Lanny Joon
| Lanny Joon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cincinnati |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Lanny Joon is a Korean-American actor, known for his roles on Lost as Dr. Bae, and as a Vice Cop in the feature film Takers, Agent Cole in Black Gold, as well as Saeng in Michael Kang's West 32nd alongside John Cho, Grace Park, and Jun-seong Kim.[1] He also played the role of JD in Edgar Wright's film Baby Driver, opposite Jamie Foxx and Ansel Elgort.
Joon also stars as the protagonist "John" in Daniel DPD Park's "Ktown Cowboys," which won Best Feature Film at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.[2][3] He has also appeared in TV shows such as Castle (as Philip Lee), The Big Bang Theory (as Officer Shin), Wizards of Waverly Place (as Sensei), in J.J. Abrams' Undercovers (as a French Translator), The Forgotten (as an Asian Cop), Numb3rs (as Danny Pang), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (as Jin Ming/Mr. Pan), Mind Games ( as Paul Wang episode 5 cauliflower Man), Crisis (as FBI Agent episode 9: You do not know war) and more.[4]
Joon is a graduate of New York University (NYU), where he majored in Broadcast Journalism and Theater.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | West 32nd | Saeng | |
| 2009 | Boom | Director | Short |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Paramedic | ||
| The Letter | Adam | Short | |
| 2010 | Takers | Vice Cop | |
| Bathroom Battle Royale | Luke | Short | |
| 2011 | The Charles Kim Show | Danny - David | Short |
| Black Gold | Agent Cole | ||
| Two for Hollywood | Man at the Bar | Short | |
| 2012 | Black November | Agent Cole | |
| 2014 | Lucky Bastard | Nico | |
| 2017 | Baby Driver | JD | |
| TBA | About Abigail | Patrick |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lost | Dr. Bae | Episode: "Ji Yeon" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jin Ming / Mr. Pan | Episode: "Say Uncle" | |
| 2009 | Numbers | Colin Ping | Episode: "Trouble in Chinatown" |
| 2010 | The Forgotten | Asian Cop | Episode: "Living Doe" |
| Ktown Cowboys | John | ||
| Undercovers | French Translator | Episode: "Not Without My Daughter" | |
| 2010-2015 | Hollywood Wasteland | Roy Jones | Recurring |
| 2011 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Sensei | Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl" |
| The Big Bang Theory | Officer Shin | Episode: "The Zarnecki Incursion" | |
| Castle | Philip Lee | Episode: "Kick the Ballistics" | |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Ryan Cheng | Episode: "The Livelong Day" |
| 2014 | Recorded Lives | Derek | Guest |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Yellow Viper | Episode: "Sweet Kicks" |
| 2017 | NCIS | Edward Jin Tao | Episode: "Willoughby" |
| 2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Brando Kenzo | Episode: "Ka hopu nui 'ana" |
References
- ↑ Scott Eriksson, Asians on Film, Lanny Joon Interview: His Career and Upcoming Projects, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ↑ Award Winners, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, http://asianfilmfestla.org/2013/fest-info/award-winners/
- ↑ KTown Cowboys, The Cast, http://ktowncowboys.com/show/casts/
- ↑ Lanny Joon, IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2362335/
- ↑ Lisa Lee, Film Festival Gossip, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2012-11-03.