Randall Duk Kim
Randall Duk Kim
Though many viewers will associate him exclusively with Asian character roles in Hollywood features, Hawaii native Randall Duk Kim actually gained his footing as a classically trained thespian in Shakespearean plays, many of which were mounted at the New York Shakespeare Festival during the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. Kim hardly limited his on-stage activity to the musings of the great Bard, however, with a resumé that included leads and supporting roles in dozens of non-Shakespearean plays -- everything from J.B. Priestley's When We Are Married to Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera. One of his most prestigious accomplishments involved founding the American Players Theater in Wisconsin with Charles Bright and Anne Occhiogrosso. Kim's endless panoply of on-stage accomplishments brought him an off-Broadway Obie Award for "Sustained Excellence of Performance" in theatrical work. Unsurprisingly, Kim's Hollywood assignments (which began in 1994, after a 20-year stint focusing exclusively on the theater) represented several steps down in terms of sophistication and, as indicated, often typecast him in stock ethnic roles in martial arts or fantasy films. Credits included the epic Anna and the King (1999), the effects-laden action opus The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and the CG-animated action comedy Kung Fu Panda (2008). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Randall Duk Kim:
- Anna and the King with Jodie Foster , Chow Yun-Fat , Bai Ling , Tom Felton , Syed Alwi , Keith Chin , Lim Kay-siu , Melissa Campbell , Deanna Yusoff
- Kung Fu Panda with Jack Black , Dustin Hoffman , Angelina Jolie , Ian McShane , Seth Rogen , Lucy Liu , David Cross , James Hong , Dan Fogler , Michael Clarke Duncan , Jackie Chan
- Memoirs of a Geisha with Zhang Ziyi , Ken Watanabe , Michelle Yeoh , Koji Yakusho , Youki Kudoh , Kaori Momoi , Tsai Chin , Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , Suzuka Ohgo , Gong Li , Mako , Kenneth Tsang , Thomas Ikeda , Zoe Weizenbaum , Shizuko Hoshi
- The Matrix Reloaded with Keanu Reeves , Carrie-Anne Moss , Laurence Fishburne , Hugo Weaving , Jada Pinkett Smith , Gloria Foster , Harold Jr. Perrineau , Monica Bellucci , Harry J. Lennix , Lambert Wilson , Nona Gaye , Anthony Zerbe , Helmut Bakaitis , Neil Rayment , Adrian Rayment , Daniel Bernhardt , Josephine Byrnes , Robert Mammone , David Roberts , David Franklin , Robyn Nevin , Nathaniel Lees , Steve Bastoni , Matt McColm , Cornel West , Essie Davis , Ngai Sing , Malcolm Kennard , Lachy Hulme , Gina Torres , Rupert Reid , Ian Bliss , Tahei Simpson , David No , Christine Mitchell , Christine Anu , Steve Morris , David A. Kilde , Chris Kirby , John Walton , Clayton Watson , Valerie Berry , Kelly Butler , Damon White , Donald Battee , Peter Lamb , Roy Jr. Jones , Monique Montez , Che Timmins , Nick Scoggin , Genevieve O'Reilly , Socratis Otto , Tory Mussett , Rene Naufahu , Andy Arness , Alima Ashton-Sheibu , Liliana Bogatko , Michael Budd , Stoney Burke , Noris Campos , Paul Cotter , Marlene Cummins , Attila Davidhazy , Terrell Dixon , Nash Edgerton , Austin Galuppo , Daryl Heath , Tony Lynch , Joshua Mbakwe , Scott McLean , Montano Rain , Shane C. Rodrigo , Frankie Stevens , Nicandro Thomas , Andrew Valli , Steve Vella , Tammy Cheney , Michael E. Cole , Brandon Freeman , Yukie Fujimoto , Jenifer Golden , Chae Hill , Maurya Kerr , Silfredo Lao Vigo , Monique Strauss , Leigh Whannell , Anthony Wong , Ray Anthony , Kevin Scott
- The Lost Empire with Thomas Gibson , Bai Ling , Russell Wong , Kabir Bedi , Ric Young , Henry O , Eddie Marsan
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