In Season 2, his character of Zing begins to unfold more as he stirs up trouble amongst the Tongs, hungry for power and control. It was a project Nguyen did not hesitate to board. He was directing and producing his own projects in his native country before Justin Lin came calling with Warrior, based on the writings of the iconic Bruce Lee, about the Tong Wars in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the 19th century. Since then, Nguyen starred in various TV series and films before returning to Vietnam where he launched Dreamscape DBS with his wife Bebe Pham. That said, he became a pioneer for inclusion, playing a nuanced Asian character that wasn’t weak, nerdy or sexually neutered. 'Sinking Spring': Ving Rhames, Dustin Nguyen, Nesta Cooper, 3 Others Round Out Cast Of Apple's Crime Drama SeriesĢ1 Jump Street was practicing diversity before Hollywood made it a “thing.” More than that, it was groundbreaking in that Nguyen was one of the few Asians seen on TV that didn’t have an accent or wasn’t a stereotype.

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