Known from movies
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
as Chester Ming
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
as Jim Morita
The Terminal (2004)
as a CBP officer
Suicide Squad (2016)
as Yakuza boss
Short information
| Net value | $2 million |
| Date of birth | October 20, 1971 |
| Fact | He is of Korean descent. |
Who is Kenneth Choi?
Born on October 20, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Kenneth Choi is an actor, known for his work in several popular films and television programs. He appeared in “The Wolf of Wall Street”, “Spider-Man: Homecoming”, and “Captain America: The First Avenger”. He was also a prominent character in the series “Sons of Anarchy”, playing Henry Lin.
The Wealth of Kenneth Choi
As of the beginning of 2020, Kenneth Choi’s net worth is estimated to be over $2 million earned through a successful acting career. He has been working as an actor since 1998 and has also done voice acting, including for a few video game projects. He has also appeared in a music video.
Early life and education
Kenneth’s parents were Korean immigrants who moved to Chicago in search of better opportunities. His father was a businessman and also taught engineering at the university. His mother worked as a nurse, but after their children were born, she chose to stay home and raise the children. He grew up the middle child of three – he attended Brookwood School District 167.
He then attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School where he showed proficiency in various athletic activities. He was part of the school’s gymnastics team, even setting a record for the pommel horse and also competing in cross-country events.
It was then that he discovered and developed an interest in acting that his father did not approve of as he did not feel it was a career that could be sustainable in the long run. He preferred that Kenneth take something like accounting, and he did so by enrolling at Purdue University to study the degree. However, he felt dissatisfied and dropped out of school to pursue his dream.
Acting start
By choosing his acting path, he had to cut all ties with his family, thus leaving his hometown and moving to Portland, Oregon. Having no experience, he worked at a local video store while taking lessons from local acting teachers.
Finally, he got his first role in the Disney Channel movie ‘Halloweentown’, in which he teamed up with Debbie Reynolds. Now confident in his abilities, he moved to Los Angeles in 1999 to find more opportunities.
Eventually, more film work came his way as he appeared in “Deep Core”, “Time Cop 2: the Berlin Decision” and “Harsh Times”. He also got consistent work on television, mainly guest starring as seen in “Roswell”, “The King of Queens”, “Crossing Jordan” and “House”. In 2008, his popularity started to increase when he was cast as one of the regulars in the television series “Sons of Anarchy” which follows the lives of an outlaw biker club living in a fictional California town.
The show explored themes of racism, vigilance and corruption and received good reviews throughout its run.
Successful acting
While working on “Sons of Anarchy” Kenneth gained enough fame that he landed a supporting role in the movie “Captain America: The First Avenger‘, in which he portrayed Jim Morita. The film served as an origin story for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)’s portrayal of Captain America. It starred Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving and Tommy Lee Jones, set during World War II as the US fights Nazi Germany, and one of their leaders Red Skull. The film received critical acclaim and was commercially successful.
He then landed a role in the television show “Ironside”, which aired on NBC for one season, but was canceled due to poor ratings and reviews. However, this did not stop his momentum as he landed another notable role in the film”The Wolf of Wall Street”, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and is based on the memoir written by Jordan Belfort, a highly successful stockbroker who was later convicted of fraud and market manipulation. The film was another success, nominated numerous times for the Academy Awards, and is director Martin Scorsese’s highest-grossing film. In 2015, he was then cast in the show “Allegiance” which is based on the Israeli series “The Gordin Cell”.
Recent projects
In 2016, Choi became part of the “Suicide Squad”, a superhero movie based on the DC team of the same name, about a group of villains who are forced to work together as part of a secret government program. The show featured an ensemble cast that included Will Smith and Margot Robbie, and was very successful at the box office despite negative reviews. After that project, he returned to Marvel and worked on the movie “Spider Man: Coming Homestarring Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Michael Keaton, and intended as a reboot of the Spider-Man character to be integrated into the MCU.
The same year, he was cast in the television series “9-1-1”, a police procedural show that focused on the lives of first responders living in Los Angeles. The show featured Angela Bassett, Oliver Stark and Peter Krause, along with Choi who has worked on the show for three seasons. He also appeared in the movie “Hotel Artemis”, starring Jodie Foster and Sterling K. Brown, and tells the story of a woman who runs a secret hospital in a future Los Angeles where he mainly targets criminals.
Private life
Kenneth Choi is single and there have been no reports of romantic endeavours, or possible romantic connections.
He doesn’t talk about that aspect of his life very often and due to the lack of information, there are rumors that he is gay, but this has never been confirmed.
Many people are Worried about his character in “9-1-1” who always seems to get into trouble and even experience near-death situations. This led many to believe that he is leaving the show, but he has confirmed that he will still be a part of it for the foreseeable future. He is a huge fan of Marvel and DC comic book characters, which is why he agreed to take on roles in several superhero movies.
General information
| First and last name | Kenneth Choi |
| Net value | $2 million |
| Date of birth | October 20, 1971 |
| Height | 1.7 meters |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | Purdue University |
| Nationality | American |
Performance
| Movies | Spider-Man: Homecoming, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Whole Truth, Red Dawn, The Terminal, Street Kings, Harsh Times, Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil, Halloweentown, The Heart Specialist, Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision, Undoing, War, Bright, Baby, Stephanie, Ho… |
| TV shows | Ironside, Samurai Girl, American Crime Story |
Links to social profiles
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He is of Korean descent. |
| 2 | Dances in the new OneRepublic music video, “Wherever I Go”. |
| 3 | His Priceline commercial, in which he impersonates William Shatner, aired twice during the 2009 Super Bowl. |
| 4 | Grew up in the southern suburbs of Chicago and attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, IL. |
| 5 | Attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. |
| 6 | Gained almost 25 pounds for his role in The Wolf Of Wall Street. |
| 7 | Was out of touch with his family for five years to pursue an acting career. |
| 8 | Born and raised in Chicago. |
| 9 | Attended Purdue University as an accounting major and left to pursue an acting career. |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide Squad | 2016 | Yakuza boss | |
| American crime story | 2016 | TV serials | Judge Lance Ito |
| Loyalty | 2015 | TV serials | Sam Luttrell |
| Sons of lawlessness | 2008-2014 | TV serials | Henry Lin |
| Agents of SHIELD | 2014 | TV serials | Jim Morita |
| The Wolf of Wall Street | 2013 | Chester Ming | |
| Five thirteen | 2013 | C.I.A | |
| Longmire | 2013 | TV serials | Dr. Bloomfield |
| Iron side | 2013 | TV serials | Captain Ed Rollins |
| Hollywood & Hamer | 2012 | Short | Bruce Lee |
| The real St. Nick | 2012 | TV movie | Jack (as R. P. McMurphy) |
| Red dawn | 2012 | Blacksmith | |
| dr0ne | 2012 | TV serials | Jay |
| The Newsroom | 2012 | TV serials | Dr. Lee |
| Last standing man | 2011 | TV serials | Dr. Wong |
| Captain America: Super Soldier | 2011 | Video game | Jim Morita (voice) |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | 2011 | Jim Morita | |
| Funny or mortal gifts… | 2011 | TV serials | Spaghetti (“United States Police” segment) |
| Hawthorne | 2010 | TV serials | Paul Hyun Dr. Paul Hyun |
| cheerfulness | 2009 | TV serials | Dr Wu |
| Burning Hollywood | 2009 | TV serials | Louie |
| Heroes | 2009 | TV serials | Sam Douglas |
| Without a trace | 2009 | TV serials | Officer Phillip Shen |
| Crash | 2008-2009 | TV serials | Mike Han |
| Samurai girl | 2008 | TV serials | sato |
| Kings of the Street | 2008 | boss kim | |
| Koreatown | 2007 | Sil the well-dressed drug dealer | |
| War | 2007 | Takada | |
| Add the deed to the word | 2007 | Dave | |
| 24 | 2007 | TV serials | Cheng’s agent |
| Lincoln Heights | 2007 | TV serials | Anthony Moon |
| Shark | 2007 | TV serials | Kirk Bagley |
| Baby | 2007 | Mike | |
| CSI: Crime scene investigation | 2006 | TV serials | Jason Toe |
| The heart specialist | 2006 | Mitchell Kwan | |
| Undo | 2006 | Daniel | |
| Only the brave | 2006 | Pvt. Dave ‘Bullseye’ Fukushima (as Ken Choi) | |
| Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil | 2006 | Video | Ambassador Li Sung Park |
| Vegas | 2005 | TV serials | Duncan Sabusawa |
| Hard times | 2005 | Fujimoto (as Kenny Choi) | |
| House MD | 2004-2005 | TV serials | Dr Lim |
| The road to Canyon Lake | 2005 | Pong | |
| Dragnet | 2003-2004 | TV serials | CI Burrell |
| Grand Theft Auto San Andreas | 2004 | Video game | Gangsters (voice) |
| The terminal | 2004 | CBP officer | |
| According to Jim | 2004 | TV serials | Lab technician |
| Becker | 2003 | TV serials | Kim Nam Kyu |
| Timecop: the decision of Berlin | 2003 | Video | Professor Josh Chan |
| Cross Jordan | 2003 | TV serials | Garma |
| Presidency Med | 2003 | TV serials | Dennis |
| The king of queens | 2002 | TV serials | Todd Ling |
| Woman on fire | 2002 | Concierge | |
| Reba | 2002 | TV serials | Officer Aoki |
| Unacceptable | 2001 | Douglas | |
| Very last | 2001 | TV serials | Syd the Junkie |
| The Garcia brothers | 2001 | TV serials | Alex Lind |
| The division | 2001 | TV serials | Louis Tang |
| Kristin | 2001 | TV serials | smoothing out |
| vip | 2000 | TV serials | Desmond Kusari |
| Roswell | 2000 | TV serials | Ken |
| Arli$$ | 2000 | TV serials | Tommy Takega |
| The hunter | 2000 | TV serials | Douglas Ho |
| Deep core | 2000 | Wayne Lung (as Ken Choi) | |
| The West Wing | 2000 | TV serials | Secret Service Agent #1 |
| State of siege | 1999 | TV serials | Biohazard driver |
| Halloween town | 1998 | TV movie | Hip-Sales-Creature |
| Size 404 | 2017 | Pre-production of the TV series | Kojima |
| Spider Man: Coming Home | 2017 | after-production | Morita director |
| Bright | 2017 | to film | Actor |
| Steffie | 2017 | after-production | |
| Untitled Nash Edgerton Project | 2017 | after-production | |
| The last man on earth | 2016 | TV serials | Lewis |
Yourself
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Look: The People v. OJ Simpson, American Crime Story | 2016 | Documentary about the TV miniseries | Judge Lance Ito |
| Captain America: The First Avenger – Howling commandos | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
| Koreatown: behind the scenes | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
