Vote for the first asian actor on Firefly/Serenity

Not to get too obscure, but I'd suggest korean actor Ahn Sung-Ki. I don't actually know if he speaks english, but I'm pretty sure he can speak Mandarin. I'm picturing a scene with him subtitled, speaking chinese and the other characters answering in english. Or just drop the subtitles and hear one side of the conversation. Cos, if Joss can do a show that's mostly silent he can do that.
And, not to mention, this guy has a name that can open movies in asia for those looking at a world-wide release. And as for why he would be good in firefly, well, he can do action and look gritty and weathered -- all good cowboy things. The fact that it takes place in space is incidental. Oh, and he's a pretty darn good actor.


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014227/
http://www.koreanfilms.host.sk/ahnsungki.html

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I vote for BD Wong - ("Seven Years in Tibet", LAw and Order: SVU) and Fang Wong ("Shanghai Knights")

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I'd vote for Byron Mann, on the strength of his turns as Matt Sung on Dark Angel. Possibly some Alliance investigator tracking down the Tams, who suddenly has a change of perspective and "accidentally" lets them slip through his fingers.

For a female, why has no one suggested Linda Park (no relation to Grace --"Park" is a common name), currently starring as Hoshi Sato on Enterprise? She's very nearly as kawaii as Kaylee.

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Wasn't the character's name "Seraph?" Or am I thinking of someone else? Seraph was the Oracle's "Agent" who helped Morpheus & Trin breach the Marovingian's security.

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How about Takeshi Kitano?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001429/

He could play Shan Yu in a flashback

"Hana bin" (Fireworks) is the one I've seen. Amazing.

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Folks as I mentioned I like some of those Asian stars check out the names I put forth above, but I would prefer if the Big Actors stayed away from Firefly

Sorry folks that's a no Chow Yun Fat and no Beat Takeshi ( Kitano ),
they have great skill but I don't think they would fit into firefly well

Two Reasons

1 Firelfy isn't about big stars and Big acting names, its a darn cool sci fi show that's more about the story, crew of Serenity and the Alliance

2 A big star may cause damage to the show. Take for example Kurt Russel, he's a star but he's not really a superstar or a big actor ( more modest I reckon ).
Now take his roles some good some bad..The-Thing, Big Trouble in little China, Captain Ron, Breakdown, Escape from NY, Soldier..
he's sometimes in good films, sometimes bad, some great and some terrible..at times he looks cool while other times he looks like a total goofball idiot
Big Trouble in little China is kind of a dorky B-movie and Russel does ok in it for the kind of whacky film it is, Take other Hollywood stars who have now risen in the ranks to become big stars..do you think Tom Hanks or John Travolta would allow themselves to look like idiots or morons on screen such as Russel's role in big trouble. No way !
And therefore lies the problem with the bigger stars, they become too big for their boots
Say if Joss wanted a weird scence where the top famous Asian star is in a gunfighting shoot-out inside a hotel and he slips on some fruit and falls down the stairs like a silly person..do you think the stars would go for it ? No Way ! Beat Takeshi and Chow Yun Fat have a lot of crew with them, their Asian entourage or pose would not allow their slick image to be destroyed or goofed with, therefore it could have a very negative effect on the creativity and direction of firefly. There are many other examples I can give on big names having a bad effect on a movie/show

That's why I say to go for the smaller more adventurous Asian actors who would be willing to do more creative or unconventional roles and can be as equallly talented as other big Asian stars.

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Originally posted by JaynezTown:
...1 Firelfy isn't about big stars and Big acting names, its a darn cool sci fi show that's more about the story, crew of Serenity and the Alliance

And therefore lies the problem with the bigger stars, they become too big for their boots
Say if Joss wanted a weird scence where the top famous Asian star is in a gunfighting shoot-out inside a hotel and he slips on some fruit and falls down the stairs like a silly person..do you think the stars would go for it ? No Way !

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I agree, its not about big names, but I can think of one Asian star who would slip and fall down the stairs...a guy who makes alot of films doing just that sort of "average guy facing adversity and somethings aren't always perfect" stuff.

Jackie Chan

And he's done it all, comedy, tragedy, action, adventure, thriller, romance AND he knows Chinese. Of course signing him would be a whole different problem, and his fame would probably overshadow the show/movie, but it is fun to picture him all Shanghai Nooned in space.

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I nominate Will Yun Lee. He did a great job co-starring in Witchblade.

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How about Jacqueline Kim? She did a stunning two-episode stint as Lao-Ma in Xena - definitely a Firefly-worthy talent.

IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453492/

There are a couple of photos linked from that page.

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