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Ash Ketchum 11-01-16 05:37 AM

Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
I'm looking for American TV shows with Asian-Americans playing Asian-American crimefighters (police, private detectives, secret agents, superheroes).

I came up with three so far:
"Martial Law" (1998), co-starring Kelly Hu, playing an L.A. cop partnered with Sammo Hung as a Chinese cop sent to work with the LAPD;
"Hawaii Five-0" (2010) which co-stars Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park;
"Elementary" (2012), which co-stars Lucy Liu.

I'm especially interested in leading roles, if any, or co-starring roles like the ones I listed. This is for a blog post I'm researching.

Thanks.

morriscroy 11-01-16 05:41 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
The 2010 Nikita reboot on CW, with Maggie Q in the lead role of Nikita Mears.

morriscroy 11-01-16 05:45 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
After Nikita, Maggie Q had a lead role as Detective Beth Davis in "Stalker" on CBS.

morriscroy 11-01-16 05:49 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Sandrine Holt as Patricia Thornton in the rebooted MacGyver. (Thornton is MacGyver's boss).

wishbone 11-01-16 06:02 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
http://i68.tinypic.com/116tjbt.jpg

DJariya 11-01-16 07:05 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Grace Park is technically Canadian ;)

Ming Na Wen on Agents of Shield

Tim Kang on The Mentalist

morriscroy 11-01-16 07:44 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 

Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 12935729)
Grace Park is technically Canadian ;)

Park was also on season 2 and 3 of The Border, as Agent Liz Carver.

morriscroy 11-01-16 07:51 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
IIRC, Park's stint on The Border was after the revived Battlestar Galactica was over, but before the rebooted Hawaii Five-0 started.

morriscroy 11-01-16 08:09 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
If your definition of "Asia" also includes the Indian subcontinent, there's Priyanka Chopra as the lead role of Alex Parrish on Quantico on ABC.

morriscroy 11-01-16 08:18 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
(Not quite a crimefighter, but in a similar high adrenaline line of work).

There's Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang on the first ten seasons of Grey's Anatomy.

mrhan 11-01-16 08:47 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Brian Tee from Chicago Med is from Japan but was raised in the U.S.

Pat Morita played the starring role in OHara. It even had Brandon Lee play a bad guy in the pilot episode. It lasted one season.

DJariya 11-01-16 08:51 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 

Originally Posted by mrhan (Post 12935782)
Brian Tee from Chicago Med is from Japan but was raised in the U.S.

Brian Tee plays a doctor, not a crime fighter. Although his character is a war veteran.

wishbone 11-01-16 08:52 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
http://i.imgur.com/WnnJAgP.jpg

mrhan 11-01-16 09:25 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
^^^^^:lol: I forgot the most obvious answer.

There's also Russell Wong in Vanishing Son.

Quatermass 11-01-16 10:17 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Pat Morita played Ohara in 1987

morriscroy 11-01-16 10:35 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Maggie Q is currently lead FBI agent Hannah Wells on "Designated Survivor" on ABC.

Original Desmond 11-01-16 10:42 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
The Rush hour reboot as well of course

morriscroy 11-01-16 10:54 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
(If your definition of "Asia" also includes the Indian subcontinent).

Archie Panjabi as investigator Kalinda on "The Good Wife" and currently as Nas Kamal on "Blindspot".

Obi-Wanma 11-01-16 10:54 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SlLlG3sUC8.../hqdefault.jpg

morriscroy 11-01-16 11:08 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Rhona Mitra as:

Tara Wilson
- seasons 1 and 2 of Boston Legal
- season 8 of The Practice

- Dr. Rachel Scott on seasons 1 and 2 of The Last Ship
- Major Rachel Dalton on seasons 2 and 3 of Cinemax's "Strike Back"

morriscroy 11-01-16 11:16 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Michelle Yeoh in the final season of Cinemax's "Strike Back". (Also previously a Bond girl).

digidoh 11-01-16 11:27 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Keye Luke as the voice of Charlie Chan in The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, the 1972 Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Chan had been portrayed by Aisan actors early on, but, to date, this is the only time a Chinese actor played the part.

Original Desmond 11-01-16 11:38 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Rhona Mitra is asian ? really ?

morriscroy 11-01-16 11:51 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 

Originally Posted by Original Desmond (Post 12935941)
Rhona Mitra is asian ? really ?

Allegedly her father's side of the family is from India.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...ow/1099535.cms

Krayzie 11-01-16 11:57 AM

Re: Question about TV shows with Asian-American leads...
 
Do cartoons count? There was the Jackie Chan cartoon.


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