Yuen, Russell (Russel Yuen)

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YUEN, Russell (Russel Yuen)

PERSONAL

Born in Canada. Education: Vanier College, F.A.D. (with honors); Concordia University, B.F.A. (theatre).

Addresses: Agent— Edna Talent Management, Ltd., 318 Dundas St. West, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1G5, Canada.

Career: Actor.

Member: Canadian Actors' Equity Association, Union des artistes, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Champagne for Two, 1987.

Dr. Tom Luk, Mindfield, Allegro Films Distribution, 1989.

Convenience store thug, Scanners II: The New Order, Triton Pictures, 1991.

Chinese bodyguard, Hollow Point (also known as Rysk Roulette and Arsenal de pointe ), October Films, 1995.

Sonjai, Snowboard Academy, Columbia/TriStar, 1996.

Dr. Yoshida, Twist of Fate (also known as Psychopath ), Allegro Films, 1997.

First Chinese gangster, Strip Search, A–Pix Entertainment, 1997.

First bodyguard, Provocateur (also known as Agent provocateur ), Via Appia Communications, 1998.

Forensic investigator, Dead End (also known as False Pretense ), Allegro Films, 1998.

Myar, The Lost World (also known as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World ), Trimark Pictures, 1998.

Referee in game three, Home Team, Monarch Home Video, 1998.

Forensic worker, The Bone Collector, Universal, 1999.

The older Ming in Montreal, Le violon rouge (also known as The Red Violin and Il violino rosso ), Lions Gate Films, 1999.

Bodyguard Yan, The Tracker, Remstar Distribution, 2000.

First federal agent, Eye of the Beholder, Destination Film Distribution, 2000.

Police officer, Possible Worlds (also known as Mondes possibles ), Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2000.

Speaking bandit, Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (also known as Battlefield Earth ), Warner Bros., 2000.

Young man, Lost & Found (short film), M & M Productions, 2000.

Stardom, Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2000.

First police officer, Chasing Holden, Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Tony–Lee, Between the Moon and Montevideo, Cinema Libre, 2001.

Xiang, Century Hotel, Velocity Home Entertainment, 2001.

The Heist, Warner Bros., 2001.

(As Russel Yuen) Oliver, The Adventures of Pluto Nash (also known as Pluto Nash ), Warner Bros., 2002.

Brother Tenzin, Bulletproof Monk, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2003.

Chinese waiter, The Human Stain, Miramax, 2003.

Emmit Rich, Shattered Glass, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Owning Mahowny, Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2003.

Also appeared in Best Revenge, Allegro Films.

Film Work:

Stunt performer, The Art of War (also known as L'art de la guerre ), Warner Bros., 2000.

Television Appearances; Series:

Kevin Sung, Diva, [Canada], beginning 1997.

Voice of the reader, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (animated), PBS, 2001–2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dennis Kye, Conundrum (also known as Frame by Frame ), Showtime, 1996.

Japanese presenter, Bob Million, 1997.

Mark, Airspeed, HBO, 1998.

Everything That Rises, TNT, 1998.

Abrams, Fatal Affair (also known as The Stalker ), Cinemax, 1999.

Jon Tan, A Touch of Hope, NBC, 1999.

Oshina, The Witness Files, Cinemax, 1999.

Police officer, The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights, CBS, 1999.

Second police officer, Sublet, Cinemax, 1999.

Fourth police officer, X Change, HBO, 2000.

Gordon Chan, Die Abzocker—Eine eiskalte Affaere (also known as The Hustle and A Sordid Affair ), [Canada and Germany], 2000.

Officer Qwan, Someone Is Watching, Lifetime, 2000.

Photographer, Taken, The Movie Channel, 2000.

Runner, Race against Time, TNT, 2000.

Lieutenant Neil Ryan, Danger beneath the Sea, 2001.

Roger Lee, Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534, 2001.

Director, Deception, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Lo Chi, "Deadly Fashion," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1995.

Zoomie, "Redemption," Sirens, syndicated, 1995.

Dr. Steven Lin, Side Effects, CBC, 1996.

Chung, "Kiss of the Tiger," Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, syndicated, 1998.

Mr. Yamamoto, "Tanya," Student Bodies, syndicated, 1998.

Agent Hoye, "Death and Taxes," Twice in a Lifetime, PAX, 1999.

Mr. Chin, "The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1999.

Mr. Yamamoto, "Goodbye Grace," Student Bodies, syndicated, 1999.

"The Game Show," Student Bodies, syndicated, 1999.

First Asian fighter guard, "The Black Glove of Melchizedek," The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Sci–Fi Channel, 2000.

First Asian fighter guard, "The Inquisitor," The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Sci–Fi Channel, 2000.

Tae kwon do teacher, "The Tale of the Laser Maze," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Tran Van Lin, "Sympathy for the Devil," La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita ), USA Network, 2000.

Elder monk, "Hunting with the Enemy," Relic Hunter, syndicated, 2002.

Kenzo, "Play It Again, Samurai," Big Wolf on Campus, YTV, 2002.

Donny Wong, "Missing," Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, PAX, 2003.

Michael Yu, "Sex, Lies, and a Truckload of Dates," Street Time, Showtime, 2003.

Doctor, Wild Card, Lifetime, 2003.

Appeared as Terry Wu, Earth: Final Conflict (also known as EFC, Gene Roddenberry's Battleground Earth, Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict, Invasion planete Terre, and Mission Erde: Sie sind unter uns ), syndicated; and as a paramedic, Tales from the Neverending Story, CBC and Hallmark Channel. Also appeared in The Associates; Body and Soul, PAX; Counterstrike; Jinnah on Crime, CBC; Once a Thief (also known as John Woo's Once a Thief ), CTV; Scoop, [Canada]; Urban Angel, CBC; and Veritas: The Quest (also known as Veritas ), ABC.