Evan C. Kim

Kim was born in New Jersey to immigrant parents from South Korea. He developed a passion for martial arts (taekwondo) and writing when he was young; Kim has reflected on this.

one of your typical small, slow-to-grow kids. I was getting beat up, fairly often, and also ignored in school, so I found I needed to channel my feelings of revenge and hurt into something constructive.... Tae kwon do worked for becoming physically respected, and writing proved the means for periodically emptying the vessel.^[1]

He also played Loo in the comedy The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) in the segment "A Fistful of Yen", the interpreter Cowboy in the Vietnam War film Go Tell the Spartans (1978), the erudite caveman Nook in the cult comedy Caveman (1981), Suki in the B movie Megaforce (1982) and Tony in the miniseries V (1983). His other roles were in the films Hollywood Vice Squad (1986), Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991) and Loving Lulu (1992).

Kim was a regular in the short-lived series Khan! (1975) as the college-educated son of the titular character (played by Khigh Dhiegh), helping his father solve crimes alongside his sister (played by Irene Yah-Ling Sun).^[2] His television guest appearances include Kung Fu, CHiPs, Police Story, The Secrets of Isis, C.P.O. Sharkey, Fantasy Island, Serpico, Knight Rider, Sword of Justice, Matt Houston, Knots Landing, Max Headroom, Matlock and Alien Nation. Kim also directed an episode of Alien Nation.