Osric Chau
Introduction '''Osric Chau''' ()  is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Kevin Tran in the CW series ''Supernatural'', Vogel in the BBC America series ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'', and Ryan Choi in the TV shows set in the Arrowverse.
Life and career Chau's father is from Hong Kong, and his mother is from Malaysia. In 2000, he took up Wing Chun and continued to study the martial art for eight years. He also studied tai chi and traditional forms of wushu under Zhang Zhi Bing, a master from Harbin, China. After four years, upon Zhang's return to China, Chau enrolled in West Coast Chinese Martial Arts in Vancouver under head instructor Bruce Fontaine and studied modern wushu, a more performance-orientated martial art. In 2007, Chau trained for seven months with the BSU Wushu Team at Beijing Sport University in preparation for the Canadian National Team Trials. Upon his return, he became a member of the Canadian National Wushu Team.Chau originally wanted to be a stuntman rather than an actor, and worked on stunts for EA Games before appearing in his first major role opposite David Carradine and Daryl Hannah in the two-part television film ''Kung Fu Killer''. He went on to make his feature film debut in a supporting role in the 2009 film ''2012'' and later became more well known through his recurring role as Kevin Tran in the CW fantasy series ''Supernatural. ''Chau has collaborated with the YouTube channel The Hillywood Show in video parodies of ''The Walking Dead'', ''Supernatural'', and ''Sherlock.'' He has also been involved with campaigns against stereotyping in media.In 2018, Chau starred in the Manila-set independent film ''Empty by Design'' alongside Filipina actress Rhian Ramos and ''Crazy Rich Asians'' actor Chris Pang. ''Empty by Design'' marks Chau's first feature film producing endeavor. In September 2019, Chau was cast at Ryan Choi in the Arrowverse, and was featured during three of the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" episodes. In November 2019, he was cast as the lead to the Indonesian horror film, ''The Villa''.In 2021, he returned to ''The Flash'' as Ryan Choi for the third and fourth parts of its "Armageddon" event which opened the eighth season. This was an alternate timeline version who had no family, but as part of Team Flash had taken up the mantle of Atom like in the comics.
Filmography === Television === Year Title Role Notes 2002  ''Cold Squad''  Vic Dnang   2007  ''Dragon Boys''  Teen Television film 2008  ''Kung Fu Killer''  Lang Han 2009    Hector  Episode: "Forest Gump" 2011  ''Best Player''  Ash's buddy  Television film 2012  ''Mister French Taste''  Leon  7 episodes, writer for 1 other''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''  J.J.   2012–2019 ''Supernatural''  Kevin Tran  Recurring role, 20 episodes 2014    Red Eyed Boy  Episode: "I Am Become Death" 2015  ''Beyond Redemption''  Rickson ''Blood and Water''  Charlie Xie  2016  ''Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders''  Gul  2016–2017  ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency''  Vogel (member of the Rowdy 3)  Recurring role 2019–2021  ''Carmen Sandiego''  The Troll  Voice 2019, 2021  ''The Flash''  Ryan Choi / Atom  Episodes: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 3", "Armageddon" parts 3 and 4 2020  ''Arrow''  Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 4" ''Legends of Tomorrow'' Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 5" 2021  ''Morning Show Mysteries''  Wally  Episode 6: "Murder Ever After" 2022  ''Star Trek: Discovery''  Oros  Episode: "The Galactic Barrier" ''Tekken: Bloodline''  Bully 1  Voice, 1 episode ''Christmas at the Golden Dragon''  Rick Chen  Television film 2023  ''My Adventures with Superman''  Lewis Lane Voice, episode: "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal"=== Film ===YearTitleRoleNotes 2009 ''2012'' Nima 2010 ''What Women Want'' Chen Er Dong 2012 ''Fun Size'' Peng ''The Man With The Iron Fists'' Blacksmith's Assistant 2014 ''The Akira Project'' Kaneda Shotaro 2016 ''The Matchbreaker'' Sam Independent film 2017 ''Boone: The Bounty Hunter'' Denny 2018 Status Update Donald Fu 2019 ''Empty by Design'' Eric Independent film; also producer 2021 ''Superhost'' Teddy Also executive producer 2023 ''Zoe.mp4'' Matt === Other ===YearTitleRoleNotes2009StuntsShort film2012''Must Come Down''Fight choreographer and executive producer2014''The Walking Dead Parody''Glenn RheeParody by the Hillywood Show2015''Supernatural Parody''Sam Winchester2016''Sherlock Parody''Jim Moriarty2018''Supernatural Parody 2''Sam Winchester2019''Umbrella Academy Parody''Ben Hargreeves
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