Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma (Chinese: 馬泰; born June 10, 1962) is a Hong Kong-American actor. He is well known for his roles in television shows, such as The Man in the High Castle , 24, and films, such as Dante’s Peak, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 3, Arrival, The Farewell, and Tigertail….

Although often referred to as the familiar Asian face in film and television, Ma has deep ties to theatre. He cites Mako’s performance in Pacific Overtures in 1976 as a major influence on his acting career. And he is close friends with playwright David Henry Hwang, having collaborated with him on several plays, such as FOB, Yellow Face, Flower Drum Song, and The Dance and the Railroad, throughout the years and starring in the film, Golden Gate (1993), which was written by Hwang.

Ma started professionally acting in 1973 through experimental theater. At that time, he was in a residency at Nassau Community College studying acting and teaching movement. His first theatre performance was in 1975 at an outdoor theater in Roosevelt State Park as the Monkey King in a stage adaptation of a Beijing opera titled, Monkey King in the Yellow Stone King. He estimated that there were about 5 to 10 thousand audience members in attendance. –Wikipedia