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Archie Kao

Highest Rated: 100% Christmas at the Ranch (2021)

Lowest Rated: 22% Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)

Birthday: Dec 14, 1969

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA

Whereas some TV actors will toil away in obscurity for decades, Archie Kao has been fortunate enough to have had recurring parts on two of the most well-known shows of the 1990s and 2000s: "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy" (Fox, 1999-2000) and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000-15). A former athlete, Kao was well suited to play the Blue Ranger on the seventh season of the live-action kids' show, billed as "Lost Galaxy." But it was his role as the lab technician Archie Johnson on the long-running, and immensely popular, CBS crime procedural that would forever etch Kao into the annals of TV history. He may have started his career as a spandex-donning superhero, but, with his highly visible role on "CSI," Kao has broken barriers to become one of the most successful Asian-American actors on TV.

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Highest rated movies

100% 59% Christmas at the Ranch Watchlist 33% 25% Blackhat Watchlist
27% 37% The People I've Slept With
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22% 48% Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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55% Purpose
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The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
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A Better Place Than This
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Against All Evidence
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82% Local Boys
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Thank Heaven
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Archie Kao

Archie Kao Archie Kao SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN, Archie Kao (right), 2011. TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Chicago PD, LaRoyce Hawkins (L), Archie Kao (R), 'Different Mistakes', Season 1, Ep. #8, 03/12/2014, ©NBC Chicago PD, Archie Kao, '8:30 PM', Season 1, Ep. #12, 04/30/2014, ©NBC SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN, Archie Kao (right), 2011. TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. THE PEOPLE I'VE SLEPT WITH, from left: Tim Chiou, Lynn Chen, Archie Kao, Karin Anna Cheung, James Shigeta, Stacie Rippy, 2009. ©People Pictures THE PEOPLE I'VE SLEPT WITH, from left: Archie Kao, Karin Anna Cheung, 2009. ©People Pictures THE PEOPLE I'VE SLEPT WITH, from left: Archie Kao, Karin Anna Cheung, 2009. ©People Pictures Chicago PD, Sophia Bush (L), Archie Kao (C), Jason Beghe (R), 'Now Is Always Temporary', Season 1, Ep. #4, 01/29/2014, ©NBC View more photos

Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu David Wu (Character) - 2021
100% 59% Christmas at the Ranch Charles (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Legend Of The Ancient Sword Xie Yi (Character) - 2018
33% 25% Blackhat Shum (Character) $7.8M 2015
27% 37% The People I've Slept With Jefferson (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Better Place Than This Chen Wei (Character) - 2012
22% 48% Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Sebastian (Character) $1.3M 2011
No Score Yet 46% When in Rome Jami (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 55% Purpose Kiko (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 82% Local Boys David Kamelamela (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Against All Evidence Minh Van Canh (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thank Heaven Sam Lee (Character) - 2001

TV

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86% 94% Interior Chinatown Wong (Character) 2024
No Score Yet 88% Chicago P.D. Detective Sheldon Jin (Character) 2014
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Campus Security Tech/M. Blaze (Guest Star) 2001-2012
72% 89% Desperate Housewives Steve (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Century City Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 79% Power Rangers Kai Chen/ Blue Galaxy Ranger (Character) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Once and Again Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maybe This Time Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wayans Bros. Unknown (Guest Star) 1995