This is the character page for those who have appeared in the Rush Hour TV series.
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Protagonists
Detective Jonathan Lee
Played By: Jon Foo
- The Ace: A Running Gag in most of the aired episodes even involve people calling him a real life superhero.
- Chick Magnet: Another running gag - nearly every woman Lee meets, especially in the earlier episodes, is instantly attracted to him, up to and including Captain Cole who refers to him as "the Asian Orlando Bloom."
- The Comically Serious: This is a source of most of the show's humor.
- Experienced Protagonist: Has been an officer with the HKPF for many years.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Carter's red.
Detective James Carter
Played By: Justin Hires
- Dark and Troubled Past: Was once a juvenile who got into trouble with the police until he was forced to make a decision on whether to straighten himself up and do something good or not and graduate to be a criminal. He chose the former and by then, he felt good about making his choice.
- Experienced Protagonist: Has been an officer with the LAPD for many years.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: Carter in the films was an incredibly quick draw. The show enhances this by also making him a crack shot, much to his boasting, often saving the day by making the right shot at the right time.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Lee's blue.
HKPF
Constable Kim Lee
Played By: Jessika Van
- Action Girl: A HKPF officer who takes no nonsense, who is held back by her brother. It stops after she joins the MSS.
- Dark Action Girl: To the law enforcement, she went rogue and became a Triad member.
- Double Agent: For the MSS and the Quantou.
- Fair Cop: She is very pretty. Even when she joins the MSS.
Captain Chen
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LAPD
Sergeant Didi Diaz
Played By: Aimee Garcia
- Action Girl: Shines the most in "Assault on Precinct 7" when Triad 49ers seized control of the precinct.
- Adaptation Name Change: Based on Carter's fellow cop and friend Det. Johnson from the film.
- Ship Tease: Once or twice with Lee, sometimes wrapped up in Lee's Chick Magnet running gag.
Captain Lindsay Cole
Played By: Wendie Malick
LA Government
D.A. Ginardi
Played By: Doug Savant
FBI
Agent Westhusing
Played By: Diedrich Bader
Antagonists
Jawlong
Played By:
Thomas
Played By:
Yang Wei / The Dragon of Quantou
Played By: James Hong
Fong
Played By: Byron Mann
Civilians
Gerald Page
Played By: Page Kennedy
- Adaptation Name Change: Based loosely on Carter criminal informant cousin Lou from the film.
- Drop-In Character: While Gerald ostensibly comes up as an informant, when that doesn't fly the plot finds some way to insert him in each episode somehow, either by things Carter needing a ride, Gerald being nearby to a crime, or simply Gerald showing up for some unrelated reason and sticking around.
- The Informant: The source of Carter's information on the LA criminal underworld.
