Acting Shen is best known as the lead character, Ben Manibag, in
Justin Lin's seminal Asian American film,
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). Shen was also a main part of the cast of
Hatchet, in which he also returned for
Adam Green's Hatchet II and
Hatchet III. Shen has appeared in Ed Decter's
The New Guy (2002) opposite
DJ Qualls and
Zooey Deschanel (as Glen). Shen also appears as the lead husband character, Luke, in Richard Wong's ''Yes We're Open'' opposite
Lynn Chen and in
Dave Boyle's
Surrogate Valentine (2011) as Bradley, Pearry Reginald Teo's
The Gene Generation (as Jackie, the brother of
Bai Ling's character), and Eric Shapiro's
Rule of 3 (2008) (as David). Shen has appeared on the TV shows
NCIS: Los Angeles (as Ty),
MADTv (as Chin-Hwa Dak),
Criminal Minds (as Bobby Kim),
Brothers & Sisters (as Dan Silk),
Veronica Mars (as Hsiang 'Charleston' Chu),
Thief (as Billy 'Shrimp Boy' Kwan),
Without a Trace (as Steven Park),
Tru Calling (as Tyler Li),
Holliston (as Trent),
NCIS (TV series) (as Ben Richmond),
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (as Seth),
Party of Five (as Kyle),
Cousin Skeeter (as Billy Blowfield),
Chicago Hope (as Harry Lensky),
The King of Queens (as stockboy),
Malibu, CA (as Kip),
Beverly Hills 90210 (as Staffer),
Suddenly Susan (as Robert),
Caroline in the City (as Tim), and
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as student). Shen also played various characters on the TV series
Asia Street Comedy (2004). Shen also voices the character Takeda Takahashi in "
Mortal Kombat X" (2015), Winston Chu in Square Enix's
Sleeping Dogs (2012), Mogu Zai in Blizzard's
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (2012), and Tang/Privateer/Thug in
Far Cry 3 (2012). On May 6, 2013, Shen debuted in the
recurring role of
Brad Cooper on
General Hospital. He also appeared in the feature film
Automation.
Author Shen is Managing Editor of
Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology, published by
The New Press in April 2009. Its sequel,
Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology, was published in November 2012.
Screenwriting and producing Shen has written and produced the feature film entitled
Unidentified (2013), directed by Jason Richard Miller.
Speaking engagements Shen speaks at numerous universities about the
entertainment industry and shares his experiences as an
Asian American in the media. ==Personal life==