▁Ho ▁Kelly , ▁the ▁role ▁originally ▁made ▁famous ▁by ▁actor ▁Kam ▁F ong . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁actor ▁to ▁be ▁officially ▁cast ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁That ▁series ▁premier ed ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁strong ▁ratings ▁and ▁solid ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁acting , ▁Kim ▁made ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Hawai i ▁Five - 0 ▁season ▁five ▁episode , ▁" K uka ' aw ale ." ▁He ▁depart ed ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁late ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁sal ary ▁dispute ▁with ▁CBS . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁seeking ▁pay ▁equality ▁with ▁co - st ars ▁Alex ▁O ' L ough lin ▁and ▁Scott ▁Ca an , ▁but ▁CBS ▁would ▁not ▁agree ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁Kim ▁co - star red ▁in ▁The ▁D iver gent ▁Series : ▁Ins urg ent , ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 ' s ▁D iver gent , ▁playing ▁Jack ▁K ang , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Cand or ▁fa ction . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 – present : ▁Produ cing ▁and ▁The ▁Good ▁Doctor ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁production ▁company ▁ 3 AD , ▁Kim ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁signed ▁a ▁first - look ▁development ▁deal ▁with ▁CBS ▁Television ▁Studios , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁with ▁an ▁Asian - American ▁actor . ▁ 3 AD ▁is ▁currently ▁producing ▁the ▁ABC