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Ken Jeong

Ken Jeong

Actor, also producer, writer and director · Born July 13, 1969 (57) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (/dʒʌŋ/ JUNG; Korean: 정강조; born July 13, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became famous for playing Leslie Chow in The Hangover film series (2009–2013) and Ben Chang in the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015). He created, wrote and produced the sitcom Dr. Ken (2015–2017), in which he portrays the titular character. He has appeared in the films Knocked Up (2007), Role Models (2008), Furry Vengeance (2010), The Duff (2015), Ride Along 2 (2016), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Scoob! (2020) and Tom & Jerry (2021). Jeong is a licensed physician in California but has since stopped practising in favour of his acting career. He appears as a panellist on the American version of the singing competition show The Masked Singer and appeared in the first series of the British version. He also serves as the host of I Can See Your Voice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Jeong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 13, 1969 (57)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer, writer and director
Titles
102 on MovieCove · 122 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Ken Jeong's films like?

Across their 56 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
31%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
6%
Morality
5%
Power
2%
Friendship18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 41 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 26 · Charged 18 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 27 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 9

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 30

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 9

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 39 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

31 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 10 of 31 analyzed roles.

Trickster
10 of 31
Shadow
5 of 31
Herald
4 of 31
Ally
4 of 31
Hero
3 of 31
Mentor
3 of 31
Shapeshifter
1 of 31
Threshold guardian
1 of 31
Show the 31 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
31
Absurd
25
Warm
18
Tense
13
Thrilling
14
Other
49

How their films linger

Feel-good38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet19
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ken Jeong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 79 of their 102 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ken Jeong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

122 credits, 102 with a MovieCove page; 51 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Man with the Bag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender(2026)

    as Cabbage Merchant (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sender(2026)

    as Dick Swope

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 99 to Beat(2025)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • KPop Demon Hunters(2025)

    as Bobby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Tiger Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jimmy Khu

  • The Secret of Zhu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Sui Zhu / Batzhuey (voice)

  • The 4:30 Movie(2024)

    as Manager Mike

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • My Spy: The Eternal City(2024)

    as David Kim

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Krapopolis(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Paulakis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • A Great Divide(2023)

    Producer · as Isaac Lee

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Fool's Paradise(2023)

    as Lenny the Publicist

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Animal Control(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Roman Park

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Accused(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Eugene

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Seven Faces of Jane(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Out of Office(2022)

    Producer · as Kyle

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Pentaverate(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Skip Cho

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Murderville(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Ken Jeong

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Afterparty(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Feng

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • My Little Pony: A New Generation(2021)

    as Sprout (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Boss Level(2020)

    as Chef Jake

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Extinct(2021)

    as Clarance (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Tom & Jerry(2021)

    as Chef Jackie

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Occupation: Rainfall(2020)

    as Bud Miller

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Over the Moon(2020)

    as Gobi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Opening Act(2020)

    as Quinn

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • I Can See Your Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 33 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

  • Scoob!(2020)

    as Dynomutt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Staged(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Ken

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Community Table Read (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Ben Chang

  • Elsewhere(2019)

    as Felix

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave Lee

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • My Spy(2020)

    as David Kim

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lady and the Tramp(2019)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Casagrandes(2019)

    Show 112 episodes · as Mr. Stanley Chang (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bless the Harts(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Doug (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Zoë(2019)

    as Dr. Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • What Just Happened??!(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Park(2019)

    as Cooper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho(2019)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Then Came You(2018)

    as Officer Al

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween(2018)

    as Mr. Chu

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Luther H. Gillis

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Rich Asians(2018)

    as Wye Mun Goh

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Story Live!(2017)

    as Christmas Tree Man / Chinese Restaurant Owner

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Killing Hasselhoff(2017)

    Producer · as Chris

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Action(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Toyman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Serious Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Six Seasons and a Finale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Norm of the North(2016)

    as Mr. Greene (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Ride Along 2(2016)

    as AJ

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Ken(2015)

    Show 44 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer · as Dr. Ken

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Advantageous(2015)

    Producer · as Han

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Ktown Cowboys(2015)

    Producer · as Ken Jeong

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The DUFF(2015)

    as Mr. Arthur

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Fresh Off the Boat(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gene

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Seoul Searching(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Student/Athlete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Penguins of Madagascar(2014)

    as Short Fuse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Allen Hu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Thanks · as Self

  • The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Short Fuse (voice)

  • Turbo FAST(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kim-Ly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Turbo(2013)

    as Kim Ly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 2(2013)

    as Floyd (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Rapture-Palooza(2013)

    as God

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Hangover Part III(2013)

    as Mr. Chow

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Pain & Gain(2013)

    as Johnny Wu

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sullivan & Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Burning Love(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ballerina

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Muppets(2011)

    as Punch Teacher Host

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Zookeeper(2011)

    as Venom

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)

    as Jerry Wang

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Love Bites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Takashi

  • The Hangover Part II(2011)

    as Mr. Chow

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son(2011)

    as Mailman

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Yap (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Held Up(2010)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Vampires Suck(2010)

    as Daro

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • How to Make Love to a Woman(2010)

    as Curtis Lee

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me(2010)

    as Talk Show Host (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenhole(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kang

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Furry Vengeance(2010)

    as Neal Lyman

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Men of a Certain Age(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Kuo

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Couples Retreat(2009)

    as Therapist

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Community(2009)

    Show 110 episodes · as Ben Chang

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • All About Steve(2009)

    as Angus

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Hangover(2009)

    as Mr. Chow

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard(2009)

    as Teddy Dang

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pierce Pierce

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Party Down(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alan Duk

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Community: Webisodes(2009)

    Show as Ben Chang

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Role Models(2008)

    as King Argotron

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pineapple Express(2008)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Step Brothers(2008)

    as Employment Agent

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Uncle P(2007)

    as Bag Boy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Knocked Up(2007)

    as Dr. Kuni

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 'Til Death(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Park

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Kims of Comedy(2005)

    Producer · Writer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Richie Cunningham / Doctor(voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Butch Johnson (voice) · as Dr. Perlmutter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Coroner Myron Okubo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Coffee Shop Manager

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Male Nurse

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Astronaut · as Self - Guest

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Cedric the Entertainer Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 22 episodes · as Asian Thunder

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Skip Osaka

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Choi

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Grounded for Life(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Owner

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Man in Jersey #1

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Mad TV(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Ken · as Passenger · as Sung Chul Yang

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Korean Monks (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Shark Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

  • 52nd State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Kaet Might Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Unqualified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Actor

  • Untitled Community Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ben Chang

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 120 titles, 115 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Despicable Me 2 (2013)

$971M worldwide

Highest rated

Community (2009)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19882026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting111 of 120: 108 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting2 of 120: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting3 of 120: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 120: 3 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 120: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

120 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s27 · 26 acting · 1 crew2010s54 · 48 acting · 8 crew2020s31 · 29 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 49 roles
07121722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2019.

  1. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2016
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ken Jeong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 61; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 102 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th24

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 102 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed39

Most divisive · actor

Uncle P (2007)

97th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ken Jeong's work okay for kids?

Across up to 36 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore32 titles11–65 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity36 titles16–74 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles18–89 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs30 titles9–71 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles17–58 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ken Jeong work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ken Jeong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bradley Cooper shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles