Here is the biography of Chin Han:
Chin Han, a renowned Asian actor, has had a remarkable 20-year career spanning international theater, television, and film projects. He has been recognized as one of Asia's 25 greatest actors of all-time by CNNGo and has been nominated for Variety's Asian Star of the Year Award in 2013. He was also invited to join the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 2018 for his body of work in film.
Chin Han made his US film debut in 1998 in Blindness, an Official Selection at the 2nd Hollywood Film Festival, opposite Vivian Wu. He then starred in the Singapore mini-series 'Alter Asians', which won the 2001 Asian Television Award for Best TV Movie of the Year.
As a director, Chin Han has helmed acclaimed Asian Premieres of plays like David Hare's The Blue Room and co-produced the official Musical adaptation of Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet. As a producer, he has created concerts for Tony Award winners Jason Robert Brown, Cady Huffman, and Lillias White in Asia.
Chin Han has also had a successful career in film, with notable roles in Thom Fitzgerald's 3 Needles with Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, and Chloe Sevigny, and in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. He is one of few actors who have crossed over from DC to the Marvel Universe, playing Councilman Yen in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Chin Han has worked with numerous award-winning directors, including Roland Emmerich, Gus Van Sant, and Steven Soderbergh. His other notable film credits include 2012, Restless, Contagion, and Independence Day: Resurgence. He has also appeared in several television shows, including Fringe, Last Resort, Arrow, and The Blacklist.
In addition to his film and television work, Chin Han has starred in several Asian productions, including Final Recipe with Michelle Yeoh and Serangoon Road for HBO Asia. He has received critical acclaim for his roles in Marco Polo and Independence Day: Resurgence.
Chin Han's latest projects include the live-action adaptation of anime Ghost In The Shell, Skyscraper, and Mortal Kombat.
