Film Takahashi has appeared as the character "Takashi" in
Justin Lin's directorial debut,
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). He also appeared in the film
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) as a Rickshaw Runner, and in
Lane Nishikawa's film
Only the Brave (2006) as one of the 442 2nd Squad soldiers. Takahashi has additionally appeared as the male nurse character "Lee" in
Peyton Reed's
Yes Man opposite
Jim Carrey. In 2013, Takahashi appeared as "Troy" in Rob Meltzer's
Welcome to the Jungle (2013) opposite
Jean-Claude Van Damme. In 2015, Takahashi appeared as Endo/Rambis (named after the coach
Kurt Rambis), one of
Josh Gad's character's "fake groomsmen" in
Jeremy Garelick's
The Wedding Ringer, starring
Kevin Hart and
Josh Gad. In addition to
Better Luck Tomorrow, Takahashi has appeared in independent films such as Kiyong Kim's
Ku Klux Korena (2007) (as Jin), Teruhisa Yoshida's
Robert Hearts Miss Ing (2008), Tom Huang's
Why Am I Doing This? (2009)(as Sung),
James Huang's
Starting From Scratch (2013) (as Jim), Peter O'Melia's
The Grounds (2014) (as Applicant #4), and as Aaron, a fictionalized version of himself, in
Awesome Asian Bad Guys (2013-2014), directed by
Patrick Epino and
Stephen Dypiangco. Takahashi has also appeared in various short films such as Mike Nojun Park's
Re: Your Balls (2009) (as Matt),
James Huang's
Represent (2010) (as Aaron), and Roman Cortez's
My Best Friend Bigfoot Ep.1 & 2. (2010) (as Scott).
Television Takahashi has appeared in a number of TV series, including
Asia Street Comedy (2004-2005) (various characters),
Reno 911! (as a Thai Delivery Man and a Storeowner),
The Bill Engvall Show (2009) (as a Driver),
Whacked (as a Korean Shopkeeper),
Traffic Light (as a Nerdy Dad),
Mr. Sunshine (as Jerry),
ACME Saturday Night (as various characters),
Community (as the Math Club Leader in the episode "A Fistful of Paintballs" Dir.
Joe Russo),
The Mentalist (as Tai Nguyen),
Ben and Kate (as Shawn),
Sullivan & Son (as Dr. Park),
The Big Bang Theory (as a scientist),
The Millers (as Kevin),
Conan (as various characters),
Drunk History (as a guest) and
Dog Park (as Neal). Takahashi currently has recurring roles in both the
Yahoo! Screen original series
Sin City Saints (as social media guru Henry), and the
USA Network series
Mr. Robot (as
Allsafe Security employee Lloyd).
Advertisement and other work Takahashi has appeared in over 50 national ad campaigns for brands such as
Snapple, the
NFL,
Esurance,
McDonald's,
Arlo Technologies and
Amp'd Mobile (where he plays a worker that raps the song "
U and Dat" (featuring
T-Pain and
Kandi Girl) out loud in a bathroom before another employee notice him). Takahashi also provides the voice of "Paul Tard" in the videogame
Slumber Party Slaughterhouse: The Game (2008). Takahashi has also appeared on stage in Paul Kikuchi's
Slice, at the Fremont Theater in Pasadena. He has been trained at
East West Players, where he teaches the annual "On-Camera Commercial and Audition Class." He has also been a writer and performing member of the ACME Comedy Theater, and is also currently a workshop instructor and core performing member of the improv group Cold Tofu. He was an honoree at East West Players 2019 Night Market for "advancing the visibility of Asian Americans nationally" through his work. == Filmography ==