‘Walker: Independence’ Adds Lawrence Kao

ByMegan March 11, 2022May 12, 2022

Lawrence Kao in 'Wu Assassins.' Netflix

Fresh off the recent announcement that When Hope Calls star Greg Hovanessian is joining the Walker: Independence pilot, the prequel series has added yet another face to the cast in the form of Lawrence Kao.

According to Deadline, Kao, from Netflix’s Wu Assassins, will star in the Walker prequel opposite Matt Barr. Kao will portray Kai, a young Chinese man who runs a local laundry with partner Bowen Sing. A kind face and fluent in English, Kai is a former railroad worker but has a new life in Independence. He befriends Abby almost immediately after meeting her and offers her a meal and “a friendly word of advice about staying in Independence,” per the character’s official description.

Besides Wu Assassins, Lawrence Kao can be seen in The Originals, Leverage: Redemption, The Purge (TV series) and Max Steel.

Walker star Jared Padalecki executive produces the new series, which recently got a pilot order from The CW. Kao joins previously announced cast Hovanessian, Barr and Justin Johnson Cortez.

Stay tuned to Nerds and Beyond for more updates!

Megan

Megan has been passionate about writing since she was little and has been passionate about all things pop culture and nerdy since almost as long. Joining Nerds and Beyond in 2019, she also graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Journalism. Megan is constantly binge-watching shows and finding new things to obsess over. 9-1-1 and Marvel currently reign as the top obsessions. You can find her on Twitter @marvels911s if you ever want to discuss some certain firefighters.