Vic Chao - Biography

Vic grew up in the Chicago area where he excelled in gymnastics, martial arts, and academics. After graduating from Stanford University in Mechanical Engineering, Vic developed medical devices, but later quit to pursue his passion for acting.

Vic's talent and hard work have helped him succeed in Hollywood, especially as romantic leads, law enforcement agents, and athletic characters. Vic's career highlights include entertaining crowds as the mascot for the Chicago Bulls basketball team; recurring for two seasons on the acclaimed television thriller 24; acting with Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality 2; starring in David Henry Hwang's play Golden Child at Silk Road Rising, about which the Chicago Tribune wrote, 'The fine, richly textured Vic Chao anchors the production'; playing the love interest to famed pop singer Deborah Gibson in the cult-classic movie Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus; and being cast as a Series Regular on a television pilot for the ABC Family network.

Vic's hobbies include crossword puzzles, reading, and playing with his overly energetic puppy. Vic's hero is his mother who raised three children on her own after Vic's father passed away when Vic was four.