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Jimmy O. Yang

Jimmy O. Yang

Actor, also writer, director and producer · Born June 11, 1987 (39) · British Hong Kong

Jimmy O. Yang (born June 11, 1987) is a stand-up comedian and actor. He stars as Jian-Yang on HBO's Silicon Valley (2014), Bernard Tai in the film Crazy Rich Asians and as real-life hero Dun Meng in the film Patriots Day (2016). As a stand-up, he performed on The Arsenio Hall Show and received a rare standing ovation. Jimmy can also be seen on season 9 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Charlie's dear friend Tang-See. Jimmy is fluent in three Chinese dialects: Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 11, 1987 (39)
From
British Hong Kong
Works as
Actor, also writer, director and producer
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 49 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 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Jimmy O. Yang's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Animation 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
42%
Self
29%
Society
11%
Morality
11%
Survival
3%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 12

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Absurd
9
Tense
7
Warm
6
Contemplative
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Jimmy O. Yang's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jimmy O. Yang'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

49 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Panda School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • Kung Fu Soccer(2026)

    as Stadium worker

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy O. Yang: Finally Home(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rock Springs(2026)

    as He Yew

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Roofman(2025)

    as Used Car Salesman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Peng (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Interior Chinatown(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Willis Wu

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Sausage Party: Foodtopia(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • The Monkey King(2023)

    as Monkey King (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • American Born Chinese(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Ao Guang

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Little Big (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Rally Road Racers(2023)

    as Zhi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy O. Yang: Guess How Much?(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 80 for Brady(2023)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Me Time(2022)

    as Stan Berman

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Beavis and Butt-Head(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Doctor #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Easter Sunday(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Marvin

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022)

    as Henchman 1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe(2022)

    as Flight Specialist Jung / Jeff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Love Hard(2021)

    as Josh Lin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Wish Dragon(2021)

    as Short Goon / Security Guard 2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Opening Act(2020)

    as Will

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • We Bare Bears: The Movie(2020)

    as Joey Raccoon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Space Force(2020)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Story Editor · Writer · as Dr. Chan Kaifang

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal(2020)

    Screenplay · as Self

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Island(2020)

    as Brax Weaver

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Like a Boss(2020)

    as Ron

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)

    as Enthusiastic Zebra (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Happytime Murders(2018)

    as Officer Delancey

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Juliet, Naked(2018)

    as Elliot (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Rich Asians(2018)

    as Bernard Tai

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Life of the Party(2018)

    as Tyler

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • El Camino Christmas(2017)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Patriots Day(2016)

    as Dun Meng

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Party Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • keep your chin up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Uber Driver

  • Another Period(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ang

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Battle Creek(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Cheng

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Fresh Off the Boat(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Horace

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Silicon Valley(2014)

    Show 48 episodes · as Jian-Yang

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Chinese Teenager #1

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Internship(2013)

    as Wa Zao (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • 2 Broke Girls(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Person in Line

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Tang-See

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Frat Guy (voice) · as Hisashi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sun Tzu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Kissinger Takes Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Undesirables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles, 47 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Kung Fu Soccer (2026)

$351M worldwide

Highest rated

Silicon Valley (2014)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19892026

Peak 2022 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 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
Acting45 of 49: 42 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting2 of 49: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 49: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 49: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

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

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s27 · 24 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 15% of 20 roles
1621

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.

How do Jimmy O. Yang's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Kung Fu Soccer (2026)

86th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Silicon Valley (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 42. 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 Jimmy O. Yang's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles8–48 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles13–55 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles40–81 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles32–61 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles9–48 · median 23 · mildlighter than most 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 Jimmy O. Yang work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jimmy O. Yang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Zadak shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers