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Art Hsu

Art Hsu

Actor · Born January 19, 1975 (51) · Flushing, New York, USA

Art Hsu an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing the emcee and mystical hype man KCDC in "The FP" indie film series, and the main antagonist Johnny Vang in "Crank: High Voltage" opposite Jason Statham. He was born in New York City, and studied acting at the East West Players Theater in Los Angeles. He has appeared in music videos for Danko Jones, The Game, and Slayer.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 19, 1975 (51)
From
Flushing, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 11 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Art Hsu's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
58%
Bonds
11%
Society
11%
Ideas
7%
Power
6%
Morality
4%
Self
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
4
Tense
3
Manic
1
Thrilling
2
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Art Hsu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Art Hsu'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

11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • FP 4EVZ(2023)

    as KCDC

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • FP3: Escape from Bako(2021)

    as KCDC

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nail Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Janitor

  • Apartment 407(2016)

    as Chinese Client

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • FP2: Beats of Rage(2018)

    as KCDC

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Ballad Of Danko Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Girl from the Naked Eye(2012)

    as Sammy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Silver Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Businessman #2

  • The FP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as KCDC

  • Crank: High Voltage(2009)

    as Johnny Vang

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 66th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 11 titles from 2009 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Crank: High Voltage (2009)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Crank: High Voltage (2009)

Midcredits 47th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 11: 11 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score41st

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s3 · acting

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.

How do Art Hsu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

FP 4EVZ (2023)

93rd percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Crank: High Voltage (2009)

Midcredits 47th · 47% liked

Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 25. 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.

Who does Art Hsu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Art Hsu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Trost shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers