Kelvin Yu

Kelvin Yu (born 1979) is an American actor and writer. Yu’s first film was the 2003 comedy The Utopian Society. He later made an uncredited appearance in the 2005 film Elizabethtown. The following year, Yu had a supporting role in the comedy Grandma’s Boy. Yu played a role in the Ghost Whisperer episode “Double Exposure” (3×6) as Joseph. Yu had a supporting role in the 2008 Academy Award-winning biographical political drama Milk.

Yu has starred in several short films, including 2006’s My Prince, My Angel. Yu later appeared with Linda Park on the ABC series Women’s Murder Club, and a lead role in the 2007 short film Fortune Hunters. In 2020, he played a role in Wonder Woman 1984.

Yu had a recurring role in the Netflix original series Master of None as the character of Brian Chang, the on-screen analogue of the show’s creator Alan Yang, described as a “hottie” by Vulture magazine. He provides the voice of a minor character on The Great North. In 2022 Yu appeared in the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty.

Known For

Star Trek Not in library

Star Trek

2009

Wonder Woman 1984 Not in library

Wonder Woman 1984

2020

Cloverfield Not in library

Cloverfield

2008

Bones Not in library

Bones

2005

NCIS Not in library

NCIS

2003

Milk Not in library

Milk

2008

Ghost Whisperer Not in library

Ghost Whisperer

2005

Hawaii Five-0 Not in library

Hawaii Five-0

2010

NCIS: Los Angeles Not in library

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

Gilmore Girls Not in library

Gilmore Girls

2000

Acting

2025 Dying for Sex as Noah (8 episodes) In Library
2023 Somebody I Used to Know as Christian
2023 Maximum Truth as Kevin Soo
2023 Clone High as Confucius (voice) (20 episodes)
2022 The Afterparty as Ned (8 episodes)
2021 The Great North as Steven Huang (voice) (7 episodes)
2021 The Great North as Seaman Sammy (voice) (1 episode)
2021 The Great North as Mayor Parsnips (voice) (1 episode)
2020 Wonder Woman 1984 as Jake
2017 Tilt as Andy
2015 Master of None as Brian Chang (6 episodes)
2010 Hawaii Five-0 as Gabriel Delgado (1 episode)
2009 Star Trek as Medical Technician
2009 TiMER as Nelson
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles as Jimmy Su (1 episode)
2009 The Forgotten as Quon Wen (1 episode)
2008 Cloverfield as Clark
2008 Milk as Michael Wong
2007 Fortune Hunters as Arthur Yu
2007 Area 57 as Private Simms
2007 If I Had Known I Was a Genius as Cost Surplus Customer
2007 Women's Murder Club
2007 Burn Notice
2007 Dirty Sexy Money
2007 Burn Notice as Nick Lam (1 episode)
2006 Grandma's Boy as Kane
2006 The Utopian Society as Ken
2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006 Torchwood as Nicolas Frumkin (1 episode)
2005 Big Time as Cool Henchman
2005 Duck as Chinese Delivery Guy
2005 The Closer as Randy Chen (1 episode)
2005 Ghost Whisperer as Joseph (1 episode)
2005 Bones as Franklin Tung (1 episode)
2004 Combustion as Kit
2004 CSI: NY as David Oka (1 episode)
2003 Las Vegas as Larry (1 episode)
2003 NCIS as Mr. Spiffy (1 episode)
2002 Life with Bonnie as Man (1 episode)
2002 Without a Trace as Jin Kim (1 episode)
2002 The Shield as Sam (1 episode)
2001 Emeril
2001 The Division
2001 Men, Women & Dogs as Earl (1 episode)
2000 Gilmore Girls as Cousin David (1 episode)
1999 Judging Amy as Dr. Butler (1 episode)
1999 Popular as Freddy Gong (6 episodes)
1998 Felicity as Keith Fannin (1 episode)
1994 ER as Rondo (1 episode)
1993 Frasier as Copy Guy (1 episode)

Writing

2023 American Born Chinese Writer
2011 Bob's Burgers Writer

Production

2023 American Born Chinese Executive Producer
2022 The Bob's Burgers Movie Executive Producer

Creator

2023 American Born Chinese Creator