Tom Yi

Tom Yi

His work credits include numerous regional and national commercials, as well as roles in episodic television, including a recurring role on FX's The Shield (2002) as Detective Rodriguez. One of his favorite working experiences was a small role on The West Wing (1999), where he received valuable career advice from Martin Sheen.

Other notable appearances on comedy series are Monk (2002), The Office (2005), Men of a Certain Age (2009) and season four of Arrested Development (2003). Recognized for his role as Rabbi Chang, brother to Ken Jeong Señor Chang, on the NBC's Community (2009).

Comedic film credits include roles in Senior Skip Day (2008), Bridesmaids (2011) - directed by Paul Feig and This Is 40 (2012) - directed by Judd Apatow.

In 2013 he departs from comedy and plays Mr. Cali in a Science Fiction film, The Purge (2013), written and directed by James DeMonaco, starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey.

Movies for Tom Yi...

The Greatest Hits
Title: The Greatest Hits
Character: Tom Park
Released: April 5, 2024
Type: Movie
Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
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Your Place or Mine
Title: Your Place or Mine
Character: Professor
Released: February 10, 2023
Type: Movie
When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love.
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Umma
Title: Umma
Character: Mr. Kang
Released: March 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
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3 Days with Dad
Title: 3 Days with Dad
Character: Dr. Cho
Released: September 13, 2019
Type: Movie
The last thing Eddie Mills wants to do is go home to deal with his dying Dad. But the Catholic guilt gnaws at him, and he returns home to his crazy family, an overbearing step-mother, and his bear of a father. Once there, Eddie is confronted with a revelation that forces him to deal with the past he has always avoided.
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Plus One
Title: Plus One
Character: Mitch Mori
Released: June 14, 2019
Type: Movie
Longtime single friends Ben and Alice agree to be each other's respective plus one at every wedding they're invited to during a busy summer of wedding fever.
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Title: Young Sheldon
Character: Dr. Kwok
Released: September 25, 2017
Type: TV
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
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Title: This Is Us
Character: Carl
Released: September 20, 2016
Type: TV
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.
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Title: The Good Place
Character: Albert
Released: September 19, 2016
Type: TV
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
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Ghostbusters
Title: Ghostbusters
Character: Flashed Man
Released: July 14, 2016
Type: Movie
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
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Title: Colony
Character: Husband
Released: January 14, 2016
Type: TV
In the near future a family must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together with trying to survive. They live in Los Angeles, which has been occupied by a force of outside intruders. While some people have chosen to collaborate with the authorities and benefit from the new order, others have rebelled — and suffer the consequences.
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Title: Superstore
Character: Bobby Suh
Released: November 30, 2015
Type: TV
A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.
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Title: Dr. Ken
Character: Bum-Kun
Released: October 2, 2015
Type: TV
Dr. Ken is a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good doctor, as well as a good husband and dad to his two kids. However, these good intentions have a way of driving everyone crazy at both work and at home. Luckily, his therapist wife Allison is just the right partner to keep things sane.
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Alex of Venice
Title: Alex of Venice
Character: Judge Sawyer
Released: April 17, 2015
Type: Movie
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.
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Drew Peterson: Untouchable
Title: Drew Peterson: Untouchable
Character: Medical Examiner
Released: January 29, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of Drew Peterson, who is charged with the death of his third wife after the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife.
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The Purge
Title: The Purge
Character: Mr. Cali
Released: May 31, 2013
Type: Movie
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
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This Is 40
Title: This Is 40
Character: Charlotte's Teacher
Released: December 20, 2012
Type: Movie
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
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Title: Wilfred
Character: Cal Fukazaki
Released: June 23, 2011
Type: TV
Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential adventures, Wilfred the dog shows Ryan the man how to overcome his fears and joyfully embrace the unpredictability and insanity of the world around him.
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Bridesmaids
Title: Bridesmaids
Character: Jewelry Store Couple
Released: May 13, 2011
Type: Movie
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.
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Title: Hot in Cleveland
Character: Dr. Joe
Released: June 16, 2010
Type: TV
Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."
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Title: The League
Character: Mr. OO
Released: October 29, 2009
Type: TV
The League is an American sitcom and semi-improvised comedy about a about a fantasy football league and its members and their everyday lives.
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Title: Community
Character: Rabbi Chang
Released: September 17, 2009
Type: TV
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
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Title: The Mentalist
Character: The Mark
Released: September 23, 2008
Type: TV
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
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Senior Skip Day
Title: Senior Skip Day
Character: Mr. Lee Cheng
Released: May 6, 2008
Type: Movie
The senior class plans to have a skip-day party at the principal's house until Adam Harris leaks the secret, so he decides to save the celebration by hosting it at his house.
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Title: The Big Bang Theory
Character: Dispatcher (voice)
Released: September 24, 2007
Type: TV
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
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Title: The Office
Character: Tim Dockery
Released: March 24, 2005
Type: TV
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
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Title: NCIS
Character: Harold
Released: September 23, 2003
Type: TV
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
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Title: Monk
Character: Michael Kin
Released: July 12, 2002
Type: TV
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
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Title: The Shield
Character: Detective Rodriguez
Released: March 12, 2002
Type: TV
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
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Title: Charmed
Character: Motel Manager
Released: October 7, 1998
Type: TV
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
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Title: Charmed
Character: Uniform Officer
Released: October 7, 1998
Type: TV
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
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Title: Damon
Character: Newscaster
Released: March 22, 1998
Type: TV
Two brothers, one a bachelor and undercover detective, the other a married rent-a-cop are reunited in Chicago. Things come easily to Damon Thomas, a clever, but incorrect undercover cop.
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Title: 7th Heaven
Character: Deacon Sid
Released: August 26, 1996
Type: TV
Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and spouses that continually come and go in the Camden household.
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Title: Melrose Place
Character: Uniform Cop
Released: July 8, 1992
Type: TV
Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles, California.