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Arnold Chun

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Arnold Chun
A glimpse into an alternate history of North America. What life after WWII may have been like if the Nazis had won the war.
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The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
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Arnold Chun is an American Actor/Director. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated from the Humanities Magnet Program at Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda, CA. He holds a B.A. in East Asian/European History from UC Irvine. Arnold has appeared in many hit shows like, "Kidding, The Big bang Theory, Hawaii 5-0, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Last Ship. Arnold also plays "Kotomichi" on the Emmy-winning Amazon series "The Man in The High Castle".

Arnold is also a filmmaker. Winning the award for Best Short Film at the Harlem Int. Film Fest in 2008 for "Eli's Liquor Store", the film has continued on to 25 film festivals domestically and was the opening presenter at the Smithsonian National Martin Luther King Consortium during Black History Month. It also premiered on FOX Soul and interviewed by Ms. Vivica A Fox. The film was praised for its efforts on bringing more collaboration between African Americans and Asian Americans. He also was awarded an Excellence in Film Making at the Honolulu Int. Film Fest in 2009, for his first feature film.

Arnold is also passionate about community and has helped expand a senior center in Koreatown for the mentally ill, in addition to addressing Mental Health issues in the Asian American Community. One of his most memorable experiences in humanitarian work was a month long trip to India as a short term missionary. He also spent a year in Japan teaching English in countryside of Nagano Prefecture.

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their three sons.
BornMay 7, 1976
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BornMay 7, 1976
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
    The Man in the High Castle
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Kotomichi
    Jim Carrey in Kidding (2018)
    Kidding
    8.0
    TV Series
    • New Pickles-san
    Kingdom (2019)
    Kingdom
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Beom-Pal(english version, voice)
    Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
    Rampage
    6.1
    • Commanding Officer
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Bad Thoughts
      • Byung Sung
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • DEFCON 4 Korea: Land of the Morning Calm
      • Major Byun South Korean Intelligence Officer
      • Pre-production



    • Brooke Lewis Bellas, Richard Riehle, Luciana Elisa Quinonez, and Arnold Chun in Purgy's (2024)
      Purgy's
      7.6
      Short
      • Bartender
      • 2024
    • Stay Alive My Son (Chapter 2) (2023)
      Stay Alive My Son (Chapter 2)
      • Young Thay
      • 2023
    • Stay Alive My Son (2022)
      Stay Alive My Son
      6.0
      Video Game
      • Young Thay
      • Old Thay
      • 2022
    • Stay Alive My Son (Chapter 1) (2022)
      Stay Alive My Son (Chapter 1)
      • Young Thay
      • 2022
    • Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Zazie Beetz, and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train (2022)
      Bullet Train
      7.3
      • Takashi Ito
      • 2022
    • Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022)
      Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
      6.3
      • Prosecutor Hwang (english version, voice)
      • 2022
    • Classified (2022)
      Classified
      8.2
      Podcast Series
      • 2022
    • Carson Allen in So Not Worth It (2021)
      So Not Worth It
      6.9
      TV Series
      • The Professor (English version, voice)
      • 2021
    • My True Fairytale (2021)
      My True Fairytale
      5.4
      • John
      • 2021
    • Over the Hill
      Short
      • the Son
      • 2020
    • Song Kang in Sweet Home (2020)
      Sweet Home
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Su-Yeong's Father (voice)
      • 2020
    • Just Roll with It (2019)
      Just Roll with It
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Akachan Yamamoto
      • 2020
    • Jim Carrey in Kidding (2018)
      Kidding
      8.0
      TV Series
      • New Pickles-san
      • 2020
    • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
      The Man in the High Castle
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Kotomichi
      • 2015–2019
    • Evie Nicholson in American Airlines Luxury Experience (2019)
      American Airlines Luxury Experience
      Video
      • Male Executive
      • 2019

    Director



    • Fractured (2017)
      Fractured
      6.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Red Dirt (2014)
      Red Dirt
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • It's a Match (2011)
      It's a Match
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • West Liang and Christina Grance in Invincible Scripture (2010)
      Invincible Scripture
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Open Ends
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Eli's Liquor Store (2007)
      Eli's Liquor Store
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2007

    Producer



    • Fractured (2017)
      Fractured
      6.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Paranormal Whacktivity (2013)
      Paranormal Whacktivity
      2.4
      • line producer
      • 2013
    • It's a Match (2011)
      It's a Match
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Going Home
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • The Debt
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Eli's Liquor Store (2007)
      Eli's Liquor Store
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2007

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos6

    Arnold Chun Demo Reel 2017
    Demo Reel 6:15
    Arnold Chun Demo Reel 2017
    Bullet Train - Takashi Ito
    Demo Reel 1:27
    Bullet Train - Takashi Ito
    Bullet Train - Takashi Ito
    Demo Reel 1:27
    Bullet Train - Takashi Ito
    Man In The High Castle S4 Trailer
    Demo Reel 1:02
    Man In The High Castle S4 Trailer
    Arnold speaks Russian! LOL
    Demo Reel 1:45
    Arnold speaks Russian! LOL
    Season 2 Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:01
    Season 2 Trailer #2
    MITHC S2 Trailer Tease
    Trailer 0:16
    MITHC S2 Trailer Tease

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • facebook
    • Alternative names
      • Arnold H. Chun
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • May 7, 1976
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Other works
      Print Campaign for Coca-Cola Times Square (2005)

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    • Trivia
      His first stand up comedy gig was in 1996 at UC Irvine to a very silent crowd.
    • Nicknames
      • AC
      • Chun

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