Raymond Ma
- Acting
- Hong Kong
Biography
Raymond Ma is an American actor of Chinese descent, born in 1965. His exact birthday is not publicly confirmed in major sources, and his birthplace is listed inconsistently — some profiles say the United States, while others note he was born in Hong Kong before emigrating to the U.S. as a teenager. He has been acting for over forty years, with hundreds of film and television credits. He won the Most Promising Director Award at the Pacific Film Institute in 1984 in Hawaii, and later expanded into producing, writing, and directing. As an actress, Ma is best known for Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), The Muppets (2011), and Starsky & Hutch (2004), with early career highlights including The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and Old School (2003). His TV credits span House, M.D., Boston Legal, The West Wing, Lost, The Kominsky Method, Bob Hearts Abishola, and Survivor's Remorse. More recently he appeared in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and The Paper Tigers (2020, 98% on Rotten Tomatoes). Beyond acting, Ma has directed and produced several award-winning short films, including I Don't Have a Phone (2016), which won Best Short, Best Script, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Score at the L.A. Shorts Awards. On stage, he performed in David Henry Hwang's Chinglish (2013, South Coast Repertory) and toured nationally with Joy Luck Club (2012–2014).
Known for
Filmography
- Unsavory Elements · Peasant
- the death · doctor
- Goldmine · Ming
- Interior Chinatown · Old Fong
- Sight · Zhensheng
- The Unwinding · Mr. Wang
- Pam & Tommy · Kenzo
- Abbott Elementary · Tommy
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · Gang Leader
- The Paper Tigers · Sifu Wong
- Tigertail · Hsiao
- Calling · Man
- Two/One · Shen
- AJ and the Queen · Mr. Hong
- Bob Hearts Abishola · Wati
- The Chef · Mr. Huang
- Always Be My Maybe · Mr. Tran
- Tank Man · Wang
- The Kominsky Method · Mr. Liu
- Song of Back and Neck · Dr. Huang
- The Jade Pendant · Dr. Tong
- Goliath · Dr. Ming
- Baskets · Store Clerk
- Fresh Off the Boat · Mr. Huang
- Horrible Bosses 2 · Asian Businessman
- Mom · Husband
- Elementary · Captain Pack
- Veep · Zhang Shengxi
- The Muppets · Elderly Asian Man
- Suburgatory · Mr. Yee
- The Cape · Tian Zhao
- Shameless · Chinese Owner
- Raising Hope · Green Thumb
- Men of a Certain Age · Asian Golfer #1
- The Informant! · Kanji Mimoto
- Castle · Lucky Dragon Owner
- A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy · Mr. Li
- Private Practice · Kwan
- The Sarah Silverman Program · Mr. Xiongnu
- American Zombie · Factory Owner
- The Unit · Supervisor
- My Name Is Earl · Scott's Ex-Boss
- The Closer · Guay-Lai Chen
- House · Wu Zheng
- Ethan Mao · Abraham Mao
- Boston Legal · Zhu Chang
- Lost · Salonga
- Starsky & Hutch · Marks
- 10-8: Officers on Duty · Jon Su Jin
- Two and a Half Men · Mr. Park
- Old School · Mr. Ma
- Alias · Taiwanese Businessman
- The Animal · Mr. Tam
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · Sammy
- Opposite Sex · Chinese Diplomat
- The West Wing · Chinese President Lian
- Ladies Man · Mr. Li
- Action · Dr. Lee
- Payne · Larry Ming
- Will & Grace · Rufus
- Conrad Bloom · Mr. Astin
- The Wild Thornberrys · Mongolian Man (Voice)
- Lethal Weapon 4 · Dr. Cheng
- City of Industry · Paradise Hotel Clerk
- Street Corner Justice · Li Chen
- Midnight Man · Billy Tan
- One West Waikiki
- Vanishing Son
- Power Rangers · Mr. Tasaki
- White Ghost · Camp Commander
- Tour of Duty · Mr. Tsung
- In Love and War · Pig Eye
- Sledge Hammer! · Yamamoto
- L.A. Law · Lu Yu-Shen
- The Karate Kid Part II · Cab Driver in Okinawa
- Matlock · Jimmy Ito
- Murder, She Wrote · Mr. Li
- Magnum, P.I. · Duc Lo
- Live, Dwell, Stay · Yin Yi