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Esther K. Chae

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Esther K. Chae
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Esther K. Chae is an international award winning actor and University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts' Professor in Acting. Her work has been covered by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Hollywood Reporter. Her life in Hollywood was the subject of a documentary televised nationally in Korea. Chae is a graduate of the prestigious the Yale School of Drama (MFA in Acting).
BornJuly 14
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BornJuly 14
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    Known for

    Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Yoon Dawson
    Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    Black Panther
    7.3
    • Sound Department(as Esther Chae)
    • 2018
    Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing (1999)
    The West Wing
    8.9
    TV Series
    • McKenzie
    Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, and Derek Hough in World of Dance (2017)
    World of Dance
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Korean Interpreter(as Esther Chae)

    Credits

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    Actress



    • DEFCON 4 Korea: Land of the Morning Calm
      • Sgt. Cole
      • Pre-production



    • Wylde Pak (2025)
      Wylde Pak
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Sung-mi
      • Customer 1 (voice)
      • 2025
    • Ji-young Yoo, Ejae Kim, Arden Cho, and May Hong in KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
      KPop Demon Hunters
      7.8
      • Additional Voice (voice, as Esther Chae)
      • 2025
    • Interior Chinatown (2024)
      Interior Chinatown
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Vivian
      • 2024
    • Tokyo Swindlers (2024)
      Tokyo Swindlers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Taniguchi
      • Hattori (English version, voice)
      • 2024
    • House of Ninjas (2024)
      House of Ninjas
      7.1
      TV Series
      • (English version, voice)
      • 2024
    • Mask Girl (2023)
      Mask Girl
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Landlord (english version, voice)
      • 2023
    • Lee Sung-min in Shadow Detective (2022)
      Shadow Detective
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Lieutenant Ham (English version, voice)
      • 2023
    • Burn the House Down (2023)
      Burn the House Down
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Sazanka
      • Matsura Neighbor (English version, voice)
      • 2023
    • The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023)
      The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Azusa Hikawa (English version, voice)
      • 2023
    • Emanuelle Araújo and Débora Nascimento in Lady Voyeur (2023)
      Lady Voyeur
      5.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Alice (English version, voice)
      • 2023
    • Park Solomon, Shin Ye-eun, Kang Yul, Wooyeon, Chung Su-Bin, Lee Soo-min, Chae Sang-woo, and Seo Ji-hoon in Revenge of Others (2022)
      Revenge of Others
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Soonheon's Mother (English version, voice)
      • 2022
    • Link: Eat, Love, Kill (2022)
      Link: Eat, Love, Kill
      7.3
      TV Series
      • (English version, voice)
      • 2022
    • Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk in Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)
      Twenty Five Twenty One
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Shin Jae-Kyung (English version, voice)
      • 2022
    • The Envoys (2021)
      The Envoys
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Badi (English version, voice)
      • 2021–2022
    • Park Eun-bin and Kim Ro-Woon in The King's Affection (2021)
      The King's Affection
      8.0
      TV Series
      • The Queen Dowager (English version, voice)
      • 2021

    Sound Department



    • Knock-Off
      • sound: Adr Voice Over
      • Completed
      • TV Series



    • Charlize Theron in The Old Guard 2 (2025)
      The Old Guard 2
      5.1
      • sound: ADR voice over
      • 2025
    • Ji-young Yoo, Ejae Kim, Arden Cho, and May Hong in KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
      KPop Demon Hunters
      7.8
      • sound: Adr Voice Over
      • 2025
    • Morris Chestnut in Watson (2024)
      Watson
      5.4
      TV Series
      • sound: Adr Voice Over
      • 2024
    • Claire Danes and Lizzy Caplan in Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022)
      Fleishman Is in Trouble
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • voice over actor
      • 2022
    • Paper Girls (2022)
      Paper Girls
      7.3
      TV Series
      • voice over actor
      • 2022
    • FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
      FBI: Most Wanted
      6.9
      TV Series
      • voice over actor
      • 2022
    • Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
      Law & Order: Organized Crime
      7.7
      TV Series
      • voice over actor
      • 2022
    • Sandra Oh in The Chair (2021)
      The Chair
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • voice over actor (as Esther Chae)
      • 2021
    • Preacher (2016)
      Preacher
      7.9
      TV Series
      • voice actress (as Esther Chae)
      • 2018
    • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
      Black Panther
      7.3
      • adr voice over (as Esther Chae)
      • 2018
    • Matt Damon in Downsizing (2017)
      Downsizing
      5.8
      • additional voices (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Gary Sinise, Alana De La Garza, Tyler James Williams, Daniel Henney, and Annie Funke in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016)
      Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
      6.2
      TV Series
      • adr voice over (as Esther Chae)
      • 2017
    • Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Grace and Frankie (2015)
      Grace and Frankie
      8.2
      TV Series
      • adr voices (as Esther Chae)
      • 2017
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
      Avengers: Age of Ultron
      7.3
      • adr voices (as Esther Chae)
      • 2015
    • James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Randall Park in The Interview (2014)
      The Interview
      6.5
      • adr voices (as Esther Chae)
      • 2014

    Writer



    • Come On (2000)
      Come On
      8.1
      • Writer (as Esther Chae)
      • 2000

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    • Alternative name
      • Esther Chae
    • Born
      • July 14
      • Eugene, Oregon, USA
    • Other works
      Plays Afrah/Mina in "A Distant Shore" play by Chay Yew (Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre, Culver City, California, USA).

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    • Race / Ethnicity
      • Asian
    • Nationality / Religious or Ethnic identity
      • South Korean

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      Yale School of Drama graduate.

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