| Ian Anthony Dale | |
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| Born | July 3, 1978 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Ian Anthony Dale (born July 3, 1978) is an American actor.
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he attended school in Madison, Wisconsin. He is of Japanese, French and English descent. Dale currently stars as Simon Lee on The Event, and was previously known for playing Davis Lee on Surface and his recurring role on Charmed as Avatar Gamma. He has also appeared on shows such as Las Vegas, JAG, Day Break, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, in 2007 he appeared in 24 as the minor character Zhou and is well known for playing Kazuya Mishima in Tekken. In 2011, Dale began a portrayal of Scorpion in the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy.
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In 2004, Dale appeared in the film Mr. 3000 as "Fukuda", alongside Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett and Chris Noth. His next movie role was in 2007's The Bucket List as an instructor to Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman's characters in one of the scenes. He stars in the Kevin Tancharoen directed short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth.[1]
He followed that up with a minor part in The Hangover in 2009 and did the independent film Lollipops in the same year.
In 2010, he starred in the Tekken movie as Kazuya Mishima and in Flying Lessons.
Dale had his first television break on a 2002 episode of Fastlane. Since then he has appeared in episodes of Angel, JAG, Las Vegas, Charmed, 24, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, Dollhouse and Cold Case.
Major television roles have included recurring character Davis Lee on Surface, and Detective Christopher Choi on Day Break. Both series were only broadcast for one season and did not return for a second.
Dale was a series regular in the NBC drama series The Event, which premiered in Fall 2010. The series has since been cancelled.[2][3]
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Mr 3000 | Fukuda | |
| 2007 | The Bucket List | Instructor | |
| 2009 | The Hangover | Chow's #1 | |
| Lollipops | Detective Jones | ||
| 2009 | Tekken | Kazuya Mishima | |
| Flying Lessons | Lance | ||
| 2010 | Mortal Kombat: Rebirth | Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion | |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | ||
| 2013 | Mortal Kombat | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Fastlane | Jackson Yu | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Angel | Drugged Vamp #3 | 1 episode |
| JAG | Lance Corporal Brad Owens | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Jonathan Tam | 1 episode |
| Hawaii | Lieutenant Robertson | 1 episode | |
| Second Time Around | Sam Chang | 1 episode | |
| Charmed | Avatar Gamma | 5 episodes | |
| 2005 | North Shore | Garrett Haynes | 1 episode |
| Surface | Davis Lee | ||
| 2006 | Day Break | Detective Christopher Choi | |
| Criminal Minds | Lt. Detective Owen Kim | 2 episodes | |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | David Kwon | 1 episode |
| Bones | Commander James Adams | 1 episode | |
| 24 | Zhou | 2 episodes | |
| Cold Case | Ray Takahashi | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | CSI: NY | Ellis Park | 1 episode |
| Dollhouse | Jack Dunston | ||
| CSI: Miami | Evan Wilcox | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Trauma | Andy Wu | 1 episode |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lon Rose | 1 episode | |
| The Event | Agent Simon Lee | Main cast | |
| 2011 | Burn Notice | Xavier | 1 episode |