Tim Kang

Tim Kang ( born March 16, 1973 as Yila Timothy Kang in San Francisco, California) is an American actor of Korean descent and was mainly known for the role of Kimball Cho in the television series The Mentalist.

Life

Tim Kang was born as the eldest of three sons and grew up in San Francisco. At UC Berkeley, he earned his bachelor of arts degree in political science. Then Kang earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from Harvard University. He then studied acting in Russia at the Moscow Art Theatre School. Kang occurred mainly in supporting roles in films and television series, in 2008 he had a bigger role in the fourth Rambo movie.

Since 2008, Kang plays a starring role in the CBS series The Mentalist.

Kang has a daughter (* 2009) and lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography (selection)

• 2002: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos, TV Series, guest role )
• 2002: Two Weeks Notice ( Two Weeks Notice )
• 2003: Criminal Intent - Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent, TV Series, guest role )
• 2004: Flight Safety
• 2004: Third Watch - use the limit ( Third Watch, TV Series, guest role )
• 2004: The Forgotten ( The Forgotten )
• 2006: Spectropia
• 2006: What Remains
• 2006: Ghost Whisperer - Ghost Whisperer ( Ghost Whisperer, TV Series, guest role )
• 2007: Monk ( TV Series, guest role )
• 2007: The Office (The Office, TV Series, guest role )
• 2007: The Unit - A Question of Honour ( The Unit, TV Series, guest role )
• 2008: John Rambo ( Rambo )
• Since 2008: The Mentalist ( TV series)