Archie Kao
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Archie Kao attends Esquire's Man of the Year event, December 13, 2016 in Beijing, China
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December 14, 1969 Washington D.C, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Zhou Xun (m. 2014) |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Gāo Shèngyuǎn |
| Wade–Giles | Kao1 Sheng4-Yüan3 |
Archie David Kao (born December 14, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known to American audiences for series regulars roles on Chicago P.D., Power Rangers Lost Galaxy as well as long-running hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Born in Washington, D.C., Kao grew up in the suburbs of Alexandria, Virginia.
While attending George Mason University, Kao joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and graduated with a degree in Speech Communication.
As an undergraduate, Kao was elected Student Government President as well as the University's Homecoming King. He initially had plans to attend Law School and work in politics before becoming an actor.
Kao also speaks and understands Mandarin Chinese because he grew up in a bilingual household with two younger sisters. He also studied French for six years.
He was named one of People's "Hottest Bachelors" in 2006. Kao currently divides his time between Los Angeles and Beijing.
Through the early 2000s, Kao may have been best known for his role as Archie Johnson in the hit television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as well as the role of Kai Chen, the Blue Ranger, in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. He has also appeared on TV shows such as Desperate Housewives (as Steve), ER (as Yuri), NBC's Heroes, Century City, Huff (as Kane), Power Rangers Wild Force (as General Venjix), Once and Again (as Steven), L.A. Firefighters (as Peter), Maybe This Time (as Takeshi) and more.
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