Lawrence Kao is an American actor. He portrays Tommy Wah in Netflix's Wu Assassins and Fistful of Vengeance.
Biography[]
Kao was born in Hacienda Heights, California and graduated from Glen A. Wilson High School, where he was in the school's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. However, Kao was falsely arrested for attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon during one of the in-class previews of the show. If convicted, he faced a minimum sentence of 40 years behind bars. Fortunately, Kao was released due to lack of evidence, though it was this incident that led him to contemplate his life and relaize that he wanted to pursue acting as a profession.
In 2012, Kao made his television acting debut in the AMC post-apocalyptic horror series The Walking Dead as a character named Tim. Following on from his first role, Kao won other roles on a variety of TV shows and films including Hawaii Five-0, Sleepy Hollow, Girlboss, Lucky Fifty, Silver Lake, NCIS: Los Angeles and The Purge.
Credits[]
Season 1[]
- Drunken Watermelon
- Misspent Youth
- Fire Chicken
- A Twisting Snake
- Codladh Sámh
- Gu Assassins
- Ladies' Night
- Paths: Part 1
- Paths: Part 2
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External Links[]
Lawrence Kao at the Internet Movie Database
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