Tony Chung
Tony Chung is an American actor and model born in Texas, where his parents immigrated from Taiwan to pursue a higher education. Chung, along with his brother, was raised between Texas and Northern California before moving on to study Electrical Engineering on a full-ride scholarship. Upon completing college, Chung transitioned into the music industry in Asia as a songwriter/performer, eventually releasing two self-written albums. In 2011, During a vacation to NYC, Chung was approached by a modeling scout in Lower Manhattan. This eventually resulted in a fruitful modeling career, in which his image was featured in campaigns for global brands including H&M, Uniqlo, Remy Martin, and RayBan. During his modeling career, Chung reignited his interest in and passion for acting. He has studied on-camera acting with esteemed instructors such as Bob Krakower and Terry Schreiber and practiced improv at Upright Citizens Brigade with Shannon O'Neill. Chung's notable works include being the face model for Sub-Zero in NetherRealm's Mortal Kombat 11 video game and as the founder of a tech startup in the global Remy Martin TVCM "Team Up For Excellence".
In 2020, Chung landed his first series regular role as Dennis Soong in The CW's Kung Fu reboot.
Movies
8.6
- Oct 05, 2022
- English
A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice…all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.