Family emigrated from Korea to Washington D.C

While interning at a Wall Street firm during the summer, was "discovered" by a modeling agent

Became the first Asian-American featured in advertisements for Versace and Ralph Lauren's Polo

Worked on Wall Street trading stocks; took acting classes in spare time

Appeared as a district attorney on "Another World" (NBC)

Film debut as a Japanese-American war hero accused of murder in the Pacific Northwest of post-WWII in "Snow Falling on Cedars"

Made guest appearance on the Lifetime TV series "Any Day Now"

Co-starred as the leader of a Vietnamese gang in "The Fast and the Furious"

Cast as the villain Zao in "Die Another Day", the 20th James Bond feature