Career

Ma's film career includes major roles in the films The Quiet American and the remake of The Ladykillers as well as appearances in Asian American independent films The Sensei, Red Doors, Catfish in Black Bean Sauce and Baby. He is recognized for his role as Consul Han in Rush Hour and in the third installment, Rush Hour 3.

He has appeared in Akeelah and the Bee and thriller Dante's Peak.

Ma appeared in Denis Villeneuve's 2016 film Arrival as General Shang, the commander of the Chinese military.[2]

Ma is among the actors, producers, and directors interviewed in the documentary The Slanted Screen (2006), directed by Jeff Adachi, about the representation of Asian and Asian American men in Hollywood.

Television

He is also known for his recurring role as Cheng Zhi, the head of security for the Chinese Consulate (Los Angeles), on the television series 24, first appearing in the series's fourth season and reprising the role in 24: Live Another Day. He also voiced Bàba Ling, Francine's adoptive father, in the animated TV series American Dad!.

He also had a role in the first season of Martial Law as Lee "Nemesis" Hei, first major antagonist and Sammo Law's arch-nemesis.

Ma's other TV credits include guest appearances on MacGyver, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, ER, Boomtown, Commander in Chief, Chicago Hope, The Unit, Star Trek: The Next Generation, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, Millennium, Fringe, Cold Case, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, Lie to Me, The Cosby Show, Grey's Anatomy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hell on Wheels. Ma also had a voice role in the video game Sleeping Dogs. He also appeared on the ABC series Once Upon a Time as "The Dragon".[3] He also appeared as a zen master on the USA series Satisfaction.[4]

He appeared as General Onoda in the Amazon show The Man In The High Castle, and as Tao on AMC’s Hell On Wheels.[2]

In July 2018, it was announced that Ma was cast in the series regular role of Mr. Young on the Netflix series, Wu Assassins.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Cocaine Cowboys	Jimmy Lee
1981	They All Laughed	Extra	Uncredited
1986	The Money Pit	Hwang
1990	RoboCop 2	Tak Akita
1992	Rapid Fire	Kinman Tau
1993	Golden Gate	Chen Jung Song
1995	Make a Wish, Molly	David Wong	Short film
1996	Chain Reaction	Lu Chen
1997	Dante's Peak	Stan
1997	Red Corner	Li Cheng
1998	Rush Hour	Solon Han
1999	Catfish in Black Bean Sauce	Vinh
2002	The Quiet American	Hinh
2004	The Ladykillers	The General
2006	Akeelah and the Bee	Mr. Chiu
2007	Baby	Pops
2007	Rush Hour 3	Solon Han
2007	Battle in Seattle	The Governor
2008	The Sensei	Buddhist Monk
2008	Management	Truc Quoc
2008	All God's Children Can Dance	Glen
2009	Formosa Betrayed	Kuo
2012	The Campaign	Mr. Zheng
2013	Mad in Chinatown	Hangman	Short film
2014	A Good Man	Mr. Chen
2014	Million Dollar Arm	Chang
2014	Sutures	Jim	Short film
2015	Diablo	Quok Mi
2015	Baby Steps	Mr. Lin
2015	Pali Road	Arnold Zhang
2016	Arrival	General Shang
2017	Meditation Park	Bing
2017	Jade Pendant	Yu Hing
2018	Skyscraper	Fire Chief Zheng
2020	Mulan		Filming[6]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	The Cosby Show	Mr. Lee	1 episode
1985	The Equalizer	Lin	1 episode
1989	L.A. Law	Ed Chang	1 episode
1989	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Physiologist	1 episode
1989	MacGyver	Wing Lee	1 episode
1990	Yellowthread Street	Detective Eddie Pak	6 episodes
1990	Forbidden Nights	Li Dao	Television film
1990	Midnight Caller	Arthur Chang	1 episode
1990	Head of the Class	Kwong	1 episode
1993	Street Justice	Bryn To Chi
1994	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Chan
1994-2001	NYPD Blue	Detective Harold Ng	3 episodes
1996-2000	Nash Bridges	Jimmy Zee	3 episodes
1998-99	Martial Law	Lee Hei	5 episodes
1998-99	Millennium	Dr. Takashi Capt. Youfook Law	2 episodes
2000	Chicago Hope	Mr. Wang	1 episode
2000	The Pretender	Ki Mok/Chen Thon	1 episode
2000	City of Angels	Dr. Henry Lu	4 episodes
2000	Walker, Texas Ranger	General Nimh	1 episode
2001	Gideon's Crossing	Dr. To	1 episode
2002	The Bernie Mac Show	Ed	1 episode
2002	ER	Liam Young	1 episode
2002	Boomtown	Roger Lam	1 episode
2002	Law & Order	Li Chen	1 episode
2003	The Practice	Tang Jingyu	1 episode
2004	Jake 2.0	Nanda Sang	1 episode
2004	Hawaii	Joseph Dao	1 episode
2005	JAG	Admiral Lutarno	1 episode
2005-07	24	Cheng Zhi	13 episodes
2006	Commander in Chief	Chinese Ambassador	2 episodes
2006	The Unit	Rudolph Hatano	1 episode
2006	Deadwood	Mahjong Player	1 episode
2007	Dragon Boys	Henry Wah	2 episodes
2007-13	American Dad!	Bah Bah Ling	11 episode Voice role
2008	Grey's Anatomy	Patterson	1 episode
2009	The Beast	Kim Nam	1 episode
2009	Dirty Sexy Money	Tsung Shien Chun	1 episode
2009	Cold Case	Bo-Lin Chen	1 episode
2009	Fringe	Ming Che	1 episode
2009	Dollhouse	Matsu	1 episode
2010	NCIS: Los Angeles	Jun Lee	1 episode
2010	Lie to Me	Mr. Chen	1 episode
2010	The Whole Truth	Judge Garrett	1 episode
2011	Hawaii Five-0	Chi	1 episode
2011	CHAOS	Quon	1 episode
2012	Perception	Professor Arthur Wei	1 episode
2012	Vegas	Watanabe	1 episode
2013	Saving Hope	Dr. Lin	1 episode
2013	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Agent Quan	1 episode
2013-16	Once Upon a Time	The Dragon	3 episodes
2014	24: Live Another Day	Cheng Zhi	3 episodes
2014	State of Affairs	Premier Chu Jian	1 episode
2014-15	Satisfaction	Zen Master Frank	9 episodes
2015	Hell on Wheels	Tao	6 episodes
2016	Elementary	Xi Hai Ching	1 episode
2016	Man Seeking Woman	Master Sheng	1 episode
2016	Stitchers	De Deshei	1 episode
2016	Angie Tribeca	Joseph Takagi	1 episode
2016	The Man in the High Castle	General Onoda	6 episodes
2016-17	Veep	Lu Chi-Jung	3 episodes
2017	Ransom	Senator Vang	1 episode
2017	The Catch	Kenji Yoshida	1 episode
2017	Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders	Inspector Cheong	1 episode
2018	Silicon Valley	Factory Manager Yao	2 episodes
2018	Star Wars Resistance	Senator Hamato Xiono	1 episode Voice role
2019	Wu Assassins	Mr. Young	Main cast

Awards

Ma has received awards for his acting roles including the Cine Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor for The Dance and The Railroad, and the Garland Award for his acting in Flower Drum Song.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]