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François Chau
Chau in 2023
Born (1959-10-26) October 26, 1959 (age 65)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Websitewww.francoischau.com Edit this at Wikidata

François Chau (born October 26, 1959) is a Cambodian and American actor. He is known for his roles as Dr. Pierre Chang in ABC's Lost,[1] Quick Kick on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Dr. Chang in the film 21 & Over, Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, and in 2015–2018, as industrialist Jules-Pierre Mao, a recurring character in Amazon's The Expanse.

Early life

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Chau was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, of Chinese and Vietnamese descent.[2] When he was roughly 6 years old, he and his family moved to Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). At the age of 7, Chau moved from Saigon to France due to the Vietnam War and after a year moved to Washington, D.C., United States. Chau and his family settled there, and he was also schooled there.

After he graduated from college, Chau moved out to Los Angeles where he has remained since[3] and now lives with his wife and daughter.[4]

Career

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Chau has had a number of diverse roles, playing Chinese, Japanese and even Hmong characters, most notably as Dr. Martin Ng in the American sci-fi series Gemini Division, and as Dr. Pierre Chang in 17 episodes of ABC's Lost.[5]

Chau has also taken on a number of smaller TV roles. He has appeared as Koo Yin, a Chinese consul in the drama 24 and a Chinese diplomat in Stargate SG-1. He was the voice of Quick Kick on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Dr. Shen in XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and he portrayed Lieutenant Winston 'Vagabond' Chang in the Wing Commander III and Wing Commander IV video games. He was the voice of Sensei Ishikawa in the Ghost of Tsushima video game.

Chau has appeared as a guest star in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., The Unit, NUMB3RS, ER, Baywatch, Alias, Shark, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, JAG, Medium, The X-Files, Last Man Standing, and NCIS.

He was also featured in Chris Brown's music video Fine China,[6] the 2013 film 21 & Over, the television film 9/11: The Twin Towers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, where he physically played Shredder.

His latest projects have included a Syfy production, The Expanse, starring as recurring character Jules-Pierre Mao, father of main character Julie Mao, and a recurring role as Arthur's step-father Walter on The Tick. He has also appeared in the Disney Channel spy-action comedy, K.C. Undercover, where he plays Zane, an evil villain who kidnaps K.C. and threatens to kill her family, due to a checkered history with them.

Chau portrayed mob-boss Mr. Keo in Cathy Yan's live action DC adaptation of Birds of Prey, starring Margot Robbie.[7]

Chau appeared on The George Lucas Talk Show during a fundraiser where various guests appeared for a marathon of the entirety of the seventh season of the HBO series Arli$$. In 2019 he starred in the science fiction horror film The Honeymoon Phase.[8]

Personal life

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Chau is married and has a daughter.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Kusei: Endangered Species Alien's Voice, short film
Chisai Samurai Bandit #1 Short film
1987 G.I. Joe: The Movie Quick Kick Voice, direct-to-video
1989 The Iron Triangle Captain Duc / AVRN
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze The Shredder Credited as Francois Chau
1992 Rapid Fire Detective Farris
1993 Point of No Return Building Security Guard
1994 Blue Tiger Soya
1995 No Way Back FBI Agent Gim Takakura
1997 Beverly Hills Ninja Izumo
City of Industry Luke "Uncle Luke"
Wounded Mr. Lee
Chinese Box Mr. Wong Uncredited
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Four Father
1999 Godzilla 2000 Professor Yujj Shinoda Voice, English version
Paper Bullets Yang
At Face Value Kee Sung Park Short film
2000 What's Cooking? Duc Nguyen Credited as Francois Chau
Deep Core Crewmember
2003 Paris Mr. Kim
2006 Rescue Dawn Province Governor Credited as Francois Chau
No. 6 Yoon Short film
2007 Orchard Orientation Film Outtakes Dr. Edgar Halliwax Short film
Direct-to-video
2009 The Lodger Sam Credited as Francois Chau
Ingenious Mr. Chow
Powder Blue Butcher Uncredited
2010 Lost: Epilogue - The New Man in Charge Dr. Pierre Chang Uncredited
Short film
Direct-to-video
Deadbeat Dad Short film
2013 21 & Over Dr. Chang Credited as Francois Chau
Chris Brown: Fine China Father / Mafia Boss Short film
Direct-to-video
2014 Office Ninja Kenji
A Day of Havoc Doom Short film
2015 The Boy Next Door Detective Johnny Chou Credited as Francois Chau
2016 The Last Tour Colonel Tran
2017 F**Ked Up Daddy Chao Short film
Direct-to-video
2019 The Honeymoon Phase The Director
2020 Birds of Prey Mr. Keo
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Wahn[9] Voice

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Quick Kick Voice, 11 episodes
1987 Hill Street Blues Emperor Leader Episode: "A Pound of Flesh"
Credited as Francois Chau
1988 Vietnam War Story II "Jojo" Episode: "Dusk to Dawn"
Credited as Francois Chau
1989 Tour of Duty Vietnamese Man Episode: "The Volunteer"
The Karate Kid: The Animated Series Additional voices Episode: "My Brother's Keeper"
Credited as Francois Chau
Wiseguy — Episode: "Battle of the Barge"
1990 China Beach White Mouse Episode: "Phoenix"
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes Captain Fukuda Television film
1991 The Flash Johnny Choi Episode: "Captain Cold"
Credited as Francois Chau
Baywatch Tadashi Episode: "Nightmare Bay"
Credited as Francois Chau
MacGyver Chi Episode: "The Coltons"
Credited as Francois Chau
Reasonable Doubts Joey Episode: "...and Sleep Won't Come"
Credited as Francois Chau
1992 Tequila and Bonetti Gang Member Episode: "Language of the Heart"
Intruders Lab Technician 2 episodes
Television miniseries
Credited as Francois Chau
1993 Wild Palms Hiro 3 episodes
Television miniseries
1994 Viper Bobby Murabito Episode: "Mind Games"
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Aide Episode: "And That Makes Three"
Credited as Francois Chau
Time Trax Cano Chan Episode: "The Last M.I.A."
1995 Tokyo Bound Male Voice Television film
1996 Shattered Mind Resident Television film
ER Neuro Resident Episode: "Baby Shower"
Goode Behavior — Episode: "Goode and Fried"
1997 ER Neurosurgeon Episode: "Ambush"
Credited as Francois Chau
Melrose Place Businessman Episode: "The Doctor Is In... Deep"
Profit Mr. Wong Episode: "Chinese Box"
Credited as Francois Chau
1998 Night Man Chinese Intelligence Officer Episode: "House of Soul"
1999 Sons of Thunder Dow Long Episode: "Lost & Found"
Credited as Francois Chau
Nash Bridges Albert Lee Episode: "High Society"
2000 JAG Kin Ku Episode: "The Bridge at Kang So Ri"
Credited as Francois Chau
Walker, Texas Ranger Mr. Chen 3 episodes
Credited as Francois Chau
2001 JAG General Shin Wa Chen Episode: "Dog Robber"
Credited as Francois Chau
2002 The Invisible Man Chen Po Li Episode: "The Invisible Woman"
2003 Stargate: SG-1 Chinese Ambassador Episode: "Disclosure"
Dragnet Chief Edward Laseur Episode: "Let's Make a Deal"
The Agency Jin-Gui Kim Episode: "Our Man in Washington"
Line of Fire Tran Mai Episode: "Boom, Swagger, Boom"
2004 Alias Mr. Cho Episode: "Crossings"
Helter Skelter Dr. Noguchi Television film
North Shore Satoshi Ohashi Episode: "Tessa"
2005 24 Consul Koo Yin Episode: "Day 4: 2:00 a.m.–3:00 a.m."
2005–2010 Lost Dr. Pierre Chang / Various 17 episodes
2005 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Chue Episode: "Bring the Pain"
Credited as Francois Chau
2006 Popcorn Zen Bandit #1 Episode: "#2.2"
9/11: The Twin Towers Hong Zhu Television film
Numbers Kaj-Jan Chen Episode: "The Mole"
Credited as Francois Chau
2007 The Unit Captain Episode: "Sub-Conscious"
Credited as Francois Chau
Shark Mike Wong Episode: "Dr. Laura"
2008 Medium Doctor Episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Credited as Francois Chau
Gemini Division Dr. Martin Ng 6 episodes
2009 Gary Unmarried Bobby Kim Episode: "Gary and the Trophy"
2010 The Deep End Lewis Chin Episode: "Where There's Smoke"
Lost: Untangled Dr. Pierre Chang 2 episodes
2011 Chuck Guillermo Chan Episode: "Chuck Versus the First Bank of Evil"
Credited as Francois Chau
The Chicago Code Chairman Lau Episode: "O'Leary's Cow"
Credited as Francois Chau
Franklin & Bash Mr. Han Episode: "Jennifer of Troy"
Credited as Francois Chau
Childrens Hospital Mr. Lee Episode: "Nip/Tug"
Credited as Francois Chau
Castle Clifford Lee Episode: "Kick the Ballistics"
Credited as Francois Chau
Charlie's Angels Frankie Han Episode: "They Are Not Saints"
Credited as Francois Chau
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Binh Tran Episode: "The Dragon and the Fairy"
Awake John Koh Episode: "Game Day"
Credited as Francois Chau
BFFs Jessica's Father 2 episodes
2013 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Dr. Chan Episode: "It's a Miracle"
Credited as Francois Chau
Body of Proof Chinese Consolate Episode: "Disappearing Act"
Nikita Dr. Kang Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part"
Childrens Hospital Kaiju Episode: "Triangles"
Credited as Francois Chau
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Bill Episode: "Storage Zeebles"
The Mentalist Mr. Nguyen Episode: "Green Thumb"
The Ordained Howard Ping Television film
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Gary 'Aikupu Episode: "Ma lalo o ka 'ili"
Rizzoli & Isles Harold Chen Episode: "If You Can't Stand the Heat"
Credited as Francois Chau
Criminal Minds Dr. Jack Chun Episode: "The Itch"
Bones Victor Lee Episode: "The Lost Love in the Foreign Land"
Credited as Francois Chau
2015 Major Crimes Raymond Phan Episode: "Four of a Kind"
Credited as Francois Chau
2015–2017 K.C. Undercover Zane 7 episodes
2015–2018 The Expanse Jules-Pierre Mao 13 episodes
Credited as Francois Chau
2016 Aquarius South Vietnamese Consul Episode: "When My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Berlin Station Peter Shipley Episode: "Station to Station"
Credited as Francois Chau
Grand Junction Jae Kim Television film
2017 MacGyver Richard Sang Episode: "Compass"
Credited as Francois Chau
2017–2019 The Tick Walter 10 episodes
Credited as Francois Chau
2018 The X-Files Peter Wong Episode: "Ghouli"
2018–2021 Last Man Standing Henry 3 episodes
Credited as Francois Chau
2019 NCIS Henry Deng Episode: "Bears and Cubs"
Credited as Francois Chau
Veronica Mars Hu Episode: "Spring Break Forever"
Credited as Francois Chau
No Good Nick Detective Pham Episode: "The Fool's Errand"
Room 104 Dr. Blake Episode: "Itchy"
How to Get Away with Murder Carl's Lawyer Episode: "I Hate the World"
2020 Magnum, P.I. Kinny Episode: "A Game of Cat and Mouse"
Credited as Francois Chau
Space Command Jerome Kiriyama Episode: "Ripple Effect"
(home)Schooled Principal Coleman Television film
2021 Fantasy Island Brent Lee Episode: "His and Hers/The Heartbreak Hotel"
The Good Doctor Leonard Song Episode: "Crazytown"
2022 Chicago Med Patrick Choi Episode: "What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You"
Credited as Francois Chau
American Gigolo Don Clyborne 4 episodes
2023 Quantum Leap Lewis Tan Episode: "Paging Dr. Song"
Law & Order: Organized Crime Michael Quan 2 episodes
Barry Bong 3 episodes
2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender Great Sage Series[10]
The Penguin Feng Zhao 2 episodes
Miniseries

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Lieutenant Winston "Vagabond" Chang (live action)
1995 Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
2000 Starlancer Ronin Wing Leader
2012 XCOM: Enemy Unknown Dr. Raymond Shen Credited as Francois Chau
2016 XCOM 2
2020 Ghost of Tsushima Sensei Sadanobu Ishikawa Voice and motion capture[11][12]
2023 The Expanse: A Telltale Series Jules-Pierre Mao Voice

Awards and nominations

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  • 2011 Ovation Awards: Nominated for Featured Actor in a Play for the role of Dr. Heng in the Geffen Playhouse production of "Extraordinary Chambers"[13]

References

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  1. ^ Hoschartner, Jon (March 30, 2017). "Actor From Lost Describes Show's Production". Splice Today. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "François Chau".
  3. ^ "Interview with Chau". August 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 11 September 2013 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Interview with Chau on AA Risings". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28.
  5. ^ "Pierre Chang". Lost.about.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Watch: Chris Brown's new song 'Fine China' is Michael Jackson meeting racial conflict: Watch". Immaculate Noise. Hitfix Music. 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  7. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2018-12-11). "Chris Messina Joins Warner Bros/DC's 'Birds Of Prey' As Bad Guy Victor Zsasz". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  8. ^ "Horror Feature: Interview with Phillip G. Carroll Jr. writer and director of The Honeymoon Phase". The Horror Channel. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  9. ^ Evangelista, Chris (March 4, 2021). "'Raya and the Last Dragon' Production Diaries: Kelly Marie Tran Reveals Her Makeshift At-Home Recording Studio". www.slashfilm.com. Slash Film. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Williams, Caleb (August 24, 2022). "François Chau & Ryan Mah Join Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' as Fire Nation Members". Knight Edge Media. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  11. ^ Archer, Callum (September 6, 2020). "In-Game Vs Reality: What Ghost of Tsushima Characters Look Like In Real Life". www.thegamer.com. The Gamer. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  12. ^ Ames, Jeff (July 22, 2020). "Ghost of Tsushima Review: An Engaging & Dazzling New World". www.comingsoon.net. ComingSoon.Net. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Kiss Me Kate Tops 2011 Ovation Award Nominations". 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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