Archie Kao

I have a soft spot for actors like Archie Kao who build careers through steady, dependable work rather than headline-grabbing leads. Born in Washington, D.C. and educated at George Mason, he anchored long-running staples like CSI, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, and Chicago P.D. What I admire is the craftsman's patience here: showing up, holding the show together, and quietly expanding into voice work and producing. For an Asian American actor to sustain that kind of consistent presence on US television is no small feat. He is the sort of reliable performer I trust completely, and I think his longevity speaks louder than any flashy breakout would.

Name (English)

Archie Kao

Name (Japanese)

アーチー・カオ

Reading

あーちー・かお

Born

December 14, 1969 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rooster

Origin

Washington, D.C., United States

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor

University

George Mason University

• Official sitehttp://www.archiekao.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/archiekao/
• Xhttps://x.com/archiekao
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie%20Kao
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q633905

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.