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Osric Chau

Osric Chau

Actor, also producer · Born July 20, 1986 (40) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Osric Chau was born in Vancouver, Canada, to a father from Hong Kong and a mother from Malaysia. He had spent years training martial arts with aspirations to work in stunts when he landed his first leading role alongside the late David Carradine in Kung Fu Killer (2008) that was shot in Hengdian, China. The following year Osric played Nima, the Tibetan monk, in Roland Emmerich's 2012 (2009), working with veteran actors John Cusack and Thandiwe Newton, that grossed over $760 million worldwide. That success brought Osric back to China where he worked on the Chinese Remake of What Women Want (2012) alongside Andy Lau and Gong Li and The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) with Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu and director, writer, actor and rap musician RZA. In 2011 Osric landed another leading role in Paramount's Fun Size (2012) with Victoria Justice, Thomas Mann and Jane Levy. The Halloween comedy also includes Chelsea Handler, Josh Pence and Johnny Knoxville. In 2012 Osric started work on Supernatural (2005) as genius high school student pulled into the role of prophet, Kevin Tran, a character he played on the show over 16 episodes in seasons 7-9 and 11. This work got him noticed and his acting roles have become more prolific since his appearance in the series. In the process Osric has more than found a passion for acting and filmmaking. He still enjoys stunts, and has enormous appreciation of the skill and sacrifices involved but he'll settle with doing as many of his own stunts as a production will allow..

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 20, 1986 (40)
From
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 4% in 30 days

What are Osric Chau's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery 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
31%
Morality
26%
Self
23%
Survival
10%
Ideas
5%
Society
5%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 6
Ally
2 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
5
Warm
5
Romantic
4
Absurd
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Osric Chau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Osric Chau'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

44 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Influencers(2025)

    as Quentin

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Worth the Wait(2025)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Holidazed(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ted Lin

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Tan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Zoe.mp4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Matt

  • Jonah(2023)

    Producer · as Ozzie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Heroes of the Golden Mask(2023)

    as Zhu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • My Adventures with Superman(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Lewis Lane (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas at the Golden Dragon(2022)

    as Rick Chen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fire Country(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenji

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Tekken: Bloodline(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Bully 1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Superhost(2021)

    Producer · as Teddy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Circle of Bones(2020)

    as Bellhop / Disciple

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After(2021)

    as Wally

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Good News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Logan Lee & the Rise of the Purple Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Logan Lee

  • Matching Hearts(2020)

    as Timothy Wong

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Trim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Kyle

  • Nancy Drew(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Edwin George Chen

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Empty by Design (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Eric

  • Demon X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Damien

  • Carmen Sandiego(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Troll (voice) · as The Troll / Teen Boy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Status Update(2018)

    as Xing-Fu

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Discovery(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Oros

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Boone: The Bounty Hunter(2017)

    as Denny

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Vogel

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Matchbreaker(2016)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Killing Poe(2016)

    as Bud Polinski

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beyond Redemption(2015)

    as Rickson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Legends of Tomorrow(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan Choi

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Next Like (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Chris

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ryan Choi

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Young Kieslowski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Han Yeol Cho

  • Fun Size(2012)

    as Peng Chong

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan Choi

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Junjie Chen

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • What Women Want(2011)

    as Chen Erdong

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 2012(2009)

    as Nima

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Killer(2008)

    as Lang Han

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lang Han

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kevin Tran

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Skate God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Drek

  • The Muslim Guide to Prayer in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Adam Raja

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 42 of them dated from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

What Women Want (2011)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

20052025

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting43 of 44: 41 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting1 of 44: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 44: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 44: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

44 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles

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.

How do Osric Chau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Killing Poe (2016)

94th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Supernatural (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 36. 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 Osric Chau's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–53 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Osric Chau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Osric Chau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yu-Beng Lim shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers