James Wang (c. 1863 – 1935) was a Chinese actor and casting agent who worked in Hollywood from the 1910s to the 1930s.

[1] He told reporters he had been raised by missionaries in China, and that when he came to the United States, he began working as a minister at churches in Boston and New York City.

[2][3][4][5] He was accused of being a member of the Hip Sing Association — a Chinese-American street gang — in the early 1900s, although he was also an advocate for reform in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood, and offered up evidence that led to a number of police raids.

[6][7] Eventually, he made his way to Los Angeles, where he pursued a career as an actor and a casting agent.

He was often called on to procure Chinese talent by the major studios,[8] and it was in this capacity that he discovered a young Anna May Wong in Los Angeles's Chinatown neighborhood.