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Ken Leung was born and raised in New York City to Chinese parents <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kenneth Leung, born on January 21, 1970, to Chinese parents in New York City, grew up in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Despite his New York upbringing, he once noted that people frequently mistook him for a martial artist from Hong Kong<\/a> after starring in Rush Hour.<\/em>
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Ken Leung\u2019s film debut came in the action-comedy Rush Hour<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leung’s first major film role was as the villainous, bleached-blond henchman, Sang, in the 1998 action-comedy Rush Hour<\/em>, marking his big-screen debut alongside Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ken Leung made his Broadway debut playing a Chinese immigrant <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2002, Leung made his Broadway debut in the Tony-Award winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie<\/em> He starred as Ching Ho, a Chinese immigrant working under the nefarious Mrs. Meers at the Hotel Priscilla. The production follows Millie Dillmount’s move to New York City with the goal of marrying for wealth rather than love. His performance is preserved on the original Broadway cast recording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ken Leung joined the fourth season of the hit television series, Lost<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leung\u2019s performance\u00a0 in The Sopranos<\/em>, impressed the creators of Lost<\/em>, who later cast him for a role that was tailor-made just for him. A professional spiritualist able to communicate with the dead,\u00a0 Leung\u2019s Miles Straume was a main character introduced in the fourth season of the ABC series\u00a0 and featured through its final three seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ken Leung initially studied physical therapy at New York University<\/strong>
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Originally enrolled in a physical therapy program at New York University, he discovered acting during his junior year after taking an introductory elective. This class\u2014which included fellow students Catherine Russell and Anne Jackson\u2014became a turning point, prompting him to pursue performance professionally. 
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Ken Leung is nothing like his Industry<\/em> character\u00a0<\/strong>
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He has earned critical acclaim for portraying the ruthless Managing Director Eric Tao in the HBO and BBC Drama Industry<\/em>. Despite the character’s cutthroat presence in the world of investment banking, Leung maintains that he bears little resemblance<\/a> to Tao. Off-screen, he often appears stoic and zen, a temperament that contrasts sharply with his on-screen intensity. In preparing for the role, however, Leung explored his character\u2019s familial background, citing the lasting psychological impact of China\u2019s Cultural Revolution on Tao\u2019s parents and upbringing – a historical framework that helps inform the character\u2019s guarded demeanour and conduct at Pierpoint. This role has become the most recognisable of his two-decade career, with HBO even releasing<\/a> SternTao merchandise inspired by the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ken Leung became an unlikely <\/strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a> favourite thanks to his Industry<\/em> co-star<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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