A real-life physician-turned-actor, Ken Jeong lit up the Hollywood radar with scene-stealing performances in high-grossing feature comedies like "Knocked Up" (2007) and "The Hangover" (2009). As a medical student in North Carolina, Jeong performed stand-up comedy in local clubs. He continued to hone his act while serving a residency in New Orleans, wherein in 1995 he won a comedy contest that was judged by former NBC entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff and Improv Comedy Club founder Budd Friedman. Both men encouraged Jeong to move to Hollywood. He did so in 1998, where he worked as a physician while also appearing in small television roles. Jeong's big break came in 2007 when he was cast in a bit role as an uptight but well-meaning obstetrician in Judd Apatow's hit comedy, "Knocked Up." Several roles quickly followed, including over-the-top turns in feature comedies like "Pineapple Express" (2008) and "The Hangover." He also appeared as a regular on the NBC sitcom, "Community" (NBC, 2009-15; Yahoo!, 2015), and in 2010 he appeared in several feature comedies, further demonstrating his ability as a talented comedic actor despite his medical background.
Pineapple Express
(Ken)
Despicable Me
(Talk Show Host (voice))
Community Table Read
(Ben Chang)
Knocked Up
(Dr. Kuni)
All About Steve
(Angus)
A Great Divide
(Isaac Lee)
My Spy The Eternal City
(David Kim)
Vampires Suck
(Daro)
Uncle P
(Bag Boy)
Role Models
(King Argotron)
The Kims of Comedy
(Himself)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
(Jerry Wang)
Zookeeper
(Venom)
The Hangover Part II
(Mr. Chow)
I Hate Big Phony
(Self)
The Hangover
(Mr. Chow)
Couples Retreat
(Therapist)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
(Teddy Dang)
Burning Love
(Ballerina)
Despicable Me 2
(Floyd (voice))
Turbo
(Kim-Ly (voice))
The Hangover Part III
(Mr. Chow)
Pain & Gain
(Johnny Wu)
Held Up
(Doctor)
Furry Vengeance
(Neal Lyman)
Rapture-Palooza
(God)
Ken Jeong: Best Medicine
(Self)
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
(Self)
The DUFF
(Mr. Arthur)
Norm of the North
(Mr. Greene (voice))
Penguins of Madagascar
(Short Fuse (voice))
Out of Office
(Kyle)
Tiger Mom
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
(Self)
The Muppets
(Punch Teacher Host)
Advantageous
(Han)
Untitled Community Movie
(Ben Chang)
Ride Along 2
(AJ)
Ktown Cowboys
(Ken Jeong)
I Hate Christian Laettner
(Self)
Killing Hasselhoff
(Chris)
The 4:30 Movie
(Manager Mike)
Harmontown
(Self)
Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas
(Self)
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
(Self)
How to Make Love to a Woman
(Curtis Lee)
Wonder Park
(Cooper (voice))
Lennon or McCartney
(Self)
Then Came You
(Officer Al)
Crazy Rich Asians
(Goh Wye Mun)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
(Mailman)
Step Brothers
(Employment Agent)
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
(Mr. Chu)
Elsewhere
(Felix)
Fool's Paradise
(Lenny the Publicist)
Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Christmas
(Self)
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
(Self)
Scoob!
(Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (voice))
My Spy
(David Kim)
Saving Zoë
(Dr. Gallagher)
Boss Level
(Chef Jake)
Tom & Jerry
(Chef Jackie)
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
(Self)
Dads
(Self)
Lady and the Tramp
(Doctor)
The Opening Act
(Quinn)
Extinct
(Clarance (voice))
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
(Self)
Avengers: Endgame
(Security Guard)
Occupation: Rainfall
(Bud Miller)
Over the Moon
(Gobi (voice))
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
(Self - Presenter)
Roll Up Your Sleeves
(Self)
A Christmas Story Live!
(Christmas Tree Man / Chinese Restaurant Owner)
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
(Short Fuse (voice))
My Little Pony: A New Generation
(Sprout (voice))
Going Home Again: Making The 4:30 Movie
(Self)
The Shield
(Skip Osaka)
'Til Death
(Dr. Park)
The Office
(Bill)
Staged
(Ken)
Two and a Half Men
(Male Nurse)
The Masked Singer
(Self - Panelist)
Grounded for Life
MADtv
(Sung Chul Yang)
Boston Legal
(Coroner Myron Okubo)
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
(Asian Thunder)
Community
(Ben Chang)
Bless the Harts
(Doug (voice))
Crime Scene Kitchen
(Self - Guest Judge)
The Soup
Sullivan & Son
American Dad!
(Dr. Perlmutter (voice))
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Dr. Ken
(Dr. Ken)
Men of a Certain Age
(Kuo)
The Pentaverate
(Skip Cho)
The Afterparty
(Feng)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
American Dad!
(Butch Johnson (voice))
Talking Dead
(Self)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(Man in Jersey #1)
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
((voice))
Adventures in Wonder Park
(Cooper)
Burning Love
(Ballerina)
BoJack Horseman
(Dr. Allen Hu (voice))
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self / Performer)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self - Guest)
Murderville
(Ken Jeong)
The Gong Show
(Self - Judge)
Bob's Burgers
(Dr. Yap (voice))
The $100,000 Pyramid
(Self)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
Drop the Mic
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
MADtv
(Passenger)
MADtv
(Ken)
Sherri
(Self - Guest)
Hot Ones
(Self)
Magnum P.I.
(Luther H. Gillis)
Serious Music
Magnum P.I.
(Private Investigator Luther Gillis)
Celebrity Family Feud
(Self)
The Masked Singer
(Self - Panelist)
The View
(Self)
Turbo FAST
(Kim-Ly (voice))
The Simpsons
(Korean Monks (voice))
WWE Raw
SNL Korea
(Self)
Animal Control
(Roman Park)
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
Glee
(Pierce Pierce)
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
(Dave Lee)
Party Down
(Alan Duk)
Comedy Central Roasts
(Self)
Hot in Cleveland
(Dr. Kang)
Fresh Off the Boat
(Gene)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
The Casagrandes
(Mr. Stanley Chang (voice))
I Can See Your Voice
(Self - Host)
Crossing Jordan
(Steve Choi)
Justice League Action
(Toyman (voice))
Unqualified
The Masked Dancer
(Self - Panelist)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Conan
(Self)
The Kims of Comedy
(Writer)
The Seven Faces of Jane
(Director)
Student/Athlete
(Director)
Advantageous
(Producer)
Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas
(Executive Producer)
Seoul Searching
(Executive Producer)
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
(Writer)
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
(Executive Producer)
Dr. Ken
(Writer)
Dr. Ken
(Creator)
Unqualified
(Creator)