Tzi Ma
Tzi Ma is an accomplished actor known for his roles in both film and television. He gained recognition for his performances in 'The Accidental Getaway Driver' and 'The Farewell'. With a career spanning several decades, Ma is respected for his versatility and ability to portray... Read More
Known for
Arrival (2013)
Step into our world, as we bring you a raw look at the talents of the next wave of riders and photographers. Come face...
Mulan (1998)
To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest...
Rush Hour (1998)
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
GunslingersWhen the most wanted man in America surfaces in a small Kentucky town, his violent history -- and a blood-thirsty... |
Lin | |
| 2025 |
WatsonA year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson... |
Uncle Jun | |
| 2024 |
Interior ChinatownWillis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural, tries to find his way into the larger story–and along... |
Joe Wu | |
| 2024 |
Five Blind DatesMore focused on her business than finding love, Lia is forced to go on five blind dates set up by... |
Xien | |
| 2023 |
Believer 2A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has... |
Professor Lee | |
| 2023 |
Amanda Sum: Different Than BeforeAn Asian family celebrating at a Chinese restaurant for their daughter's engagement joyfully sing karaoke on stage when suddenly a... |
Father | |
| 2022 |
A Father's SonA Father’s Son is story-spinoff based on author Henry Chang’s crime novel series featuring NYPD Detective Jack Yu. Set in... |
Krang Li | |
| 2022 |
A Shot Through the WallA young Chinese-American cop unravels after accidentally shooting an innocent African-American man through a wall. |
Chow Tan | |
| 2021 |
Kung FuA quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to... |
Jin Shen | |
| 2021 |
INVINCIBLEMark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the... |
Mr. Liu (voice) | |
| 2021 |
INVINCIBLEMark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the... |
Mr. Liu / Dragon (voice) | |
| 2020 |
A Sugar & Spice HolidaySuzie, a rising young architect, returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas. When she gets there, she is... |
Pete Yung | |
| 2020 |
Searching for Anna May WongWith the help of popular movie stars, this documentary tells the coming-of-age story of a young Asian-American actress navigating the... |
Self | |
| 2020 |
The Kid DetectiveA once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until... |
Mr. Chang | |
| 2020 |
MulanWhen the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army... |
Hua Zhou | |
| 2020 |
TigertailA man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he... |
Grover | |
| 2019 |
TreadstoneThe Treadstone project, having created super spy Jason Bourne, turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman... |
General Chin-Hwa Kwon | |
| 2019 |
Tamron HallFormer news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2019 |
Wu AssassinsThe last in a line of Chosen Ones, a wannabe chef teams up with a homicide detective to unravel an... |
Mr. Young | |
| 2019 |
The FarewellA headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her... |
Haiyan | |
| 2018 |
Star Wars ResistanceKazuda Xiono, a young pilot for the Resistance, is tasked with a top secret mission to investigate the First Order,... |
Hamato Xiono (voice) | |
| 2018 |
Bad CompanyTroubled teens in a 2nd chance 'bootcamp' program encounter a group of terrorists trying to take out a rural nuclear... |
Hawking | |
| 2018 |
SkyscraperFramed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's... |
Fire Chief Sheng | |
| 2018 |
The ResidentA tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what... |
Ted Zhou | |
| 2017 |
The Jade PendantFleeing an arranged marriage in China, the independent Peony signs a contract to work as a “flower girl” in America,... |
Yu Hing | |
| 2017 |
Meditation ParkA devoted wife and mother is forced to reassess her reverence for her husband after she finds another woman’s thong... |
Bing | |
| 2017 |
An American Girl Story - Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy BalanceIn 1976 San Francisco, 10-year-old Ivy is a girl who must learn the balance between her two cultural identities —... |
Gung-Gung | |
| 2017 |
RansomEric Beaumont's crisis negotiator team is brought in to save lives and resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases... |
Lormong Vang | |
| 2016 |
ArrivalTaking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether... |
General Shang | |
| 2016 |
Pali RoadLily, a young doctor, wakes up from a car accident and discovers she is living a completely different life. Now... |
Mr. Zhang | |
| 2016 |
Angie TribecaLone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of... |
Joseph Takagi | |
| 2016 |
DiabloA young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife. |
Quok Mi | |
| 2015 |
Baby StepsDanny, a Taiwanese-American man, and his partner Tate want to have a baby, but the complex world of international surrogacy... |
Mr. Lin | |
| 2015 |
The Man in the High CastleExplore what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United... |
General Onada | |
| 2015 |
BoschHarry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case... |
Brent Charles | |
| 2015 |
Man Seeking WomanJosh Greenberg is a naive romantic on a desperate quest for love. When his longtime girlfriend dumps him, Josh enters... |
Master Sheng | |
| 2014 |
Madam SecretaryAfter years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of... |
President Miguel Da Silva | |
| 2014 |
A Good ManAfter an illustrious special ops career ends in disaster, Alexander goes off the grid and attempts to lead a quiet... |
Mr. Chen | |
| 2014 |
Million Dollar ArmIn a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find... |
Chang | |
| 2014 |
Silicon ValleyIn the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of... |
Yao | |
| 2013 |
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate... |
Agent Kwan | |
| 2013 |
#1 Serial KillerChink is about an Asian American man who has internalized the racism he felt as a child and turned it... |
Mr. Chang | |
| 2013 |
Someone I Used to KnowWhen three childhood friends reunite on one midsummer night, their delirious abandon and reminiscence explodes into a daring search for... |
Simo Kim | |
| 2012 |
ElementaryA modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in... |
Xi Hai Ching | |
| 2012 |
The CampaignTwo rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States... |
Mr. Zheng | |
| 2012 |
PerceptionDr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge... |
Prof. Arthur Wei | |
| 2012 |
VeepA look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States... |
Lu Chi-Jang | |
| 2011 |
Hell on WheelsThe epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge... |
Tao | |
| 2011 |
Once Upon a TimeThere is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims... |
The Dragon | |
| 2010 |
Hawaii Five-0Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to... |
Mr. Chi | |
| 2009 |
NCIS: Los AngelesThe exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service... |
Jun Lee | |
| 2009 |
DollhouseEcho is a member of a highly illegal and underground group of individuals whose personalities have been wiped clean so... |
Matsu | |
| 2009 |
Lie to MeThe world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when... |
Mr. Chen | |
| 2008 |
All God's Children Can DanceIn Koreatown, Los Angeles, a young man, Kengo, believes he's the son of God - that's what his mother told... |
Glen | |
| 2008 |
FringeFBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a... |
Ming Che | |
| 2008 |
The SenseiLonely gay teenager, McClain, struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Colorado town. After he's severely... |
Buddhist Monk | |
| 2008 |
Long Story ShortTells the story of Larry and Trudie Long, a popular Asian American nightclub act of the '40s and '50s, told... |
Self | |
| 2008 |
BabyA tragic tale of an Asian youth's gang life in South East Los Angeles, set during the mid 80's to... |
Pops | |
| 2007 |
Battle in SeattleThousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (World Trade Organization).... |
Governor | |
| 2007 |
Rush Hour 3After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names,... |
Solon Han | |
| 2007 |
Dragon BoysDragon Boys is a CBC Television miniseries starring Eric Tsang, Byron Mann, Lawrence Chou, Tzi Ma, Lauren Lee Smith, Steph... |
Henry Wah | |
| 2006 |
Akeelah and the Bee11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition,... |
Mr. Chiu | |
| 2006 |
The UnitA covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain... |
Rudy Hartano | |
| 2006 |
The Slanted ScreenFrom silent film star Sessue Hayakawa to Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle, the Slanted Screen examines the portrayal Asian... |
Himself | |
| 2005 |
Commander in ChiefMackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious... |
Chinese Ambassador | |
| 2005 |
Red DoorsThe Wongs struggle to cope with life, love, and family dysfunction in the suburbs of New York. |
Ed Wong | |
| 2005 |
Grey's AnatomyFollows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. |
Mr. Patterson | |
| 2005 |
American Dad!The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and... |
Bah Bah (voice) | |
| 2004 |
HawaiiRevolves around a fictional elite crime unit of the Honolulu Police Department headed by veteran detective and local legend Sean... |
Joseph Dao | |
| 2004 |
The LadykillersAn eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino,... |
The General | |
| 2003 |
Jake 2.0Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The series was canceled on... |
Nanda Sang | |
| 2002 |
The Quiet AmericanCynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official... |
Hinh | |
| 2001 |
Hawaiian GardensA romantic drama/detective story about big-time copyright fraud and a bigger-time crush. A complicated love triangle plays out to a... |
Mr. Hu'o'ng | |
| 2001 |
The Bernie Mac ShowThe Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to... |
Ed | |
| 2001 |
24Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode... |
Cheng Zhi | |
| 1999 |
Catfish in Black Bean SauceAn African American couple (Winfield and Alice) adopt two orphans from a Vietnamese refugee camp. After 22 years, the children... |
Vinh | |
| 1998 |
Martial LawSammo Law spins, kicks, and chops his way through crime as a one-man police force in Los Angeles. He's a... |
Lee Hei | |
| 1998 |
Rush HourWhen Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside... |
Consul Han | |
| 1998 |
The Magnificent SevenThe Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which is a remake of the... |
Wo Chin's Father | |
| 1997 |
Red CornerAn American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence... |
Li Cheng | |
| 1997 |
The PracticeA provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The... |
Tang Jingyu | |
| 1997 |
Dante's PeakVolcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano... |
Stan | |
| 1996 |
MillenniumA retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against... |
Captain Youfook Law | |
| 1996 |
MillenniumA retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against... |
Dr. Takashi | |
| 1996 |
Chain ReactionAt the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable... |
Lu Chen | |
| 1996 |
Nash BridgesFun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using... |
Jimmy Zee | |
| 1995 |
JAGHarmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the... |
Inspector Chang | |
| 1994 |
ERER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and... |
Mr. Yeung | |
| 1994 |
Chicago HopeChicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September... |
Mr. Wang | |
| 1994 |
Vanishing SonVanishing Son is a short-lived syndicated action television series that was part of Universal Television's Action Pack. Starting as a... |
Unknown character | |
| 1994 |
Golden GateA brash 22-year-old FBI agent trumps up charges of Communist-spying against a Chinese laundryman. 10 years later, he wants to... |
Chen Jung Song | |
| 1993 |
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.A tough-as-rawhide cowpoke, debonair ladies' man and Harvard-educated smarty-britches roams from Frisco to Jalisco in pursuit of outlaws who killed... |
Chan | |
| 1992 |
Rapid FireCollege student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a... |
Kinman Tau | |
| 1990 |
Law & OrderIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects... |
Deputy Counsel General Li Chen | |
| 1990 |
RoboCop 2After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and... |
Tak Akita | |
| 1990 |
Forbidden NightsJudith Shapiro's dream has come true. Due to the process of opening to the west in China she has been... |
Li Dao | |
| 1990 |
Yellowthread StreetYellowthread Street is a 1990 ITV police procedural developed by Ranald Graham. Adapted from the novels by William Leonard Marshall,... |
Det. Eddie Pak | |
| 1989 |
The ForgottenBased on a story by Vietnam veteran Paul Staples, the film concerns six American Green Berets, held for 17 years... |
Premier | |
| 1987 |
Star Trek: The Next GenerationFollow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they... |
Biomolecular Physiologist | |
| 1986 |
The Money PitAfter being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find... |
Hwang | |
| 1985 |
MacGyverHe's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits... |
Wing Lee | |
| 1985 |
The EqualizerRobert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting... |
Mr. Lin | |
| 1984 |
The Cosby ShowThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from... |
Mr. Lee | |
| 1981 |
They All LaughedNew York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected of infidelity. Ladies' man... |
(uncredited) | |
| 1979 |
Cocaine CowboysA rock band is on the brink of super-stardom. Until now they've juggled their music career with cocaine smuggling. The... |
Jimmy Lee | |
| TBA |
UnarmedRising MMA star Cole 'Pretty Boy' Thomas is unwittingly drawn into a violent criminal world. When a nightclub arms deal... |
Unknown character | |
| TBA |
The Chinatown DinerIn Vancouver's Chinatown district, beatmaker Rikki Meng falls in love with the The Chinatown Diner, a soon-to-be-demolished diner by day... |
Unknown character | |
| TBA |
Watcha WantA recent immigrant and trophy wife from Hong Kong rediscovers her love of dance after her wealthy husband's betrayal. |
Unknown character | |
| TBA |
The Way You DanceA dancer returns home to care for his estranged father with terminal cancer and finding redemption, healing, and purpose by... |
Ming Lee |
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Tzi Ma is known for his roles in films such as 'The Farewell', 'The Accidental Getaway Driver', and 'The Man in the High Castle'.
Tzi Ma has received several nominations and awards for his performances, including recognition at various film festivals for his work in independent cinema.
Tzi Ma's first film role was in 'The Last Emperor' (1987), where he played a small but notable part.
Tzi Ma's estimated net worth is around $1 million, reflecting his successful career in the entertainment industry.
Tzi Ma began his acting career in theater before transitioning to film and television, gaining recognition for his diverse roles.
Tzi Ma works across various genres, including drama, action, and comedy, showcasing his versatility as an actor.
Yes, Tzi Ma is known for his involvement in various charitable initiatives, particularly those supporting the Asian American community and arts education.
Recently, Tzi Ma starred in 'The Accidental Getaway Driver' and has appeared in television series, continuing to build his impressive filmography.