Jen Sung

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Place of Birth Taiwan

Also Known As Jen Kuo Sung, Jen Sung Outerbridge, Jen Sun Outerbridge, Jen-Kuo Sung Outerbridge, Jen Outerbridge, 宋建国

Jen Sung

Biography

Jen Kuo Sung was born and raised in Taiwan till he reached his teens. As a child, he was besotted with Bruce Lee after sneaking into a cinema to watch Bruce's The Big Boss and has been a student of kung fu ever since. Jen migrated with his mother to Florida where he spent his teen years in a predominantly black high school sharing his love of Bruce Lee and kung fu with like minded brothers where he excelled in all sports, leading to a college football scholarship. Jen parlayed his physical abilities and martial arts skills to his work as an actor in the first few films he was cast in Florida where he caught the eye of producer Ng See Yuen (who discovered Jackie Chan). Ng See Yuen advised him to move to Los Angeles, where Jen has since been steadily acting & action directing and making a name for himself as a character actor. Married to actress & writer Lydia Look whom he frequently collaborates with on camera and in voiceover where they are a much sought after team speaking seven languages between them both. Jen recently recurred as villain Boss Chen in Agents Marvel of Shield and will be seen in Livi Zhang's Insight and the upcoming Netflix series God's & Monsters by Adi Shankar.

Known For

Actor

2023
American Born Chinese

as Larry / Chinese Man

2022
The Guardians of Justice

as Dr. Ravencroft

2020
Paper Tiger

as Fashi

2020
Mulan

as Kilifu Tegin

2019
Interlude

as Jen

2019
Paddleton

as Master Liu

2018
SIN-SFO

as Danny Goh

2018
The Happytime Murders

as Sandra's Bodyguard

2017
Snow Steam Iron

as Mafia Boss

2013
Battle of the Damned

as Elvis (as Jen Kuo Sung)

2002
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

as Stick Fighter #2

2001
Monkeybone

as Attila the Hun

2000
Static Shock

as Yao Ming / Center Force (voice)

1998
1997
Bloodmoon

as Drug Dealer

1996
The Quest

as Phang (Siamese Fighter)

1995
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

as Mercenary (uncredited)

1994
The Shadow

as Mongol

1993
Mr. Nanny

as Kojiro

1991
King's Ransom

as Billy (as Jen Outerbridge)

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Chinese Kidnapper

Director

2019
Revenge of the Pontianak

as Action Director