Kang was born in San Francisco, California, and is the eldest of three brothers.
[4] He had been working in the finance industry at the Pacific Exchange when he passed by the American Conservatory Theater and signed up for night acting classes on a whim.
[5] In an interview with the Korea Society, he stated that he decided to switch to acting full-time when he realized that he could no longer concentrate on his day job at the exchange.
[6] Kang was a series regular on CBS's The Mentalist as Special Agent Kimball Cho.
[10][11] Kang recurred as Ivan Hess on Marvel's Cloak & Dagger.