Jonathan Kos-Read

Person

Jonathan Kos-Read

Acting 53 February 17, 1973

Torrance, California, USA

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 k…

IMDb

Known for

Popular titles

Ip Man 3

Ip Man 3

7.0 2015 Movie
Mojin: The Lost Legend

Mojin: The Lost Legend

6.2 2015 Movie
The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

5.8 2016 Movie
For the Sake of the Republic

For the Sake of the Republic

9.3 2003 TV Show
My Uncle Zhou Enlai

My Uncle Zhou Enlai

9.6 2016 TV Show
My Chief and My Regiment

My Chief and My Regiment

9.0 2009 TV Show
Snipers

Snipers

6.9 2022 Movie
Young Ip Man: Crisis Time

Young Ip Man: Crisis Time

5.6 2020 Movie
Romantic Life

Romantic Life

9.0 2004 TV Show
Empire of Silver

Empire of Silver

5.5 2009 Movie
Ever Since We Love

Ever Since We Love

5.3 2015 Movie
You are the Best

You are the Best

6.6 2025 Movie

Photos

More stills of Jonathan Kos-Read

Biography

A closer look

Read full biography

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 Chinese people.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Operation Hummingbird

    Movie Casa

  2. 2026
    Operation Black-Ops

    Movie

  3. 2025
    You are the Best

    Movie Holmes

  4. 2023
    怒海浩劫

    Movie

  5. 2023
    The Abyss Rescue

    Movie

  6. 2022
    From Love to Happiness

    TV show Cao Cao [Xiao Wei's friend]

  7. 2022
    Snipers

    Movie John

  8. 2020
    A Day Deal

    Movie Flok

  9. 2020
    Young Ip Man: Crisis Time

    Movie Principal Stewart

  10. 2020
    Electromagnetic King Pili Family

    Movie Bai Jiage

  11. 2018
    Wait Here

    Movie Lorenzo

  12. 2017
    Eternal Wave

    Movie Pierre

  13. 2017
    Mr. Made

    Movie Made

  14. 2017
    The Game Changer

    Movie Owen

  15. 2016
    Dad's Cabin

    Movie Davy

  16. 2016
    My Uncle Zhou Enlai

    TV show 李克

More credits
  1. 2016
    Mother's Romance

    TV show 瑞尼

  2. 2016
    Xuan Zang

    Movie Cunningham

  3. 2016
    The Bodyguard

    Movie Ding's Son-in-law

  4. 2015
    Ip Man 3

    Movie Edward

  5. 2015
    Mojin: The Lost Legend

    Movie Mark

  6. 2015
    The Vanished Murderer

    Movie Foreign official

  7. 2015
    Guardians of Ancient Magic

    TV show

  8. 2015
    Ever Since We Love

    Movie Dick

  9. 2013
    The Twins' Code

    Movie Daniel

  10. 2011
    Cold Steel

    Movie John

  11. 2011
    Shangri-la

    TV show

  12. 2010
    Super Player

    Movie Gai Te

  13. 2009
    My Fair Gentleman

    Movie

  14. 2009
    My Chief and My Regiment

    TV show Alger Collins

  15. 2009
    Empire of Silver

    Movie Pastor Landdeck

  16. 2008
    Fit Lover

    Movie

  17. 2008
    A Hundred Years of Life

    TV show 伊万

  18. 2004
    Romantic Life

    TV show 欧文

  19. 2003
    For the Sake of the Republic

    TV show 莫里逊 George Ernest Morrison

  20. 2002
    青春不解风情

    TV show

  21. 2002
    青春的童话

    TV show

  22. 2001
    都市丽人行

    TV show

  23. 1992
    Confessions of a Male Prostitute

    Movie Jamie, the hustler