David Bradley Lim (born September 23, 1983) is an American actor and model. He is best known for portraying the role of Sebastian Chen in the
second season of the
ABC
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thriller ''
Quantico'' (2016–2017) and as Victor Tan in the
CBS
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television series ''
S.W.A.T'' (2017–2025).
Early life and education
Lim was born on September 23, 1983, in
Oakland
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, California, USA. He is an American born of Chinese descent. He graduated from
De La Salle High School at Concord in 2001.
In 2005, Lim earned a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from the
University of California, San Diego
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.
Career
Lim started his entertainment career as a model. In 2009, Lim signed a contract with Ford Models, and moved to Los Angeles shortly after to pursue modelling and acting.
In 2016, Lim was cast in the recurring role of
CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and ...
recruit Sebastian Chen on the second season of
ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasting
* Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, Philippine broadcast company
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial American ...
thriller ''
Quantico''.
On April 13, 2017, Lim joined the cast of the
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...
television series, ''
S.W.A.T''. Lim starred in the role of S.W.A.T officer Victor Tan.
On September 21, 2017, Lim was promoted to a series regular role, ahead of the premiere of the show, and remained a series regular for all eight seasons of the show.
Personal life
Lim's wife is Marketa Kazdova, a model.
Filmography
Film
*''The Five Birds of Texas, California'' (2014), Walt
*''5th Passenger'' (2017), Li
Television
References
External links
*
David Lim at rottentomatoes.com
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1983 births
Living people
American actors of Chinese descent
Male actors from California
American male film actors
21st-century American male actors
American male television actors
Male models from California