Daniel Dae Kim, who played Chin Ho Kelly on the “Hawaii Five-O” reboot, is leaving over a pay dispute. (Charles Sykes/Invision via Associated Press)Actor Daniel Dae Kim finally addressed news reports that he had left the television show “Hawaii Five-O” over a pay dispute. “As an Asian American actor, I know first-hand how difficult it is to find opportunities at all, let alone play a well developed, three dimensional character like Chin Ho. A recent study from the University of Southern California found that there were no Asian or Asian American characters in the the top 100 films of 2015. Kim has spoken out in the past about the difficulties for Asian American actors.

Source: Washington Post July 05, 2017 23:58 UTC