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This article's subject relates to Season 4 of 24.This is a production article written from an out-of-universe perspective

François Chau (born October 26, 1959; age 64) played Koo Yin during Season 4.

Biography and career[]

François Chau was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He is of Chinese and Vietnamese descent. When he was around 6 years old, he and his family moved to Saigon, but because of the Vietnam War, they moved to France and then Washington, D.C. Chau went to college in the US, and after graduating, he moved to Los Angeles.

Chau began his professional acting career as a voice actor for G.I.Joe. After that, he has appeared in shows like Baywatch, ER (with Eriq La Salle), Nash Bridges (with Jaime Gomez), Stargate SG-1 (with Carmen Argenziano), Line of Fire (with Brian Goodman and Leslie Hope), Numb3rs (with Navi Rawat and Peter MacNicol), and The Unit (with Dennis Haysbert, Max Martini, and Kavita Patil).

Chau is more remembered for his performance as Dr. Pierre Chang in Lost, which also starred Henry Ian Cusick and Daniel Dae Kim. He also appeared in the 2004 television movie Helter Skelter, which featured a relatively large number of fellow 24 actors, including Mary Lynn Rajskub, Nick Jameson, Endre Hules, Keith Szarabajka, and John Lacy.

24 credits[]

Selected filmography[]

  • Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
  • Birds of Prey (2020)
  • The Last Tour (2016)
  • Office Ninja (2014)
  • 21 & Over (2013)
  • The Lodger (2009)
  • Rescue Dawn (2006)
  • Paris (2003)
  • Deep Core (2000)
  • Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
  • Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
  • Blue Tiger (1994)
  • Rapid Fire (1992)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
  • The Iron Triangle (1989)

Television appearances

  • Barry (2023)
  • Chicago Med (2022)
  • Last Man Standing (2018-2021)
  • The Tick (2017-2019)
  • The Expanse (2015-2018)
  • Major Crimes (2015)
  • Nikita (2013)
  • Chuck (2011)
  • Lost (2005-2010)
  • Medium (2008)
  • The Unit (2007)
  • Numb3rs (2006)
  • Grey's Anatomy (2005)
  • North Shore (2004)
  • Alias (2004)
  • JAG (2000-2001)

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