Jimmy Taenaka
Jimmy T | |
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At an Ulu Pandan Youth Community Day event in Singapore, 30 November 2008 | |
Born |
James Katsuyuki Taenaka November 27, 1964 Fort Ord, California United States |
Years active | 1987–Present |
Spouse(s) | Lim Li Li (2005–Present) |
James Katsuyuki Taenaka (妙中克之 Taenaka Katsuyuki; born November 27, 1964), better known as Jimmy T, is an American actor.
Taenaka was born in Fort Ord, California and raised in Monterey, California. He attended Monterey High School in Monterey, California. Taenaka appears on television and film both in Asia and the United States. In Singapore, he starred in the epic World War II television drama, A War Diary about the Japanese occupation of Singapore, where he also received a nomination at the Asian Television Awards in 2002 for Best Drama Performance by an Actor.[1] He is also a spokesperson for L'Oreal Paris throughout Asia as of December 2007.
Dead Mine (2012)
- Tiger Team-The Mountain of 1000 Dragons (2010) Sony Pictures
- Ovunque Tu Sia (2008) RAI International
- Dance of the Dragon (2008)
- L'Empire du Tigre (2005) TF1
- The Second Singapore Short Story (2004)
- Tequila - the Movie (2002)
- Fatal Blade (2001)
- Looking Italian (1998)
- Psycho Sushi (1997)
- The Low Life (1995)
- The Shadow (1994)
- American Yakuza (1993)
- Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
Television
- Kung Fu Killer (2008) TV Mini-Series RHI Entertainment
- Martial Law (1999) TV Episode CBS
- Brooklyn South (1998) TV Episode CBS
- JAG (1997) TV Episode CBS
- Cop Files (1993) TV Episode Fox TV
- The Pupil (2010) TV Series
- Calefare (2008) TV Series (Guest Star)
- En Bloc (TV series) (2008) TV Series
- First Mums (2005) TV Series
- Shooting Stars (2005) TV Series
- The Second Singapore Short Story (2004) TV Series
- Machine (2004) TV Movie
- Like My Own (2004) TV Series
- Singapore Shakes (2004) TV Movie
- Rouge (2004) MTV Asia - TV Episode
- Amnesia (2003) TV Movie
- One Peep Too Many (2002) TV Movie
- A War Diary (2001) TV Series
- Making Love (2000) MediaCorp TV Series
- Daddy's Girls (2004) MediaCorp TV Episode
Hosting
- Get Drunk In China (2007) Channel News Asia TV Series
References
- ↑ Ito, Robert (February 8, 2007). "The Maggie Q story: Gone to Asia with an eye toward Hollywood". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
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