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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Dad's Cabin
as Davy
2016

Empire of Silver
as Pastor Landdeck
2009

The Abyss Rescue
2023

Snipers
as John
2022

Electromagnetic King Pili Family
as Bai Jiage
2020

Mr. Made
as Made
2017

The Game Changer
as Owen
2017

The Bodyguard
as Ding's Son-in-law
2016

The Vanished Murderer
as Foreign official
2015

Ever Since We Love
as Dick
2015

Super Player
as Gai Te
2010

My Fair Gentleman
2009

Fit Lover
2008

怒海浩劫
2023

Ip Man 3
as Edward
2015

Mojin: The Lost Legend
as Mark
2015

Xuan Zang
as Cunningham
2016

Cold Steel
as John
2011

The Twins' Code
as Daniel
2013

Confessions of a Male Prostitute
as Jamie, the hustler
1992
TV Appearances

For the Sake of the Republic
as 莫里逊 George Ernest Morrison
2003

Mother's Romance
as 瑞尼
2016

My Uncle Zhou Enlai
as 李克
2016

青春不解风情
2002

Shangri-la
2011

Romantic Life
as 欧文
2004

My Chief and My Regiment
as Alger Collins
2009

Guardians of Ancient Magic
2015

青春的童话
2002

都市丽人行
2001

From Love to Happiness
as Cao Cao [Xiao Wei's friend]
2022

A Hundred Years of Life
as 伊万
2008
