---
name: "Keong Sim"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/keong-sim"
fi1m_id: "keong-sim"
imdb_id: "nm1692978"
tmdb_id: 164102
wikidata_id: "Q6393049"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 49
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T01:19:37.014009+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Keong Sim

## Identity

Keong Sim

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/keong-sim
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** keong-sim
- **IMDb ID:** nm1692978
- **TMDB ID:** 164102
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6393049
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keong_Sim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6393049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1692978/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/164102

Actor. Born 1 January 1969 in South Vietnam [now Vietnam].

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1969, South Vietnam [now Vietnam]
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 49, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 54 (2), 2020s 38 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 49 to 42 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $320m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keong_Sim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6393049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1692978/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/164102

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Hillbilly Elegy*](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md) (38)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Keong Sim is an American actor. Born in South Vietnam to South Korean parents, he moved to the United States at the age of four and was raised in Chicago. He graduated from Loyola Academy in 1987 and earned a BA in English Literature from the University of Chicago in 1992.

Sim began his screen career in the early 2000s with guest roles on series including *Law & Order* (2004) and *Grey's Anatomy* (2011). He is known for recurring parts as Dr Sung Park in the medical drama *Monday Mornings* (2013) and Pastor Wayne in *Dead to Me* (2019–2022). His film credits include *The Last Airbender* (2010), *Olympus Has Fallen* (2013), *Glee* (2009–2012) as Mike Chang Sr., and *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020) as Ken. He has also worked extensively in theatre, including at the Public Theater in New York and Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, and as an improvisation teacher and mentor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), Fi1m 38, as Ken — [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md)
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), Fi1m 84, as Prosecutor Ko — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *The Last Airbender* (2010), Fi1m 24, as Earthbending Father — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Paper* (2025), series, Actor
- *Your Friends & Neighbors* (2025), series, as Kwan — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/your-friends-and-neighbors.md)
- *Layover* (2024), as William
- *Float* (2024), as Mr. Liu
- *The Irrational* (2023), series, as Ji-Ho Kong
- *Accused* (2023), series, as Lee
- *The Lincoln Lawyer* (2022), series, as Walter Kim
- *Breaking News in Yuba County* (2021), as Mr. Kim
- *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), as Ken — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md)
- *Autonomous* (2020), as Nyx Makino (voice)
- *The Sun Is Also a Star* (2019), as Dae Hyun Bae
- *Dead to Me* (2019), series, as Pastor Wayne
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, as Leo Kwon
- *Vice Principals* (2016), series, as Kevin Yoon
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), series, as Prosecutor Ko — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *Scorpion* (2014), series, as Dr. Chong
- *Growing Up Fisher* (2014), series, as Mr. Han
- *Olympus Has Fallen* (2013), as Lee Tae-Woo
- *Monday Mornings* (2013), series, as Sung Park
- *Watching TV with the Red Chinese* (2011), as Wa
- *Harry's Law* (2011), series, as Arthur Choi
- *Mike & Molly* (2010), series, as Dr. Shufeldt
- *The Last Airbender* (2010), as Earthbending Father — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)
- *The Forgotten* (2009), series, as Robert Chung
- *Glee* (2009), series, as Mike Chang Sr. — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)
- *The Flying Scissors* (2009), as Bruce Wong
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Dr. Park — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Hope & Faith* (2003), series, as Asian Guy
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as William Suan
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Deliveryman — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Misha*, as Narrator

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