Tim Kang’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American actor
Is Actor 
Television actor 
Film actor 
From United States of America 
Type Film, TV, Stage & Radio 
Gender male
Birth 16 March 1973, San Francisco, USA
Age: 47 years
Star sign Pisces
Stats
Height: 1.7272 m
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Harvard University

Yila Timothy Kang (born March 16, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Kimball Cho in the TV series The Mentalist and Gordon Katsumoto in the reboot series Magnum P.I..

Early life and education

Kang was born in San Francisco, California and is the eldest of three brothers. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Fine Arts from the Harvard’s Institute for Advanced Theater Training at American Repertory Theater and Moscow Art Theatre.

Kang began acting at age 26. He had been working in the finance industry at the Pacific Exchange when he passed by the American Conservatory Theater and signed up for night acting classes on a whim. In an interview with the Korea Society, he stated that he decided to switch to acting full-time when he realized that he could no longer concentrate on his day job at the exchange.

Career

Kang was a series regular on CBS’s The Mentalist as Special Agent Kimball Cho. He appeared in Rambo (2008) and also on such TV shows as The Office, Chappelle’s Show, The Vampire Diaries and Monk. He returned to his theater roots for Julia Cho’s new play Aubergine, playing one of the lead characters, Ray. It premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in February 2016 before touring to various theatres.

In 2012, Kang launched a production company named One Shoot Films with its first film project focusing on child abduction and sexually abused children.
Kang appears in the recurring role of Ivan Hess on Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger and is a series regular as Detective Gordon Katsumoto on the 2018 reboot of Magnum P.I..

Personal life

Kang has a black belt in Taekwondo.

With actress Gina Marie May, Kang has a daughter, Bianca Jooyung Kang, born November 7, 2009.

Kang is a national spokesman and active supporter for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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