20 Famous Asian And Pacific Islander Actors In Their First Role Vs. Their Most Recent One

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Jason Momoa in his first role as Jason Ioane in Baywatch: Hawaii from 1999 to 2001:

Jason in his most recent role as Baba Voss in See from 2019 to 2022:

2.

Michelle Yeoh in her first role as Miss Yeung in The Owl Vs. Bumbo in 1984:

Michelle in her most recent role as Scían in The Witcher: Blood Origin in 2022:

3.

Brenda Song in one of her first roles as Susan in Santa with Muscles in 1996:

Brenda in her most recent role as Alexa in Love Accidentally in 2022:

4.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in his first role as Rocky Johnson (his father) in That ’70s Show in 1999:

Dwayne in his most recent role as Black Adam in Black Adam in 2022:

5.

Lucy Liu in her first role as Courtney in Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1991:

Lucy in her most recent role as Kalypso in the upcoming movie Shazam! Fury of the Gods in 2023:

6.

Dev Patel in his first role as Anwar Kharral in Skins from 2007 to 2008:

Dev in his most recent role as Gawain in The Green Knight in 2021:

7.

Taika Waititi in his first role as Alex in Scarfies in 1999:

Taika in his most recent role as Blackbeard in Our Flag Means Death in 2022:

8.

Shay Mitchell in one of her first roles as Emily Fields in Pretty Little Liars from 2010 to 2017:

Shay in her most recent role as Vanessa in Something from Tiffany’s in 2022:

9.

Temuera Morrison in one of his first roles as Maru in Adventurer in 1987:

Temuera in his most recent role as Frankie Jones in My Life Is Murder in 2022:

10.

Vanessa Hudgens in one of her first roles as Noel in Thirteen in 2003:

Vanessa in her most recent role as Beatrice in Asking for It in 2022:

11.

Arden Cho in one of her first roles as Gahee Paik in CSI: NY in 2009:

Arden in her most recent role as Ingrid Yun in Partner Track in 2022:

12.

Kelly Hu in her first role as Melia in Growing Pains from 1987 to 1988:

Kelly in her most recent role as Admiral Ozawa in The Orville from 2017 to 2022:

13.

Priyanka Chopra in her first role as Priya in Thamizhan in 2002:

Priyanka in her most recent role as Sati in The Matrix Resurrections in 2021:

14.

KJ Apa in his first role as Kane Jenkins in Shortland Street from 2013 to 2015:

KJ in his most recent role as Archie Andrews in Riverdale from 2017 to now:

15.

Gemma Chan in one of her first roles as Mia Bennett in Doctor Who in 2009:

Gemma in her most recent role as Shelley in Don’t Worry Darling in 2022:

16.

Cliff Curtis in one of his first roles as Uncle Bully in Once Were Warriors in 1994:

Cliff in his most recent role as Ben Bryant in True Spirit in 2023:

17.

Mindy Kaling in her first role as Kelly Kapoor in The Office from 2005 to 2013:

Mindy in her most recent role as Audra in The Morning Show from 2019 to 2021:

18.

Simu Liu in his first role as Hong Kong desk cop #1 in Nikita in 2012:

Simu in his most recent role as Ken in the upcoming Barbie movie in 2023:

19.

Keisha Castle-Hughes in her first role as Paikea in Whale Rider in 2002:

Keisha in her most recent role as Hana Gibson in FBI: Most Wanted from 2020 to now:

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And finally, Daniel Dae Kim in his first role as Gao Yun in American Shaolin in 1992:

Daniel in his most recent role as Harry in Roar in 2022: