Mann, Byron 1967(?)–

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Mann, Byron 1967(?)–

PERSONAL

Original name, Byron Chan; born January 1967 (some sources say 1966), in Hong Kong; immigrated to the United States; son of Phillip (a dentist) and Trudy (a nurse) Chan; married, August 2002. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa), philosophy; University of Southern California Law School. Avocational Interests: Martial arts.

Addresses: Agent—Teitelbaum Artists Group, 8840 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actor. Also worked as a lawyer. Junior champion in tennis in Hong Kong.

Member: California Bar Association.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Fok Ping Wong, Possessed by the Night, Vision Video, 1994.

Chang, Deadly Target (also known as Fire Zone), marketing-film, 1994.

Ryu, Street Fighter (also known as Street Fighter: The Battle for Shadaloo, Street Fighter: The Movie, and Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle), Universal, 1994.

Koh, Crying Freeman, Warner Bros., 1995.

Lin Dan, Red Corner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997.

Shadow, American Dragons (also known as Double Edge), Orion Home Video, 1998.

Bobby Vu, The Corruptor, New Line Cinema, 1999.

Himself, From the (Under)Ground Up: The Making of "The Corruptor" (documentary), New Line Home Video, 1999.

Sunti, Belly of the Beast, Millennium Films, 2003.

Wesley, Catwoman, Warner Bros., 2004.

Quan, Sniper 3, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2004.

Jackie, The Counting House, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Detective Matt Sung, a recurring role, Dark Angel, Fox, 2000–2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Last Flight Out, NBC, 1990.

Derek Lee, 1st to Die (also known as F1rst to Die and James Patterson's "F1rst to Die"), NBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Michael Fu, Invincible, TBS, 2001.

Chuck, The Change Family Saves the World, ABC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Quan Chang, "The Young & The Rest of Us," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1993.

Taki, "Return of the Yakuza," Time Trax, syndicated, 1994.

Yosuki Ishida, "Kendo Killing," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1996.

Marlon Ky, "The Enemy Within," Pacific Blue, USA, 1996.

Tommy Wu, "Poachers," The Sentinel, UPN, 1997.

Ataur Nakamura, "This Shogun for Hire," Martial Law, CBS, 1999.

P. K. Song, "Black Dragons," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 2000.

Simon Shen, "Amerikaz Most Wanted," UC: Undercover, NBC, 2001.

Twan Kee, "Life Is Dust," Robbery Homicide Division, CBS, 2002.

Andrew Kern, "Insurgence," Smallville, The WB, 2003.

Dr. Shaw/Dr. Lee, "Der finale Schnitt," Petits mythes urbains, 2004.

Commander Cheng, "Sacred," Smallville, The WB, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

B International, February, 2002.

Eve, February, 2002, pp. 40-43.