Jonathan Kos-Read

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Ip Man 3 (2015) — Edward
2. Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015) — Mark
3. The Bodyguard (2016) — Ding's Son-in-law
4. Snipers (2022) — John
5. Young Ip Man: Crisis Time (2020) — Principal Stewart
6. Ever Since We Love (2015) — Dick
7. Empire of Silver (2009) — Pastor Landdeck
8. For the Sake of the Republic (2003) — 莫里逊 George Ernest Morrison
9. Xuan Zang (2016) — Cunningham
10. You are the Best (2025) — Holmes
11. The Vanished Murderer (2015) — Foreign official
12. My Chief and My Regiment (2009) — Alger Collins
13. Fit Lover (2008)
14. The Game Changer (2017) — Owen
15. My Fair Gentleman (2009)
16. My Uncle Zhou Enlai (2016) — 李克
17. Cold Steel (2011) — John
18. Eternal Wave (2017) — Pierre
19. Confessions of a Male Prostitute (1992) — Jamie, the hustler
20. Romantic Life (2004) — 欧文
21. The Abyss Rescue (2023)
22. 怒海浩劫 (2023)
23. The Twins' Code (2013) — Daniel
24. Operation Black-Ops (2026)
25. Dad's Cabin (2016) — Davy
26. Electromagnetic King Pili Family (2020) — Bai Jiage
27. Mr. Made (2017) — Made
28. Super Player (2010) — Gai Te
29. A Day Deal (2020) — Flok
30. Wait Here (2018) — Lorenzo
31. Mother's Romance (2016) — 瑞尼
32. 青春不解风情 (2002)
33. Shangri-la (2011)
34. Guardians of Ancient Magic (2015)
35. 青春的童话 (2002)
36. 都市丽人行 (2001)
37. From Love to Happiness (2022) — Cao Cao [Xiao Wei's friend]
38. A Hundred Years of Life (2008) — 伊万