Dennis Dun


Dennis Dun is an American actor.

Early life and education

Dun is from Stockton, California. He is of Chinese descent.

Film and TV

Dun has had prominent roles in several films, notably Year of the Dragon, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Emperor, Prince of Darkness, and A Thousand Pieces of Gold, Warriors of Virtue. In addition he has appeared in independent Asian American projects such as My American Vacation and My Life Disoriented. For three seasons he was a regular cast member on the NBC television series Midnight Caller.

Theatre

Dun began acting at the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco, California. He has appeared onstage at East West Players, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. For his performance in Chay Yew's A Language of Their Own at the Celebration Theatre, he won an LA Weekly Theater Award for Ensemble Performance. He has participated in both the film and theatre labs at the Sundance Institute.
Dun wrote and performed the one-man show Giant Oranges, commissioned by the Mark Taper Forum and produced by Chay Yew's Solo Works Festival in Los Angeles.

Personal life

Dun resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Year of the DragonHerbert Kwong
1986Big Trouble in Little ChinaWang Chi
1987The Last EmperorBig Li
1987Prince of DarknessWalter
1989Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is ExpensiveNarrator
1991Thousand Pieces of GoldJim
1992The KissThe Kiss ManShort
1995Venus RisingEddie
1996Up Close & PersonalSatellite Van Technician
1996Good LuckChang
1997Warriors of VirtueMing
1997Dog WatchLeeVideo
1999Journey from the HeartHenry
1999Pros & ConsHead of the tuxedo gang
2002Safe JourneyManShort
2002A Ribbon of DreamsPai-wooVoice