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Feb 22, 2024 · The auditions for Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, which premiered Feb. 22 on the streamer, were very cloak and dagger.
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) Credits
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Commander Zhao
1. Character information: Zhao 1. 102. "Warriors" 2. 103. "Omashu" 3. 105. "Spirited Away" 4. 106. "Masks" 5. 107. "The North" 6. 108. "Legends"
Television
1. Industry 2. Inhumans 3. Law & Order 4. Lost 5. Person of Interest 6. The Blacklist 7. The Good Wife 8. The Night Shift 9. The Sopranos 10. Zero Hour
Filmography
1. Old(2021) 2. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015) 3. Shanghai Kiss(2007) 4. X-Men: The Last Stand(2006) 5. Inside Man(2006) 6. The Squid and the Whale(2005) 7. Saw(2004) 8. Vanilla Sky(2001) 9. Spy Game(2001) 10. A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001) 11. Rush Hour(1998) 12. Kundun(1997) 13. Welcome to the Dollhouse(1995)
Personal life
Ken Leung was born and raised in the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side in New York City to Chinese parents. His family moved to Midwood, Brooklyn, where he grew up before finishing high school in Old Bridge, New Jersey. He attended NYU and studied acting with Catherine Russell and Nan Smithner, then briefly with Anne Jackson at HB Studio.
Career
In 1997, Leung made his debut as the villainous henchman Sang opposite Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Brett Ratner's Rush Hour. Ratner stated, "[Leung]'s a great actor. In my opinion, he's equivalent to Philip Seymour Hoffman as far as talent is concerned." He would later work with Ratner in the films Red Dragon, The Family Man, and X-Men: The Last Stand. Edward Norton cast Leung in his directorial debut Keeping the Faith in 2000. According to The Washington Post, Norton said Leung's "showst...
Feb 23, 2024 · Avatar: The Last Airbender star Ken Leung thought he was auditioning for a role in James Cameron's Avatar instead of that of Commander Zhao on the Netflix series.
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Feb 23, 2024 · Avatar: The Last Airbender star Ken Leung has opened up on the show's intense season finale fight between Commander Zhao and Prince Zuko. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Digital...
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Feb 23, 2024 · Avatar: The Last Airbender star Ken Leung has explained why he thought his audition was for the Avatar movies. Speaking to Deadline during the show's red carpet premiere earlier this...
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Feb 23, 2024 · Ken Leung (“Industry,” “Lost”) stars as the Fire Nation’s Commander Zhao, who pursues Aang and crosses paths with Zuko while the prince is on his own hunt.
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Feb 21, 2024 · Avatar: The Last Airbender actor Ken Leung reveals his secretive audition for the Netflix series.
