Keong Sim
{{short description|American actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Keong Sim
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Actor
| birth_date =
| birth_place = South Vietnam
| birth_name =
| website = [http://www.keongsim.com www.keongsim.com]
| years_active = 2003–present
}}
Keong Sim is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Sung Park in the TNT medical drama Monday Mornings and Pastor Wayne in the Netflix series Dead to Me. He currently is living in Los Angeles.
Early life
Keong Sim was born in South Vietnam to South Korean parents, but moved to the United States when he was 4 years old.{{Cite web|title=Korean-American Actor Keong Sim has Big Plans|work=Asian Fusion Magazine|url=https://www.asianfusion-mag.com/korean-american-actor-keong-sim-has-big-plans/|access-date=2022-01-11|language=en-US}}
Career
Keong is a comedy mentor of Laughter for a Change and has acted in numerous television, film and stage productions.
In addition to his skills as an improvisational theater actor and teacher, Keong has worked at The Public Theater in New York City, and the Steppenwolf Theater in his hometown, as well as around the globe, in places such as Canada, Cuba, England and the Czech Republic. Keong has worked extensively using improvisation techniques for corporate training seminars.{{Cite web|title=Laughter For A Change » L4C Staff|url=https://www.laughterforachange.org/about-us/l4c-staff/|website=www.laughterforachange.org|date=June 10, 2011 |access-date=2020-05-21}}
Filmography
= Film =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2009
|Bruce Wong | |
| 2010
| Tyro | |
| 2011
|My Freakin' Family |Pastor Kim |Pilot (unaired) |
| 2012
|Watching TV with the Red Chinese | Wa | |
| 2013
|Inventing Adam | Jonathan 'Johnny' Wang | |
| 2013
| South Korean Prime Minister Lee Tae-Woo | |
| 2018
|American |Kyung |Short film |
| 2019
|Dae Hyun Bae | |
| 2020
| Ken | |
| 2021
| Breaking News in Yuba County | Mr. Kim | |
| rowspan=2 | 2023
|Mr. Liu | |
| Godzilla Minus One
|Kenji Noda |English dub |
=== Television ===
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! Year!! Title !! Role !! Notes |
| 2003
| William Suan | Episode: "A Person of Interest" |
| 2004
| Delivery man | Episode: "Evil Breeds" |
| 2005
| Photographer | Episode: "Twat" |
| 2010
| Robert Chung | Episode: "Patient John" |
| 2010
| Jason | Episode: "U-Boat" |
| 2011
|Dr. Jia Tao |Episode: "Help" |
| 2011
|Dr. Park |Episode: "Heart-Shaped Box" |
| 2011–2012
|Glee |Michael Chang, Sr. |4 episodes |
| 2013
|Sung Park |Main role |
| 2015
|Dr. Chong |Episode: "Once Bitten, Twice Die" |
| 2018
|Leo Kwon |Episode: "Tough Titmouse" |
| 2017
|Kevin Yoon |Episode: "A Compassionate Man" |
| 2017
|Lester Kuriyama |4 episodes |
| 2019–22
|Pastor Wayne |Recurring role |
| 2019
|Ko |Episode: "Namaste" |
| 2021
|Juan Denver |2 episodes |
| 2023
|Walter Kim |2 episodes |
= Video games =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2020
|Joon-gi Han (Yeonsu Kim) |English voice{{cite video game | developer=Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | title=Yakuza: Like a Dragon | publisher=Sega | scene=Ending credits, 0:11 | year=2020}} |
| 2024
|Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth |Joon-gi Han |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1692978}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:American actors of Korean descent