Kenneth Leung (born January 21, 1970) is an American actor best known for his roles in popular movies such as Shanghai Kiss, Rush Hour (film) and X-Men: The Last Stand. Most recently Leung became known for his starring role as Miles Straume in the popular ABC drama television series Lost.
Leung was born in New York City and initially raised in the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His family moved to Midwood, Brooklyn where...
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Kenneth Leung (born January 21, 1970) is an American actor best known for his roles in popular movies such as Shanghai Kiss, Rush Hour (film) and X-Men: The Last Stand. Most recently Leung became known for his starring role as Miles Straume in the popular ABC drama television series Lost.
Leung was born in New York City and initially raised in the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His family moved to Midwood, Brooklyn where he grew up before finishing high school in Old Bridge, New Jersey.
Leung later attended New York University (NYU) as a University Scholar and discovered acting in his junior year, where he studied acting with Catherine Russell and Nan Smithner, then briefly with Anne Jackson at HB Studio. During this time he also acted mostly in downtown spaces and black boxes, finding artistic homes with groups such as Ma-Yi, New Perspectives, and STAR, a traveling group of actors-educators based in Mount Sinai Hospital.
In 1997, Leung made his debut in...
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