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Archie Kao

Born: 14th Dec 1969 Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Dept: Acting
Archie David Kao (born December 14, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his American roles as Sheldon Jin on Chicago P.D., Archie Johnson on CSI, Sebastian in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and Kai Chen / Blue Power Ranger on the original 1993 series Power Rangers as well as the specials Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: The Power of Teamwork Overcomes All and Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force!. He's also known for his roles as Qiao Xiang Wan on Breath of Destiny, Chu Tian Qi on Love is the Air, Xiao Ye Shi on My Dear Boy, Tu Erdan on Nothing Gold Can Stay, and Jin Yu Lu on Fighter of the Destiny. (English translations)
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 47
Film: 29 (62%)
Television: 18 (38%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Fantasy, History, Action & Adventure, War, Animation, TV Movie, Kids

Filmography

Or Else Horror, Thriller
(No release date supplied. Possibly still in production.)
College freshman Tabbie Lee befriends the enigmatic Killian. But as they grow closer, who Killian really is — and what she truly wants — begins to ... view
Character:
Ta Horror, Thriller
2025
In a bleak, dystopian modern city, an agent of the underworld intersects with the lives of those lost in despair — guiding them on a surreal, transf ... view
Character:
Him
Captain Tsunami Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Original title: Captain Tsunami's Army
2025
After her mother mysteriously goes missing, a young runaway tracks down an estranged family friend, convinced only he can decipher the secret meaning ... view
Character:
Gus
Interior Chinatown Drama, Crime, Comedy
Nov 2024 (first aired)
Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural, tries to find his way into the larger story–and along the way discovers secrets ab ... view
Character:
Uncle Wong (10 ep.)
Rabbit Hole Drama, Mystery
Mar 2023 (first aired)
Nothing is what it seems when John Weir, a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, is framed for murder by powerful forces with the a ... view
Character:
Elliot Gao (1 ep.)
Christmas at the Ranch Romance, Comedy, Drama
2021
When Haley Hollis returns to her family ranch to try and save it from closure, she wasn't banking on spending so much time with ranch hand Kate - or f ... view
Character:
Charles
Breath of Destiny Mystery, Drama
Mar 2021 (first aired)
A medical team from the mainland of China arrived at an island in the South Pacific Ocean in order to complete their mission. But they were met with a ... view
Character:
Qiao Xiang Wan (40 ep.)
The Flight Attendant Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Nov 2020 (first aired)
Flight attendant Cassandra Bowden wakes in her hotel room hungover from the night before in Dubai with a dead body lying next to her. Afraid to call t ... view
Character:
The Client (1 ep.)
Dream Breaker Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
Original title: 破梦游戏
2018
Chen Duling as a young woman who must fight her way through a mysterious, holographic game world designed by her late father to avenge his death. ... view
Character:
Nan Yan
Never Gone Drama
Nov 2018 (first aired)
The romance between failing student Su Yunjin and high school genius Cheng Zheng is broken apart due to clashing personalities and a huge difference i ... view
Character:
Xu Zhiheng (36 ep.)
Legend of the Ancient Sword Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Original title: 古剑奇谭之流月昭明
2018
Due to a fateful occurrence, Yue Wuyi leaves home. He meets revered master Xie Yi, who imparts to him the magical arts of Yan, and thus begins his jou ... view
Character:
Xie Yi
Love Is in the Air Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Jan 2018 (first aired)
Two years have passed since white collar worker Jiang Yi Yi and her first love Chu Tian Qi broke up. Even though Yi Yi pretends to not be affected any ... view
Character:
Chu Tianqi (24 ep.)
My Dear Boy Drama, Comedy
Dec 2017 (first aired)
Ruby is a woman who wants to be loved but can't seem to find the right man. She loses faith in love but then meets Derek. With him, she learns to appr ... view
Character:
Xiao Ye Shi (20 ep.)
Aug 2017 (first aired)
Zhou Ying is sold to the powerful Shen family by her foster father, yet successfully escapes by sneaking into merchant Wu Ping’s palanquin. The Wu f ... view
Character:
Tu Erdan (74 ep.)
Apr 2017 (first aired)
Chun Changsheng was abandoned in a flowing river and plucked up by a Taoist monk. He’s actually the fourth Prince of the Chen’s Royal bloodline. H ... view
Character:
Jin Yulu (56 ep.)
Into the Rainbow Comedy, Action, Adventure
2017
When teenagers Rachel and Grace travel inside a super-powered rainbow to China, they disturb nature's balance. Using Rachel's connection to the energy ... view
Character:
Song
Original title: 冒牌卧底
2016
Provoking Laughter is a 2016 Chinese adventure crime comedy film directed by Tang Xu and starring Pan Yueming, Wu Yue, Chang Yuan, Archie Kao, Tan Kai ... view
Character:
Original title: 陪安东尼度过漫长岁月
2015
A young man from Dalian pursues his studies in Melbourne, where he undergoes love, loss and self-discovery in this coming-of-age tale. ... view
Character:
Original title: 别有动机
2015
Originally living a happy and stable life, things have become clouded for rich heiress Ye Shuang (Qin Lan) after the unexpected disappearance of her h ... view
Character:
Blackhat Crime, Thriller, Action
2015
Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hon ... view
Character:
Shum
The Deathday Party Thriller, Horror
Original title: 死亡派对
2014
A single mother and her daughter are forced to stop by a black car on the way home. When they regain consciousness, they are in a Karst cave with seve ... view
Character:
Danny Wong
Chicago P.D. Crime, Drama
Jan 2014 (first aired)
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their c ... view
Character:
Sheldon Jin (15 ep.)
2013
A lonely Singaporean death row guard tries to help a young Australian convicted of drug trafficking accept her fate despite a bizarre contradiction - ... view
Character:
Chen Wei
Keye Luke Drama
2012
KEYE LUKE is a short film bio-pic about pioneering Actor and Artist Keye Luke, the first, original on-screen Kato in the 1940s Green Hornet decades be ... view
Character:
Edwin Luke
2011
A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with ... view
Character:
Sebastian
The People I've Slept With Comedy, Romance
2009
A sex-addicted woman who finds herself with an unplanned pregnancy and needs to figure out who the baby daddy is. ... view
Character:
Jefferson
2007
A group of National Guard trainees on a routine mission find themselves up against cannibalistic mutants in the New Mexico desert. ... view
Character:
Han
Heroes Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Sep 2006 (first aired)
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented. ... view
Character:
Doctor (1 ep.)
2006
A young Chinatown drug dealer enlists the help of a violent gang buddy to commit his first home invasion robbery, but his pursuit of "fast money" yiel ... view
Character:
Jin
Nomad: The Warrior Action, History, War
Original title: Nomad
2005
The Nomad is a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalised account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, as he ... view
Character:
Desperate Housewives Mystery, Drama, Comedy
Oct 2004 (first aired)
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the lovelies ... view
Character:
Steve (1 ep.)
2004
Dr. Oliver is captured and held prisoner in Mesogog's lair, leaving the Rangers wondering what to do. The history of the Power Rangers is revealed to ... view
Character:
Kai Chen (archive footage)
Century City Drama
Mar 2004 (first aired)
Century City is an American science fiction-legal drama television series set in Los Angeles in the year 2030. ... view
Character:
Bartender (1 ep.)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Sep 2003 (first aired)
This animated series chronicles the further adventures of renegade scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba's beloved Experiment 626, who is now living happily as ... view
Character:
(voice) (1 ep.)
2003
Featuring Power Rangers from different teams as they battle evil across the universe, this compilation rounds up five of the best "Power Rangers" epis ... view
Character:
Kai Chen
When in Rome Adventure, Family, Romance
2002
Teenage sisters Charli and Leila are on the verge of an experience beyond their wildest dreams! Pack your bags and jet off to Rome as the girls start ... view
Character:
Nobu
Purpose Thriller
2002
A software developer becomes a billionaire and is distracted by fame, greed and power, then must save his invention and company from a hostile takeove ... view
Character:
Kiko
Original title: Meine Tochter ist keine Mörderin
2002
Police arrest a woman for the murder of his five years son. She claims to have drunk the night before and not knowing what happened to his small son, ... view
Character:
Minh Van Canh
The One Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
2001
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills. ... view
Character:
Woo
Thank Heaven Comedy, TV Movie, Romance
2001
The life of Jack Lander (Matt Keeslar) a television news producer, was a disaster ... until the day when a misdirected golf ball changed everything. D ... view
Character:
Sam Lee
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Crime, Drama, Mystery
Oct 2000 (first aired)
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and findin ... view
Character:
Archie Johnson (101 ep.)
Campus Security Tech / M. Blaze (1 ep.)
Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force! Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
2000
It's triple the trouble when Trakeena teams up with Olympius to steal all of Earth's power. Their plan? To capture humans and use them as an energy so ... view
Character:
Kai Chen
1999
The Magna Defender arrives on Terra-Venture, in search of the Lights of Orion: a source of power that would give its possessor an advantage over their ... view
Character:
Kai
Sep 1999 (first aired)
The series depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
1999
The Rangers on board their ship, the Terra Venture, do battle with various bad guys in this compilation of several episodes from the television series ... view
Character:
Kai Chen
ER Drama
Sep 1994 (first aired)
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened e ... view
Character:
Yuri (2 ep.)
Power Rangers Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
Aug 1993 (first aired)
A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, a ... view
Character:
Kai Chen (47 ep.)
General Venjix (voice) (1 ep.)