Jimmy O. Yang is an American actor, stand-up comedian and writer best known for starring as Jian-Yang in the HBO comedy Silicon Valley and as Dr. Chen Kaifang in the Netflix comedy Space Force.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
- Episode 1x05: Fifth Course (Jul 11, 2024)
American Born Chinese (2023)
Guest starring as Ao Guang / Dragon King
- Episode 1x04: Make a Splash (May 24, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head (2022)
Guest starring as Flight Specialist Jung
- Episode S01 Special: Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (Jun 23, 2022)
Guest starring as Jeff
- Episode S01 Special: Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (Jun 23, 2022)
Guest starring as Doctor #2
- Episode 1x13: Old Beavis and Butt-Head in Kidney (Sep 8, 2022)
Snacked (2021)
Guest starring as Jimmy O. Yang
- Episode 1x09: Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Down Chinese Snacks (Oct 5, 2021)
Space Force (2020)
Starring as Dr. Chan Kaifang
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: The Hack (Feb 18, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: The Doctor's Appointment (Feb 18, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Mad (Buff) Confidence (Feb 18, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: The Europa Project (Feb 18, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: The Chinese Delegation (Feb 18, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Budget Cuts (Feb 18, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: The Inquiry (Feb 18, 2022)
Guest starring as Dr. Chan Kaifang
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Proportionate Response (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: It's Good to Be Back on the Moon (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: Conjugal Visit (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Edison Jaymes (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: The Spy (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Space Flag (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Lunar Habitat (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Mark and Mallory Go to Washington (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Save Epsilon 6! (May 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: The Launch (May 29, 2020)
My Least Favorite Thing (2019)
Guest starring as Jimmy O. Yang
- Episode 1x02: Jimmy O. Yang Learns the Importance of Washing Dishes and Washing Friends (Apr 12, 2019)
Those Who Can't (2016)
Guest starring as James Chen
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: K-Pop Goes the Weasel (Apr 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: What's Eating Uncle Jake? (Mar 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Oof, Nut City (Feb 11, 2016)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Jimmy O. Yang
- Episode 2018-08-15: Jimmy O. Yang (Aug 15, 2018)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Jimmy O. Yang
- Episode 2018-03-13: Angela Bassett, Jimmy O. Yang, Jack Johnson (Mar 13, 2018)
Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Guest starring as Horace
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x17: These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Mar 8, 2019)
- Episode 5x13: Grand-mahjong (Feb 1, 2019)
- Episode 5x05: Mo' Chinese Mo' Problems (Nov 9, 2018)
Silicon Valley (2014)
Starring as Jian-Yang
(27 episodes)
- Episode 6x07: Exit Event (Dec 8, 2019)
- Episode 6x06: RussFest (Dec 1, 2019)
- Episode 6x05: Tethics (Nov 24, 2019)
- Episode 6x03: Hooli Smokes! (Nov 10, 2019)
- Episode 6x02: Blood Money (Nov 3, 2019)
- Episode 6x01: Artificial Lack of Intelligence (Oct 27, 2019)
- Episode 5x08: Fifty-One Percent (May 13, 2018)
- Episode 5x06: Artificial Emotional Intelligence (Apr 29, 2018)
- Episode 5x04: Tech Evangelist (Apr 15, 2018)
- Episode 5x03: Chief Operating Officer (Apr 8, 2018)
- Episode 5x02: Reorientation (Apr 1, 2018)
- Episode 5x01: Grow Fast or Die Slow (Mar 25, 2018)
- Episode 4x09: Hooli-Con (Jun 18, 2017)
- Episode 4x07: The Patent Troll (Jun 4, 2017)
- Episode 4x06: Customer Service (May 28, 2017)
- Episode 4x05: The Blood Boy (May 21, 2017)
- Episode 4x04: Teambuilding Exercise (May 14, 2017)
- Episode 4x03: Intellectual Property (May 7, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: Terms of Service (Apr 30, 2017)
- Episode 3x10: The Uptick (Jun 26, 2016)
- Episode 3x07: To Build a Better Beta (Jun 5, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: The Empty Chair (May 22, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: Meinertzhagen's Haversack (May 8, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: Two in the Box (May 1, 2016)
- Episode 2x08: White Hat/Black Hat (May 31, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: Server Space (May 10, 2015)
- Episode S06 Special: Ten Years Later: The Extended Pied Piper Documentary ()
Guest starring as Jian-Yang
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Proof of Concept (May 18, 2014) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x04: Fiduciary Duties (Apr 27, 2014) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x03: Articles of Incorporation (Apr 20, 2014) [Co-Star]
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Jimmy O. Yang
- Episode 2016-08-17: Jimmy O. Yang, Francisco Ramos, Milana Vayntrub (Aug 17, 2016)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Guest starring as Chinese Teenager #1
- Episode 1x05: Girl in the Flower Dress (Oct 22, 2013) [Co-Star]
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
Guest starring as Jimmy Ouyang
- Episode 1x155: Gugu Mbatha-Raw (May 16, 2014)
Drunk History (2013)
Guest starring as Narrator
- Episode 5x12: Death (Jul 17, 2018)
Guest starring as Genghis Khan
- Episode 5x11: The Middle Ages (Jul 10, 2018)
2 Broke Girls (2011)
Guest starring as Person in Line
- Episode 1x13: And the Secret Ingredient (Jan 2, 2012) [Co-Star]
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Jimmy O. Yang
- Episode 2018-08-20: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Jimmy O. Yang, Emmy Blotnick (Aug 20, 2018)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Jimmy O. Yang
(2 episodes)
- Episode 17x22: Uncharted; Dog; Texas Chainsaw Massacre; Space Force Season 2 (Feb 19, 2022)
- Episode 16x08: Hollywood at Home: Come Play, The Opening Act, The Devil Has a Name, Tremors: Shrieker Island (Oct 31, 2020)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Guest starring as Tang-See
- Episode 9x08: Flowers for Charlie (Oct 23, 2013)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Jimmy O. Yang
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2022-08-24: Mandy Moore, Jimmy O. Yang, Amelia Moore, guest host Simu Liu (Aug 24, 2022)
- Episode 2022-02-28: Courteney Cox, Jimmy O. Yang, Avril Lavigne featuring Blackbear & Travis Barker (Feb 28, 2022)
Crew Credits
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head (2022)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 2x02: Beavis and Butt-Head in Polling Place (Apr 20, 2023)
Space Force (2020)
Show crew as Executive Story Editor
- Episode 2x01: The Inquiry (Feb 18, 2022)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 2x03: The Chinese Delegation (Feb 18, 2022)