Early life and education

Yila Timothy Kang was born in San Francisco, California. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Fine Arts from the Harvard's Institute for Advanced Theater Training at American Repertory Theater and Moscow Art Theatre. He got into acting at age 26.

Career

Kang was a series regular on CBS's The Mentalist as Special Agent Kimball Cho. He appeared in Rambo (2008) and also on such TV shows as The Office, Chappelle's Show, and Monk.

In 2012, Kang launched a production company named One Shoot Films with its first film project focusing on child abduction and sexually abused children.

Personal life

Kang is the eldest of three brothers.

Kang has a black belt in Taekwondo.

Kang is a national spokesman and active supporter for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Two Weeks Notice	Paul the Attorney
2003	Robot Stories	Young John
	Justice	Bodega Owner
2004	The Forgotten	Agent Alec Wong
2006	Spectropia	Client
	What Remains	Ender
2008	Rambo	En-Joo
2010	Mister Green	Mason Park

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Sopranos	Dr. Harrison Wong	Episode: "Whoever Did This"
2003	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Murakami	Episode: "Legion"
2004	Third Watch	Detective Kent Yoshihara	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2005	Law & Order: Trial By Jury	Dr. Liam Kelly	Episode: "Baby Boom"
2006	Chappelle's Show	Car Wash Manager/ Mummy's Probation Officer	Episodes 3.1 & 3.3
	Ghost Whisperer	Warren Chen (Burning Ghost)	Episode: "The Night We Met"
2007	Monk	William Lee	Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night"
	The Office	Koh	Episode: "Local Ad"
	The Unit	Chaplain Alan Lantz	Episodes: "Gone Missing", "Play 16"
2008-15	The Mentalist	Agent Kimball Cho	Main role, 151 episodes
2015	The Vampire Diaries	Oscar	Recurring role
2015	Criminal Minds	Charlie Senarak	Episode: "The Witness"

[ Source: Wikipedia ]