Sung Kang

American actor Sung Kang is best recognized for his role as Han Seoul-Oh in The Fast and the Furious franchise.

Bio, Age, Parents, Nationality

Sung Kang was born on 8 April 1972, in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, U.S.A.to North Korean immigrant parents and spent his adolescence in California.

For education, he attended the University of California, Riverside. During his college, he chose acting over law school. In the meantime, he met with disappointment from his parents due to their concerns over the dearth of Asians on American television and the lack of job prospects.

Quick Facts About Sung Kang

Sung Kang – Career, Net worth – 2023

From his acting career, he has accumulated a net worth of around $8 million.

He rose to fame after appearing in Better Luck Tomorrow in which he appeared as Han Hu, a distant gangster. After that, he appeared in The Motel, in which he played Sam Kim.

He even rose to fame in 1999 when he appeared in The Love Bug episode of the Felicity series. After that, his acting skills allowed him to carve a marketable acting career.

He gained wide recognization from his role in Fast and Furious which made him a household name and a global sensation and appeared alongside Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker, Sylvester Stallone, and Vin Diesel.

Then he depicted the major role of Han Hu in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). He depicted a recurring role in Han Seoul-Oh in The Fast and the Furious film series.

Furthermore, he appeared in Li’s film War (2007), playing an FBI agent, and was featured in the movie Forbidden Warrior as Doran, a son of Genghis Khan. Also, he appeared as Detective Taylor Kwon in Walter Hill’s movie Bullet to the Head (2013).

Other Sung Kang movies and Tv appearances include Pearl Harbor, Live Free or Die Hard, Ninja Assassin, Sunset Stories, Los Bandoleros, NYPD Blue, Cold Case, Monk, Without a Trace, Knight Rider, CSI: Miami, and Mental.

Moreover, he portrayed the recurring role of the narcissistic President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee in the Korean drama parody, “Tae Do”. He appeared as FBI Agent Tae Kim in the short-lived crime procedural Gang Related on FOX.

Also, he had a restaurant called Saketini in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, which closed in early 2013.

For his performance, he was a nominee for the Lifetime Achievement Award for his role in the movie Pali Road in 2016. He was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Sunset Stories at the VC Filmfest, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in 2012.

Body Measurements – Height, Weight

He has a height of 6 ft. and weighs 78 kilograms. Also, Sung has black hair and black eyes.

Relationship Status of Sung Kang

Sung happily married Miki Yim on 8th July 2014. His wife is a general manager at Prada, the premier fashion brand. They met for the first time in Koreatown Karaoke where he was singing When Doves Cry. Reportedly, Miki teased Sung about his voice and they shortly began dating. The couple married in a private wedding ceremony with only close friends and family members attending.

Social Media

He has around 12M followers on Facebook, about 1.4 million followers on Instagram, and around 260k followers on Twitter.

FAQs of ABC

What language does Sung Kang speak?

• He speaks the English language

Is Sung Kang in Hawaii Five-O?

How old was Sung Kang in Tokyo Drift?

• Following the changes, the sequel was said to take place in 2014, putting Han in the 30-year-old age range, which was closer to Kang’s age of 34 when Tokyo Drift premiered.

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