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…

Known For

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 Game ChangerThe Game Changer · 2017
The Game Changer
5.92017
MovieActionCrime
Two escaped prisoners join one of the most powerful gangs in Shanghai, the Green Gang, as the right-hand men of the head boss Mr. Tang. When Mr. Tang tries to gain total control over business dealings in Shanghai, he discovers his closest allies are not who they seem and turns against his own men to protect his power.
The BodyguardThe Bodyguard · 2016
The Bodyguard
5.82016
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.
The Twins' CodeThe Twins' Code · 2013
The Twins' Code
10.02013
MovieActionThriller
To protect his fortune, billionaire Zhixiong Lin gives his daughter Lindan a crystal necklace with a hidden USB drive with all of his overseas banking info. After a criminal syndicate manufactures a car crash that kills Lindan and sees the USB go missing, the investigation is further complicated by the emergence of a woman identical to Lindan.
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.
Mr. MadeMr. Made · 2017
Mr. Made
2017
MovieDramaComedy
Confessions of a Male ProstituteConfessions of a Male Prostitute · 1992
Confessions of a Male Prostitute
7.01992
MovieDrama
A reporter pays a young male street hustler for an interview over a burger and iced coffee.

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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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