Philip Moon (born November 5, 1961) is an American actor of Asian
descent who has appeared primarily in television. He is best known for
playing Keemo Volien Abbott in the CBS soap opera The Young and the
Restless from 1994 to 1996, Mr. Lee in the TV series Deadwood (2005),
and the thug Woo in the 1998 Coen brothers film The Big Lebowski. In
2007, he played the leading role in Allen Blumberg's drama film Ghosts
of the Heartland. In 2011, he appeared in the "Dead Ringer" episode of
CSI: Miami.Moon graduated from Hunter College and Yale University in
drama. Moon made his screen debut in the 1988 Catlin Adams comedy
Sticky Fingers. This was followed by minor roles in the TV series As
the World Turns and in Peter Wang's Hong Kong crime comedy The Laser
Man in which he played a soldier. In 1991, he appeared in the series
L. A. Law, and had minor roles in blockbuster movies such as Lethal
Weapon 3 (1992) in which he played a squad member, and Batman Forever
(1995) in which he played a newsreader.In 1994, Moon appeared in the
PBS miniseries Tales of the City as Lionel, the father of DeDe Halycon
Day's illegitimate twins. He later portrayed Keemo Volien Abbott on
the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1994 to 1996, which
won him a Soap Opera Digest nomination for Outstanding Male Newcomer
in 1995. Transatlantic magazine described Moon as a 6'3", muscular
"soap stud" with a "soft voice" during this stint playing Abbott.In
1997, he had a role opposite David Duchovny and Angelina Jolie in Andy
Wilson's Playing God. In 1998, Moon starred alongside Jeff Bridges as
Woo, one of the "Treehorn Thugs" who urinates on The Dude's rug in The
Big Lebowski. He is referred to in the film by Bridges as "the
Chinaman who peed on my rug", in which John Goodman prompts him that
he's "Asian-American". In the late 1990s and early 2000s he had a
string of roles playing police officers, including the 1998 TV movie
Tempting Fate, the 1998 film Love Kills, and portraying detective
Steven Nimh in the series Walker, Texas Ranger opposite Chuck Norris
in 2000.
descent who has appeared primarily in television. He is best known for
playing Keemo Volien Abbott in the CBS soap opera The Young and the
Restless from 1994 to 1996, Mr. Lee in the TV series Deadwood (2005),
and the thug Woo in the 1998 Coen brothers film The Big Lebowski. In
2007, he played the leading role in Allen Blumberg's drama film Ghosts
of the Heartland. In 2011, he appeared in the "Dead Ringer" episode of
CSI: Miami.Moon graduated from Hunter College and Yale University in
drama. Moon made his screen debut in the 1988 Catlin Adams comedy
Sticky Fingers. This was followed by minor roles in the TV series As
the World Turns and in Peter Wang's Hong Kong crime comedy The Laser
Man in which he played a soldier. In 1991, he appeared in the series
L. A. Law, and had minor roles in blockbuster movies such as Lethal
Weapon 3 (1992) in which he played a squad member, and Batman Forever
(1995) in which he played a newsreader.In 1994, Moon appeared in the
PBS miniseries Tales of the City as Lionel, the father of DeDe Halycon
Day's illegitimate twins. He later portrayed Keemo Volien Abbott on
the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1994 to 1996, which
won him a Soap Opera Digest nomination for Outstanding Male Newcomer
in 1995. Transatlantic magazine described Moon as a 6'3", muscular
"soap stud" with a "soft voice" during this stint playing Abbott.In
1997, he had a role opposite David Duchovny and Angelina Jolie in Andy
Wilson's Playing God. In 1998, Moon starred alongside Jeff Bridges as
Woo, one of the "Treehorn Thugs" who urinates on The Dude's rug in The
Big Lebowski. He is referred to in the film by Bridges as "the
Chinaman who peed on my rug", in which John Goodman prompts him that
he's "Asian-American". In the late 1990s and early 2000s he had a
string of roles playing police officers, including the 1998 TV movie
Tempting Fate, the 1998 film Love Kills, and portraying detective
Steven Nimh in the series Walker, Texas Ranger opposite Chuck Norris
in 2000.
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