Michael Paul Chan
- Lt. Mike Tao
Michael Paul Chan grew up in Richmond, Calif., and was a musician in several Bay Area rock bands before becoming an actor.
Chan has more than 200 television and film credits, including
The Insider, with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe;
Spy Game, with Robert Redford and Brad Pitt;
U.S. Marshals, with Tommy Lee Jones;
Falling Down, with Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall; and the critically acclaimed adaptation of
The Joy Luck Club. He has worked under the direction of legendary filmmakers Michael Mann, in
Thief and Robbery Homicide Division, and Oliver Stone, in the third of his Vietnam trilogy,
Heaven and Earth.
On television, Chan starred in Eddie Murphy’s animated television series
The PJ’s, played a recurring role on
Arrested Development and recently guest-starred on
Bones and
The Simpsons.