Terence Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Chen was born on February 3, 1975, in

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, to Taiwanese and mainland Chinese parents originating from

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(father) and

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(mother). After primary and secondary education in Edmonton and

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, he briefly studied at the

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before later moving to Vancouver to pursue acting.

Career

Chen's breakout role was as real-life ''

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'' editor Ben Fong-Torres in the 2000

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film '' Almost Famous''. He has appeared in several television shows, including

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's TV miniseries '' Taken'', and was a series regular on '' Combat Hospital''. Chen has appeared in feature films ''

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'', '' The Chronicles of Riddick'', '' Snakes on a Plane'' and had a leading role in the horror/thriller ''

They Wait ''They Wait'' is a 2007 Canadian horror film directed by Ernie Barbarash. It stars Jaime King as a mother attempting to find the truth and save her son when threatened by spirits during the Chinese tradition of Ghost Month. The other leading sta ...

''. Chen played a recurring role in the Canadian science fiction series '' Continuum'', which premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012. Chen portrayed Xander Feng in Season 2 of

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's ''

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''. From 2017 to 2018 he played botanist Praxideke Meng in '' The Expanse'' seasons 2 and 3, and in 2018 appeared in season 2 of ''

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'' as Pryce Cheng. In the film '' Falling'', Chen plays the understanding husband of a man (played by actor/director

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) trying to care for his homophobic, misogynist and increasingly demented father."Viggo Mortensen can't save the punishing dementia drama Falling: Review"
by Leah Greenblatt at ew.com

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Terry 1975 births 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male actors of Chinese descent Canadian male actors of Taiwanese descent Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Chinese descent Canadian people of Taiwanese descent Living people Male actors from Edmonton University of Calgary alumni