Terry Chen is a Canadian actor who portrayed Ethan Chang on Bates Motel.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Chen was born to ethnic Chinese parents originating from Taiwan (father) and mainland China (mother), in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After an education at schools in Edmonton and Vancouver, British Columbia, he attended college in Calgary and studied at the University of Calgary. He travelled for two years before returning to Vancouver to pursue acting.
Career[]
Chen's breakout role was as real-life Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film, Almost Famous. He has since appeared in several television shows, including Steven Spielberg's Emmy Award-winning science fiction TV miniseries Taken, and was a series regular on Combat Hospital. Chen has also appeared in feature films I, Robot, The Chronicles of Riddick, Snakes on a Plane and a leading role in the horror/thriller They Wait.
Chen played a recurring role in the Canadian science fiction series Continuum, which premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012 and portrayed Xander Feng on Season 2 of Netflix's House of Cards.
Trivia[]
- Terry Chen was not the only Bates Motel actor to feature in Steven Spielberg's miniseries Taken as both Ian Tracey (Remo Wallace) and Ryan Hurst (Chick Hogan) also had roles.
- He has appeared on ABC's medical drama series The Good Doctor, in which Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates) plays the titular character.
