James Taku Leung

Debra Manners Management - 818 422-2063 (Manager) , Atlas Talent Agency - 310-324-9800 (Voiceover) , and Eris Talent - Cindy - (424) 389-0008 (Commercial, Theatrical, Print, Hosting)

Male Asian

Black Brown 122lbs 5'1"

XS 28" 26" 5 34S


Additional

Fluent Japanese & Chinese

Film

RoleDirectorProduction
Wolf Mother   Supporting Eric Peter Carlson Riding Hood Motion Pictures
LITTLE ANGELS   Supporting Dean Cain Damascus Road Productions
SWAG TOWN   Lead David Platt New Street Pictures
Beneath the Banyan Tree   Supporting Nani Li Yang Light & Shadow Pictures
HOMBRECITO   Supporting Miguel Nunez
FORELOCK   Supporting Caleb Alexander Smith Forelock Films
Lovesick: Bloodline   Lead Sam B. Lorn New GenerAsian Pictures
Palace of the Damned   Lead Antony Szeto New Horizon Film Corps.
Smother   Supporting Vince DiMeglio Carsey-Werner Co
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA   Supporting Rob Marshall Columbia Pictures
ACCEPTED   Supporting Steve Pink Universal Pictures
The LBC   Supporting Sam B. Lorn Forlorn Films
Chinaman's Chance   Supporting Aki Aleong Mustardseed Films

Television

RoleDirectorProduction
Veterans Day Spotlight   Guest Presenter Turner Entertainment
The Eric Andre Show   Under 5 Kitao Sakurai Adult Swim
Medical Police   Co-Star Abominable Pictures
SEAL TEAM   Co-Star Holly Dale CBS
BROTHERS SUN   Co-Star Kevin Tancharoen Netflix
SNOWFALL   Co-Star Ben Younger FOX
MAGNUM P.I.   Co-Star Bryan Spicer CBS
Chronicles of Jessica Wu   Guest Star Zane Hubbard Ironbeard Films
911 LONESTAR   Co-Star Chad Lowe FOX
WESTWORLD   Co-Star Craig Zobel HBO
FRESH OFF THE BOAT   Co-Star Anya Adams FOX
Bear Tours   Recurring E.I. Creations
Kung Fu Theater   Series Regular Pilot
Hotto Ishikawa   Guest Star MRO TV - Japan
LITTLE AMERICA   Co-Star Gita Pullapilly Universal TV
EXPATS   Co-Star Lulu Wang Amazon
MODERN LOVE - TOKYO   Co-Star Atsuko Hirayanagi Amazon
GENERAL HOSPITAL   Under 5 Penny Pengra ABC
Asian American Spotlight   Host Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Giraffes   Series Regular Pilot

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
Give us this Day   Maurii Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club
FOB   Steve the FOB Reggie Lee East West Players
Hearts of Gold   Timmy Monterey Park Theater Group
 
 

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
Worldwide, National, Regional On Camera Principal Spots  
 
 
 
 

Comedy

RoleDirectorProduction
Laugh Junkies   Stand Up Comedian The Ice House
Deez Nutz Show   Stand Up Comdedian The Comedy Store
Hurry Up 'N Wait   Improv Comedian Traveling Troupe
#wetoo   Sketch / Improv Comedian The Second City
 

Voiceover

RoleDirectorProduction
KUNG FUN PANDA 4   Transforming Wolf Dreamworks
GREAT PRETENDER   Ishigami Stephanie Sheh Netflix
Mafia: Definitive Edition   Chinatown Voices Hangar 13 / 2K Games
Transformers 4   Chinese Voices Paramount
Red Dead Redemption II   Pedestrian Voices Rockstar Games
Crazy Rich Asians   Chinese Voices John M Chu Warner Bros
Old Dogs   Japanese Voices Sony Pictures
Pirates of the Caribbean 3   Chinese / Japanese Voices Walt Disney
The Dark Knight   Swat Team Voices Warner Bros
Call of Duty 7   Chinese Voices Activision
Big Hero 6   Japanese and Scientist Voices Walt Disney
Arrow   Chinese Voices DC / Warner Bros

Training

Stanislavsky - Anna Mancini, Improvisation - The Second City Conservatory, Advanced Acting - Los Angeles City College, Scene Study / Script Analysis - Columbia University, Voiceover - MJ Lallo - MJ Productions, Meisner - Gale Hansen - The Acting Class, Speech - Los Angeles City College, Hey I Saw Your Commercial - Mike Pointer, On-camera - Elizabeth Sung  
 

Other Special Skills

Fluent Japanese & Chinese 
 

Special Skills

ACTING GENRES, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Style

Action (Advanced), Drama (Advanced), Horror (Advanced), Improv (Advanced), Lee Strasberg (Beginner), Sanford Meisner (Intermediate), Stanislavsky (Beginner)
 

Athletic

General

BASEBALL (Beginner), BODY BUILDING (Intermediate), ICE SKATE (Intermediate), JOGGING (Advanced), KICK BOXING (Intermediate), ROLLER SKATE (Intermediate), ROLLERBLADE (Intermediate), RUNNING (Advanced), SCUBA DIVER (Intermediate), SNORKELER (Intermediate), WEIGHT LIFTER (Intermediate)
 

Swimming

BACK STROKE (Intermediate), BREAST STROKE (Advanced), BUTTERFLY (Beginner), FREESTYLE (Advanced), SWIMMING, GENERAL (Advanced)
 

Track & Field

LONG DISTANCE (Advanced), MARATHON (Intermediate), SPRINTER (Intermediate)
 

Fighting and Weapons

General Weapons

HANDGUN (Advanced), RIFLE (Advanced)
 

Martial Arts

KUNG FU (Advanced), TAE KWON DO (Intermediate), TAI CHI (Intermediate)
 

Martial Arts Weapons

BO STAFFS (Beginner)
 

Stage Combat

HAND-TO-HAND (Intermediate)
 

Improvisation and Comedy

Improvisation & Comedic Performance

IMPROV, GENERAL (Advanced), SECOND CITY (Advanced), SHORT FORM (Advanced), SKETCH (Intermediate), STAND-UP COMEDY (Beginner)
 

Languages and Accents/Dialects

Accents/Dialects

CHINESE (Advanced), JAPANESE (Advanced)
 

Languages

CANTONESE (Advanced), JAPANESE (Advanced), MANDARIN (Advanced)
 

Other

Driving Skills

STICK SHIFT (Advanced)
 

Horse Riding

ENGLISH (Intermediate)
 

Miscellaneous

BARTENDER (Intermediate), TELEPROMPTER (Advanced)
 

Possessions

Full US Marine Corps Uniforms 
Chinese-Mandarin Suits 
Tuxedo 
Baby Boy with Valid Work Permit 
Have Valid US Passport 
Local hire in San Diego, Bay Area, New York City (low budget contract and above).