Background
Yila Timothy Kang was born in San Francisco, California.
Yila Timothy Kang was born in San Francisco, California.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Fine Arts from the Harvard"s Institute for Advanced Theater Training at American Repertory Theater and Moscow Art Theatre.
He is best known for his role as Kimball Cho in the television series The Mentalist. He got into acting at age 26. Kang was a series regular on Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Mentalist as Special Agent Kimball Cho.
He appeared in Rambo (2008) and also on such television shows as The Office, Chappelle"s Show, and Monk.
In 2012, Kang launched a production company named One Shoot Films with its first film project focusing on child abduction and sexually abused children.
