Kelvin Yu
Kelvin Yu
Biography
Kelvin Yu (born 1979) is an American actor and writer. Yu's first film was the 2003 comedy The Utopian Society. He later made an uncredited appearance in the 2005 film Elizabethtown. The following year, Yu had a supporting role in the comedy Grandma's Boy. Yu played a role in the Ghost Whisperer episode "Double Exposure" (3x6) as Joseph. Yu had a supporting role in the 2008 Academy Award-winning biographical political drama Milk. Yu has starred in several short films, including 2006's My Prince, My Angel. Yu later appeared with Linda Park on the ABC series Women's Murder Club, and a lead role in the 2007 short film Fortune Hunters. In 2020, he played a role in Wonder Woman 1984. Yu had a recurring role in the Netflix original series Master of None as the character of Brian Chang, the on-screen analogue of the show's creator Alan Yang, described as a "hottie" by Vulture magazine. He provides the voice of a minor character on The Great North. In 2022 Yu appeared in the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty.
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
54
Gender
Male
Birthday
Birthday not available
Place of Birth
Santa Ana, California, USA
Acting

2025

Dying for Sex as Noah

2023

Clone High as Confucius (voice)

2023

Somebody I Used to Know as Christian

2023

Maximum Truth as Kevin Soo

2022

The Afterparty as Ned

2021

The Great North as Steven Huang (voice)

2021

The Great North as Seaman Sammy (voice)

2021

The Great North as Mayor Parsnips (voice)

2020

Wonder Woman 1984 as Jake

2017

Tilt as Andy

2015

Master of None as Brian Chang

2010

Hawaii Five-0 as Gabriel Delgado

2009

NCIS: Los Angeles as Jimmy Su

2009

The Forgotten as Quon Wen

2009

Star Trek as Medical Technician

2009

TiMER as Nelson

2008

Cloverfield as Clark

2008

Milk as Michael Wong

2007

Burn Notice as Not available

2007

Burn Notice as Nick Lam

2007

Dirty Sexy Money as Not available

2007

Women's Murder Club as Not available

2007

If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Cost Surplus Customer

2007

Area 57 as Private Simms

2006

Torchwood as Nicolas Frumkin

2006

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Not available

2006

Grandma's Boy as Kane

2005

Ghost Whisperer as Joseph

2005

Bones as Franklin Tung

2005

The Closer as Randy Chen

2005

Big Time as Cool Henchman

2004

CSI: NY as David Oka

2004

Combustion as Kit

2003

NCIS as Mr. Spiffy

2003

Las Vegas as Not available

2002

The Shield as Sam

2002

Life with Bonnie as Man

2002

Without a Trace as Jin Kim

2001

The Division as Not available

2001

Emeril as Not available

2000

Gilmore Girls as Cousin David

1999

Popular as Not available

1999

Judging Amy as Dr. Butler

1998

Felicity as Keith Fannin

1994

ER as Rondo

1993

Frasier as Copy Guy

NaN

Fortune Hunters as Arthur Yu
Crew

2023

American Born Chinese Executive Producer

2022

The Bob's Burgers Movie Executive Producer

2011

Bob's Burgers Writer

1956

Tony Awards Additional Writing