Terry Chen

February 3, 1975 (age 51) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Terry Chen (born February 3, 1975) is a Canadian movie and television actor. Chen was born to ethnic Chinese parents originating from China and Taiwan in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After an education at schools in his hometown and in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he attended college in Calgary and studied at the University of Calgary. He traveled for two years, first to the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, and then returned to Vancouver in order to pursue acting. He currently lives in the city and periodically resides in Los Angeles in California, for additional film and television work. Chen was cast as real-life Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film, Almost Famous, and it became his breakout role. He has since appeared in Steven Spielberg's Emmy Award-winning science fiction TV miniseries Taken and in the films I, Robot, The Chronicles of Riddick, and Snakes on a Plane along with several television shows. He was coached and trained by the award-winning acting coach, Kirsten Clarkson at Screen Acting School, who helped him achieve an incredible career. https://www.screenactingschool.com/ Chen's most recently-screened movie is a horror/thriller called They Wait, which was inspired by a real-life story. The movie casts him in the leading role alongside Jaime King as his wife, and ten year old child actor Regan Oey as their son. Since then, he has appeared in several TV series, and is due to appear in the US movie Rock Slyde, on which filming was completed in early 2009.

Their titles like I, Robot, Elysium, and The A-Team - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

37 titles
Community avg: 7.43 /10
  • 1
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    2004July 2004 by Alex Proyas
    Action, Science Fiction
    Action, Science Fiction
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 2
    2
    2013August 2013 by Neill Blomkamp
    Science Fiction, Action, Drama
    Science Fiction, Action, Drama
    7.46 Good++
  • 3
    3
    2010June 2010 by Joe Carnahan
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.36 Good++
  • 4
    4
    2004June 2004 by David Twohy
    Action, Science Fiction
    Action, Science Fiction
    7.49 Good++
  • 5
    5
    War
    2007August 2007 by Philip G. Atwell
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.35 Good++
  • 6
    6
    2006August 2006 by David R. Ellis
    Action, Thriller, Adventure
    Action, Thriller, Adventure
    6.50 Decent++
  • 7
    7
    2000March 2000 by Andrzej Bartkowiak
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    7.25 Good+
  • 8
    8
    2005January 2005 by Tony Giglio
    Drama, Action, Crime
    Drama, Action, Crime
    7.29 Good+
  • 9
    9
    2002March 2002 by Michael Lehmann
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.50 Decent++
  • 10
    10
    2002September 2002 by Wych Kaosayananda
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    5.67 Decent--
  • 11
    11
    2016September 2016 by Alexandre Aja
    Mystery, Thriller
    Mystery, Thriller
    7.36 Good++
  • 12
    12
    2016June 2016 by Walter Hill
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Action, Crime, Thriller
    6.62 Good--
  • 13
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    2020October 2020 by Viggo Mortensen
    Drama
    Drama
    7.48 Good++
  • 14
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    2021July 2021 by Neill Blomkamp
    Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
    Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
    6.15 Decent+
  • 15
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    2020April 2020 by Michael Dowse
    Comedy, Action, Crime
    Comedy, Action, Crime
    6.57 Good--
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    2016November 2016 by Zack Whedon
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
    6.73 Good-
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    2017August 2017 by George Nolfi
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    6.91 Good
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    2002July 2002 by Richard J. Lewis
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.09 Good
  • 19
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    2007September 2007 by Ernie Barbarash
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    6.97 Good
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    2002January 2002 by Kari Skogland
    Thriller, Action, Drama
    Thriller, Action, Drama
    6.69 Good--
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    2009December 2009 by Keoni Waxman
    Crime, Action, Adventure
    Crime, Action, Adventure
    6.56 Good--
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    2012December 2012 by Jonas Pate
    Science Fiction, Action
    Science Fiction, Action
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 23
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    2023October 2023 by Andrew Hyatt
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.63 Excellent--
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    2002May 2002 by Drew Daywalt
    Comedy, Crime, Action
    Comedy, Crime, Action
    7.35 Good++
  • 25
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    2009November 2009 by Ernie Barbarash
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
    6.70 Good-
  • 26
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    2013October 2013 by Kimani Ray Smith
    Action, Horror
    Action, Horror
    6.89 Good-
  • 27
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    2019 by Damon Vignale
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.46 Good++
  • 28
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    2013January 2013 by Zach Lipovsky
    Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
    Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
    6.96 Good
  • 29
    29
    2022–2023 by Julian Doucet
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 30
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    2011
    Drama, Action & Adventure
    Drama, Action & Adventure
    7.91 Excellent
  • 31
    31
    2009April 2009 by George Mendeluk
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 32
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    2010May 2010 by Chris Dowling
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.43 Good++
  • 33
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    2013July 2013 by Frédérik D'Amours
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 34
    34
    2001–2002 by Robin Riordan
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Family
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Family
    7.70 Excellent-
  • 35
    35
    2019 by Lucy Kirkwood
    Drama
    Drama
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 36
    36
    2025May 2025 by Yan Ma
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 37
    37
    2010October 2010 by Silvio Pollio
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews