Acting
Tzi Ma
Born 1962-06-10
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Department: Acting
Biography
Tzi Ma (Chinese: 馬泰;) is a Hong Kong-American actor. He is well known for his roles in television shows, such as The Man in the High Castle and 24, and films, such as Dante's Peak, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 3, Arrival, The Farewell, Tigertail, and Mulan. In 2021, he starred in the American martial arts television series Kung Fu on The CW.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Tzi Ma
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Arrival
2016
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Grey's Anatomy
2005
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Mulan
2020
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INVINCIBLE
2021
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Rush Hour
1998
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Skyscraper
2018
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
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American Dad!
2005
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Rush Hour 3
2007
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Fringe
2008
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (113 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatcha Want | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 | |
 | the death | idris | Movie | 2026 |
 | Gunslingers | Lin | Movie | 2025 |
 | Watson | Uncle Jun | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Interior Chinatown | Joe Wu | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Five Blind Dates | Xien | Movie | 2024 |
 | Believer 2 | Professor Lee | Movie | 2023 |
 | A Father's Son | Krang Li | Movie | 2022 |
 | A Shot Through the Wall | Chow Tan | Movie | 2022 |
 | Kung Fu | Jin Shen | TV Series | 2021 |
 | INVINCIBLE | Mr. Liu (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
| INVINCIBLE | Mr. Liu / Dragon (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | A Sugar & Spice Holiday | Pete Yung | Movie | 2020 |
 | Searching for Anna May Wong | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Kid Detective | Mr. Chang | Movie | 2020 |
 | Mulan | Hua Zhou | Movie | 2020 |
 | Tigertail | Grover | Movie | 2020 |
 | Treadstone | General Chin-Hwa Kwon | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Wu Assassins | Mr. Young | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Farewell | Haiyan | Movie | 2019 |
 | Star Wars Resistance | Hamato Xiono (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Bad Company | Hawking | Movie | 2018 |
 | Skyscraper | Fire Chief Sheng | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Resident | Ted Zhou | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Jade Pendant | Yu Hing | Movie | 2017 |
 | Meditation Park | Bing | Movie | 2017 |
 | An American Girl Story - Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance | Gung-Gung | Movie | 2017 |
 | Ransom | Lormong Vang | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Arrival | General Shang | Movie | 2016 |
 | Pali Road | Mr. Zhang | Movie | 2016 |
 | Angie Tribeca | Joseph Takagi | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Diablo | Quok Mi | Movie | 2016 |
 | Baby Steps | Mr. Lin | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Man in the High Castle | General Onada | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Man Seeking Woman | Master Sheng | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Bosch | Brent Charles | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Madam Secretary | President Miguel Da Silva | TV Series | 2014 |
 | A Good Man | Mr. Chen | Movie | 2014 |
 | Million Dollar Arm | Chang | Movie | 2014 |
 | Silicon Valley | Yao | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Agent Kwan | TV Series | 2013 |
 | #1 Serial Killer | Mr. Chang | Movie | 2013 |
 | Someone I Used to Know | Simo Kim | Movie | 2013 |
 | Elementary | Xi Hai Ching | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Campaign | Mr. Zheng | Movie | 2012 |
 | Perception | Prof. Arthur Wei | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Veep | Lu Chi-Jang | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Hell on Wheels | Tao | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Once Upon a Time | The Dragon | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Hawaii Five-0 | Mr. Chi | TV Series | 2010 |
 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Jun Lee | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Dollhouse | Matsu | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Management | Truc Quoc | Movie | 2009 |
 | Lie to Me | Mr. Chen | TV Series | 2009 |
 | All God's Children Can Dance | Glen | Movie | 2008 |
 | Fringe | Ming Che | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Sensei | Buddhist Monk | Movie | 2008 |
 | Long Story Short | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Baby | Pops | Movie | 2008 |
 | Battle in Seattle | Governor | Movie | 2007 |
 | Rush Hour 3 | Solon Han | Movie | 2007 |
 | Dragon Boys | Henry Wah | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Akeelah and the Bee | Mr. Chiu | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Unit | Rudy Hartano | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Slanted Screen | Himself | Movie | 2006 |
 | Commander in Chief | Chinese Ambassador | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Red Doors | Ed Wong | Movie | 2005 |
 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Patterson | TV Series | 2005 |
 | American Dad! | Bah Bah (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Hawaii | Joseph Dao | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Ladykillers | The General | Movie | 2004 |
 | Jake 2.0 | Nanda Sang | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Quiet American | Hinh | Movie | 2002 |
 | Hawaiian Gardens | Mr. Hu'o'ng | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Bernie Mac Show | Ed | TV Series | 2001 |
 | 24 | Cheng Zhi | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Catfish in Black Bean Sauce | Vinh | Movie | 1999 |
 | Martial Law | Lee Hei | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Rush Hour | Consul Han | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Magnificent Seven | Wo Chin's Father | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Red Corner | Li Cheng | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Practice | Tang Jingyu | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Dante's Peak | Stan | Movie | 1997 |
 | Millennium | Captain Youfook Law | TV Series | 1996 |
| Millennium | Dr. Takashi | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Chain Reaction | Lu Chen | Movie | 1996 |
 | Nash Bridges | Jimmy Zee | TV Series | 1996 |
 | JAG | Inspector Chang | TV Series | 1995 |
 | ER | Mr. Yeung | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Chicago Hope | Mr. Wang | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Vanishing Son | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Golden Gate | Chen Jung Song | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Chan | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Rapid Fire | Kinman Tau | Movie | 1992 |
 | Law & Order | Deputy Counsel General Li Chen | TV Series | 1990 |
 | RoboCop 2 | Tak Akita | Movie | 1990 |
 | Forbidden Nights | Li Dao | Movie | 1990 |
 | Yellowthread Street | Det. Eddie Pak | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Forgotten | Premier | Movie | 1989 |
 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Biomolecular Physiologist | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Money Pit | Hwang | Movie | 1986 |
 | MacGyver | Wing Lee | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Equalizer | Mr. Lin | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Cosby Show | Mr. Lee | TV Series | 1984 |
 | American Playhouse | Chen Jung Song | TV Series | 1982 |
 | They All Laughed | (uncredited) | Movie | 1981 |
 | Cocaine Cowboys | Jimmy Lee | Movie | 1979 |
| The Chinatown Diner | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | The Way You Dance | Ming Lee | Movie | — |
| Unarmed | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| The Horseman | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| The Way You Dance | Producer | Movie | — |