Jonathan Kos-Read

Acting

Jonathan Kos-Read

Born February 17, 1973 · Torrance, California, USA (age 53)

Jonathan Kos-Read (born 1973), also known as Cao Cao (Chinese: 曹操; pinyin: Cáo Cāo), is an American film and television actor based in the People's Republic of China. While well known in China, his work is little-known in the United States. Kos-Read uses the stage name Cao Cao, which is also the name of the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a historical figure well-known to most C…

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Ip Man 3Ip Man 3 · 2015
Ip Man 3
★ 7.02015
MovieActionDrama
When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.
Mojin: The Lost LegendMojin: The Lost Legend · 2015
Mojin: The Lost Legend
★ 6.22015
MovieActionAdventure
Three tomb raiders retire from their roles and move to New York to enjoy the rest of their lives. However, they are asked to resume duty in order to find out the reason behind the loss of a loved one.
The BodyguardThe Bodyguard · 2016
The Bodyguard
★ 5.92016
MovieActionCrime
A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea meet as he suffers from early dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When her life is threatened by her father's connection with a local crime lord, the bodyguard must call upon his long forgotten skills to save her.
Young Ip Man: Crisis TimeYoung Ip Man: Crisis Time · 2020
Young Ip Man: Crisis Time
★ 5.62020
MovieAction
In 1917 young Ip Man first came to Hong Kong to study, but his peaceful campus life was unexpectedly broken. A shocking hostage situation occurred on the day when the school held an English speech contest. All students in the school were held hostage, and one person was killed every minute. Facing the immediate crisis, Ip Man stepped forward, but unexpectedly discovered that the kidnapper was his master, and his good brother turned out to be an accomplice of the kidnapper.
Xuan ZangXuan Zang · 2016
Xuan Zang
★ 6.82016
MovieHistoryDrama
Chinese-Indian historical adventure of Xuan Zang's seventeen-year overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty in the seventh century.
The Vanished MurdererThe Vanished Murderer · 2015
The Vanished Murderer
★ 5.42015
MovieMysteryThriller
In 1932, a prisoner escapes from a women's prison in northern China. Inspector Song Donglu is summoned to investigate the escape.
Ever Since We LoveEver Since We Love · 2015
Ever Since We Love
★ 5.32015
MovieDramaRomance
To Qiu Shui, a young lad in his most hungry, curious, and restless 20s, the whole world feels a little erotic. Studying at China's top medical college, he can break down men's carnal impulses with solid human anatomy knowledge but can't grasp the inner desire that draws him to three disparate romantic interests-the fairy-like hometown first love, the marriageable college girlfriend, and the sensuous working woman.
You are the BestYou are the Best · 2025
You are the Best
★ 6.62025
MovieComedyDrama
A biographical drama covering roughly the first 18 years in the life of Lang Lang, the world-renowned Chinese classical pianist.

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My Chief and My RegimentMy Chief and My Regiment · 2009
My Chief and My Regiment
★ 9.02009
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
The series is about the Chinese National Revolutionary Army Expeditionary Force in Burma fighting the Imperial Japanese Army during the 1942 Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road at the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Chinese troops landed in Burma to support the British allied forces operations. The aim was to protect the road since it served as an important supply route after China's ports fell under Japanese control. When the British forces withdrew their support and surrendered, part of the remaining Chinese troops was forced to abandon their heavy equipment and retreat in loose formations through the harsh Burmese jungles, experiencing constant enemy pursue and ambush. Of the 100,000 strong Chinese Expeditionary Force sent to fight, only around 40,000 returned home. The story follows a small group of soldiers being refuged in Yunnan, and is narrated through the eyes of a limping young Beiping student-turned-soldier named Meng Fanliao.

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