" are all Asians, and after the release of the film, it won three consecutive north American weekend box office titles, which was acclaimed and popular; a week later, another small-budget movie starring Asian actor John Zhao, "Network Mystery Trail", exploded in North America and achieved a good box office. The Asian faces on the Hollywood screen this year are a bit of a flash.
Hollywood has always been a place of skin color discrimination, and it is not easy for Asian faces to occupy a place here. If the audience carefully observes the Asian faces in Hollywood film and television works, they will find that Korean actors account for a large part of the proportion, and this group of Koreans has both the second generation of immigrants who are native and rooted in the local area, such as The comedian Ken Zheng, who has a wonderful performance in the "Hangover" series, the Korean-Canadian actress Wu Shanzhuo, who became famous in "Grey's Anatomy", and the new generation of immigrants who immigrated with their parents, such as John Zhao, who played Major Sulu in "Star Trek", with "Lost" Kim Yoon-jin, a Korean-American actor who breaks into the mainstream American entertainment industry. They all find their own place through their own efforts.
Sandra Wu – changeable
Birthday: July 20, 1971 Representative works: "Grey's Anatomy" series, "Pole Dancer"
Wu Shanzhuo can also be regarded as a Korean star who has developed very smoothly overseas. She was born in Canada, is the second generation of Korean immigrants, although she is not a beautiful woman, by Chinese netizens as the "female version of Lin Yongjian", but her role is very diverse, we can often see this oriental face on the screen.
Sandra Wu. Image from the web
In 1994, she entered the entertainment industry and played a variety of roles, large and small, but what really made her popular was the popular American drama "Grey's Anatomy" since 2004, and her role Dr. Yang left an indelible impression on the audience, and won the best supporting actress in the single-act drama part of the TV mini series at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards in 2006. In the list of Emmy nominations just released this year, Sandra Wu became the first Asian to be nominated for Best Actress in the Emmy Drama Television Category with her new drama "Killing Eve".
Cheng Kang - infatuation
Birthday: April 8, 1972: The Fast and the Furious series
Cheng Kang immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of three and entered the show business circle in 1998. Because of his tall stature of 184cm, Cheng Kang mostly plays some tough guy roles in some action movies in Hollywood, frequently appearing on the big screen in Hollywood, but most of them are cameos or small supporting roles.
Cheng Kang. Image from the web
In 2006, he played the highly skilled and charming Han in the action movie "Fast and Furious 3", although he was also a supporting role, but it attracted the attention of the Korean star, and there were still performances in the next few episodes, which were not much but enough to be obsessive. In addition, he starred in 2007's Die Hard 4. However, Cheng Kang's drama path is not too wide because of his appearance, most of them are some action movies, which also limits his development to a certain extent.
Steven Yuan – Babyface
Birthday: December 21, 1983 Representative works: "The Walking Dead" series, "Burning"
Born in Seoul, South Korea, steven Yuan, a bookish man, immigrated to the United States with his family and realized his love of acting when he was a student. In 2010, he was given a cameo appearance in an episode of the third season of the American drama "The Big Bang Theory". That same year, he began playing Glenn in the Frank De la Bonte horror television series The Walking Dead, and his popularity grew with his nimble body and sharp mind to escape the zombie attack. In 2011, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Television at the 37th Saturn Awards for his performance in The Walking Dead.
Steven Yuan. Image from the web
In recent years, he has also appeared in a number of Korean directorial works, such as K in Bong Joon-ho's "Jade" and Playboy Ben in Lee Cang-dong's "Burning".
Ken Zheng –
Birthday: July 13, 1969 Representative works: "Hangover" series, "Scrap Wood Alliance", "Transformers 3", "Good Guy Two and a Half"
Ken Zheng. Image from the web
Ken Jung was born in North Carolina and is a second-generation Korean immigrant. He has been a bully since he was a child, and became a doctor after graduating from the doctor of medicine, but by chance, he became a comedian, and the most impressive thing for the audience was that Mr. Zhou, who played him in the comedy film "Hangover" series in 2009, let the audience feel his chic "cute" comedy charm. In addition, in the blockbuster movie "Transformers 3" released in 2011, the audience must remember the Asian actor who drank nourishing and soothing milk in the elevator, who was also played by him.
Kim Yoon-jin – style
Birthday: November 7, 1973, representative works: "Lost" series, "Mistress" series
Kim Yoon-jin. Image from the web
Kim Yoon-jin was born in Seoul and immigrated to the United States at the age of 10, unlike other Koreans who emigrated abroad, Kim Yoon-jin runs on both sides of Korea and the United States, and both sides do not delay filming. She has filmed many classic film and television works in South Korea, including "Life and Death Spy Change" with Choi Min-sik and Han Seok-gyu in the early days, and "International Market" starring with Hwang Tsuen Hyun in recent years. In the United States, with the role of Bai Shanhua in the 2004 ABC series "Lost", she became the first Korean artist to successfully break into the mainstream entertainment industry in the United States. In 2013, she played Karen, one of the four mistresses in the ABC series Mistress, and continued to be active in the mainstream U.S. entertainment industry.
Kim Dae-hyun – tough guy
Birthday: August 4, 1968: Lost series, Heaven Enforcers
Kim Dae-hyun. Image from the web
Born in Busan, South Korea, Kim Dae-hyun, whose face is too tough, immigrated to the United States with his family as a child, and found his interest in acting during college, starting with stage plays, starring in such as "Romeo and Juliet" and "Doll's House". After entering the show business circle, he first emerged as a tough guy in some science fiction dramas, until he was recognized as the husband of Kim Yoon-jin, who is also a Korean actor, in the popular drama "Lost". In Lost, Kim Dae-hyun plays a Korean who has a lot of Korean lines in the show, but he usually speaks English, and Korean is actually very bad.
Yin Chengzhi - evil qi
Birthday: August 22, 1971 Representative works: "Fast and Furious", "Die by Day", "Ninja Assassin", "Iron Fist", "Fall of Olympus"
Yoon Sung-sik. Image from the web
Born in the United States, Yoon Sung-sik is a second-generation Korean immigrant. He has a rugged appearance and has always played various villain roles on the big screen in Hollywood. At the beginning, he participated in the 2001 hit American drama "Double-Faced Female Spy", and his performance attracted attention. In 2002, he starred in the 20th 007 film "Die on a Chosen Day", making a stunning appearance as a villain, with an unforgettable image of his face full of broken diamonds. He has also performed in blockbusters such as "X-Men Prequel: Wolverine", "Iron Fist", and "The Fall of Olympus".
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