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Esther K. Chae

Actor
Esther Chae studied at Korea University, the University of Michigan, and the Yale School of Drama. She has a Master's degree in Theater Studies and another in Acting. Chae is also an inaugural TED Fellow and has presented her talks at numerous conferences.

Chae has also taught and lectured at NYU's Tisch Performance Studies, Yale School of Drama, USC, University of Baltimore, Maryland and Cal State San Marcos. She currently teaches Advanced Acting for TV and Film at Emerson College in Los Angeles, and is also a Visiting Professor at Yonsei University, in Korea.

Through her career, she has appeared in TV shows like 24, Lost, and NCIS. She has also appeared in films like Sisters and Collateral. Aside from her work as an actress, Chae is also a consultant on Korean entertainment.
Known For
  • Twenty Five, Twenty One
  • House of Ninjas
  • The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
  • The Envoys
  • Night Stalker

Filmography

2024
Interior Chinatown (TV Series) · as Vivian
2024
Tokyo Swindlers (TV Series) · as Hattori
2024
House of Ninjas (TV Series) · as Cast
2023
Mask Girl (TV Series) · as Landlord
2023
Burn the House Down (TV Series) · as Matsura Neighbor
2023
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (TV Series) · as Azusa Hikawa
2023
Lady Voyeur (TV Series) · as Alice
2022
Revenge of Others (TV Series) · as Soonheon's Mother
2022
Shadow Detective (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Ham
2022
Link: Eat, Love, Kill (TV Series) · as Cast
2022
Twenty Five, Twenty One (TV Series) · as Shin Jae-Kyung
2021
The Envoys (TV Series) · as Badi
2021
The King's Affection (TV Series) · as The Queen Dowager
2021
Sisyphus: The Myth (TV Series) · as Ma Yong Suk
2020
Soul · as Miho (voice)
2020
2020
Over the Moon · as Lunarians (uncredited)
2019
2017
White Famous (TV Series) · as Additional Voices
2017
World of Dance (TV Series) · as Korean Interpreter
2015
Sisters · as Party Girl (uncredited)
2015
Guidance (TV Series) · as Esther Park Jensen
2014
Bosch (TV Series) · as Aubrey Stenstrom
2013
Almost Human (TV Series) · as Korean Newscaster
2005
Night Stalker (TV Series) · as Dae
2005
The Inside (TV Series) · as Medical Examiner
2004
Collateral · as Dancer At Night Club (uncredited)
2003
NCIS (TV Series) · as Yoon Dawson
2003
S.W.A.T. · as Reporter #2
2002
The Shield (TV Series) · as Donna
2001
24 (TV Series) · as Mina
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Ms. Kim
1999
The West Wing (TV Series) · as Mckenzie
1994
ER (TV Series) · as Reporter Justine
1973
The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Dr. Che
1965
Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Erin Wu

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