Kenny Leu movie list

Kenny Leu is an actor, quickly becoming one of the leading Asian American performers in the industry. He is widely recognized as Gohan from the web series Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope (2014) (34 million views). The only son of Chinese immigrants, Kenny grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating from UC Berkeley with an engineering degree, Kenny founded startups in Silicon Valley and competed in martial arts tournaments around the world, joining the United States Wushu team. When one of his startups was sold to Google, Kenny decided to pursue film and television. He quickly landed roles on NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), and The Player (2015), performing all of his own stunts. Kenny has since starred in NatGeo's The Long Road Home (2017), Roland Emmerich's Midway (2019), and Yakuza Princess (2021). He also was invited to appear in the popular Chinese series The Impossible (2019). Kenny's breakout role will be as the lead in A Shot Through the Wall (2021). He plays a young Asian-American cop who is responsible for accidentally shooting and killing an innocent Black man, through a wall. Both Kenny and the film earned nominations for Best Actor & Best Narrative Feature at Beaufort International Film Festival. The film premiered to rave reviews at the New York Asian American Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Bentonville, and Whistler, to name a few. It is slated for theatrical release Jan 21, 2022 in North America and Jan 24, 2022 in the UK. With a leading man's looks but a character actor's talent, Kenny's unique presence is paired with a natural charisma and relatability that transcends the screen. In addition to theatrical performance, he continues to train extensively in martial arts.