From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jimmy Tsai is an American film director, writer, producer, actor, and editor. Though technically a production accountant, Jimmy Tsai has been creating projects since his early teens, when the order of the day included everything from crime movie spoofs to commercials for the high school swim team. His latest film making efforts include writing/acting in a comedy Ping Pong Playa and writing/directing another chapter in the The Venom Sportswear AD Campaign, a multi-media commentary on the state of children's sports endorsement deals, as well as producing The Killing of A Chinese Cookie, a documentary about the history of the fortune cookie. With writer John Choi, he has been selected as a member of the Fox Television Writer's Program as well as a quarter-finalist for the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship. He is a graduate of the High School of Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas and University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Tsai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, actor and writer
- 5 on Motif
What are Jimmy Tsai's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Genres
Their Motif 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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Christopher 'C-Dub' Wang in Ping Pong Playa (2007)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
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 Tsai's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jimmy Tsai's titles on Motif; 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
5 credits, 5 with a Motif page.
Crush the Skull(2015)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Dirty Girl(2010)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
A Small Act(2010)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Ping Pong Playa(2007)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 3 titles from 2008 to 2015.
Film career
- 2008Screen debut· Ping Pong Playa
- 2008First top-billed film· Ping Pong Playa
How do Jimmy Tsai's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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.
Who does Jimmy Tsai work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jimmy Tsai's Motif titles; Joan Huang shares the most, 4.
- Jennifer ArnoldShared titles: Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011), A Small Act (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Arnold
- Joan HuangShared titles: Crush the Skull (2015), A Small Act (2010), Dirty Girl (2010), Ping Pong Playa (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Joan Huang