Jonathan Kos-Read

Acting

Jonathan Kos-Read

Born

1973-02-17 (53)

Place of birth

Torrance, California, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

39 titles

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.

Known for

For the Sake of the Republic poster
9.3

Towards the Republic, also known as For the Sake of the Republic and Zou Xiang Gong He, is a Chinese historical television series first broadcast on CCTV in China from April to May 2003. The series is based on events that occurred in China between the late 19th century and early 20th century that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the founding of the Republic of China. Owing to its portrayal of historical issues deemed politically sensitive by the Chinese government, the series has been subject to censorship in mainland China.

For the Sake of the Republic

2003

My Chief and My Regiment poster
9.0

The series is about the Chinese National Revolutionary Army Expeditionary Force in Burma fighting the Imperial Japanese Army during the 1942 Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road at the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Chinese troops landed in Burma to support the British allied forces operations. The aim was to protect the road since it served as an important supply route after China's ports fell under Japanese control. When the British forces withdrew their support and surrendered, part of the remaining Chinese troops was forced to abandon their heavy equipment and retreat in loose formations through the harsh Burmese jungles, experiencing constant enemy pursue and ambush. Of the 100,000 strong Chinese Expeditionary Force sent to fight, only around 40,000 returned home. The story follows a small group of soldiers being refuged in Yunnan, and is narrated through the eyes of a limping young Beiping student-turned-soldier named Meng Fanliao.

My Chief and My Regiment

2009

My Uncle Zhou Enlai poster
9.6

This drama describes the life of Zhou Enlai, who serves as Premier of the People's Republic of China, from the founding of the Communist State in 1949 to 1976 until his death.

My Uncle Zhou Enlai

2016

Romantic Life poster
9.0

During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a group of students whose lives is changed by political chaos. As they navigate violence, love, and rebellion, they are marked by the scars of their turbulent youth.

Romantic Life

2004

Ip Man 3 poster
7.0

When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.

Ip Man 3

2015

Mojin: The Lost Legend poster
6.2

Three tomb raiders retire from their roles and move to New York to enjoy the rest of their lives. However, they are asked to resume duty in order to find out the reason behind the loss of a loved one.

Mojin: The Lost Legend

2015

Film credits

2020s · 9 titles

Young Ip Man: Crisis Time poster
5.6

In 1917 young Ip Man first came to Hong Kong to study, but his peaceful campus life was unexpectedly broken. A shocking hostage situation occurred on the day when the school held an English speech contest. All students in the school were held hostage, and one person was killed every minute. Facing the immediate crisis, Ip Man stepped forward, but unexpectedly discovered that the kidnapper was his master, and his good brother turned out to be an accomplice of the kidnapper.

Young Ip Man: Crisis Time

2020

You are the Best poster
6.6

A biographical drama covering roughly the first 18 years in the life of Lang Lang, the world-renowned Chinese classical pianist.

You are the Best

2025

Snipers poster
6.9

The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.

Snipers

2022

Operation Hummingbird poster
5.0

Yang Dong, a Hummingbird security officer, and his daughter are escorting Chinese nationals home when a mysterious attack shrinks the soldiers to miniature size. The tiny squad must lead the refugees to safety and uncover the truth behind it.

Operation Hummingbird

2026

Operation Black-Ops poster
3.5

No synopsis available yet.

Operation Black-Ops

2026

The Abyss Rescue poster
7.0

When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery team works with an oil platform crew, racing against Soviet vessels to recover the boat.

The Abyss Rescue

2023

怒海浩劫 poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

怒海浩劫

2023

A Day Deal poster
NR

A series of ridiculous stories about antiques happened in one day by a group of people.

A Day Deal

2020

Electromagnetic King Pili Family poster
NR

Liu Lei (Wu Jianhao), who was born with electricity, lost control in an accident, killing his father in flames and losing his ability to charge. Liu Lei was hit hard, and from then on closed his heart, until the appearance of an equally charged child, Xiaobao (played by Liu Yiming), and Liu Lei finally recovered his power. At this time, a dark force quietly watched them...

Electromagnetic King Pili Family

2020

2010s · 14 titles

Ip Man 3 poster
7.0

When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.

Ip Man 3

2015

Mojin: The Lost Legend poster
6.2

Three tomb raiders retire from their roles and move to New York to enjoy the rest of their lives. However, they are asked to resume duty in order to find out the reason behind the loss of a loved one.

Mojin: The Lost Legend

2015

The Bodyguard poster
5.9

A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea meet as he suffers from early dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When her life is threatened by her father's connection with a local crime lord, the bodyguard must call upon his long forgotten skills to save her.

The Bodyguard

2016

Ever Since We Love poster
5.3

To Qiu Shui, a young lad in his most hungry, curious, and restless 20s, the whole world feels a little erotic. Studying at China's top medical college, he can break down men's carnal impulses with solid human anatomy knowledge but can't grasp the inner desire that draws him to three disparate romantic interests-the fairy-like hometown first love, the marriageable college girlfriend, and the sensuous working woman.

Ever Since We Love

2015

The Vanished Murderer poster
5.4

In 1932, a prisoner escapes from a women's prison in northern China. Inspector Song Donglu is summoned to investigate the escape.

The Vanished Murderer

2015

Xuan Zang poster
6.8

Chinese-Indian historical adventure of Xuan Zang's seventeen-year overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty in the seventh century.

Xuan Zang

2016

The Game Changer poster
5.9

Two escaped prisoners join one of the most powerful gangs in Shanghai, the Green Gang, as the right-hand men of the head boss Mr. Tang. When Mr. Tang tries to gain total control over business dealings in Shanghai, he discovers his closest allies are not who they seem and turns against his own men to protect his power.

The Game Changer

2017

Eternal Wave poster
5.8

Lin Xiang and Lan Fang, who is pretending to be his wife, are sent to Shanghai to rebuild the underground headquarters and help liberate China from the Japanese invaders.

Eternal Wave

2017

Super Player poster
NR

Northern China, the present day. Jobless and penniless after being sacked by his boss, and deserted by his wife and young son, 42-year-old cook Erbao attempts suicide but is saved by a fairy, whose sole purpose is to make him happy. She grants him wishes, with the proviso that if he doesn't find happiness he should utter the magic phrase "I'm having a great time!" and he will be returned to the present for another wish. Erbao chooses to be a martial arts hero, a millionaire, a film star and a beautiful young woman but finds all of their lives have drawbacks. Finally, he asks to become an emperor in Ancient China.

Super Player

2010

Cold Steel poster
6.9

Sharpshooter Mu Liangfeng (Peter Ho) with Platoon Leader (Tony Leung Ka Fai) perform specific tasks, with the big villain “ghosting” (Guo Mingxiang) and start match-ups/duel. The trailer for director David Wu’s “Cold Steel”... could be a hell of a lot of fun. Everything you could possibly want from a Chinese action flick is in full effect, especially if you like your sex and carnage presented in an insanely stylish fashion.

Cold Steel

2011

Wait Here poster
NR

An Italian woman and Chinese man possess identical bottles of a rare and mysterious wine. They journey to Dunhuang, China to discover the truth of its' origins but are pursued by a greedy vintner and his thieves.

Wait Here

2018

Mr. Made poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mr. Made

2017

The Twins' Code poster
10.0

To protect his fortune, billionaire Zhixiong Lin gives his daughter Lindan a crystal necklace with a hidden USB drive with all of his overseas banking info. After a criminal syndicate manufactures a car crash that kills Lindan and sees the USB go missing, the investigation is further complicated by the emergence of a woman identical to Lindan.

The Twins' Code

2013

Dad's Cabin poster
NR

A story about a father and a daughter puting aside their differences and conflicts for the sake of the grand-kid. During this process, the father and the daughter understood each other more and grew closer together.

Dad's Cabin

2016

2000s · 3 titles

Empire of Silver poster
5.5

In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family's Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family bonds are pushed to the limit as father and son clash in a climate of political turmoil. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Empire of Silver

2009

My Fair Gentleman poster
4.8

Wu Jia-qian (played by Kelly Lin) opened a marketing company which is struggling to survive in Shanghai. Once she had deals with a upstart entrepreneur Mr Zeng Tian-gao, Mr Zeng employed Miss Wu to re-package and design his personal image to produce results a change of himself in pursuit of a female model Fang-na (Hong Xiao-ling) who dislike his vulgar. Miss Wu made a full upgrade for Mr Zeng not only improves the taste of his dress, but also changed his artistic accomplishment. Miss Wu take full advantage of her marketing strategy, making Mr Zeng famous one night after long-time training and Fang-na fell into love with Zeng when they met again. But this time Mr Zeng felt his real love is Miss Wu.

My Fair Gentleman

2009

Fit Lover poster
3.7

This film centers on Nie Bing, a high-profile TV hostess, who is obsessed with trying to find her "ideal man" before her 30th birthday. Nie Bing is given a magic car by a mischievous angel, and a different handsome man -one of the 12 featured A-list actors from China, Taiwan and Japan- appears each time she drives it. Lam's character soon collects a dozen admirers, portrayed by A-list actors from China, Taiwan, and Japan, each with a different profession, personality, and ideas of what constitutes romance

Fit Lover

2008

Series credits

For the Sake of the Republic poster
9.3

Towards the Republic, also known as For the Sake of the Republic and Zou Xiang Gong He, is a Chinese historical television series first broadcast on CCTV in China from April to May 2003. The series is based on events that occurred in China between the late 19th century and early 20th century that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the founding of the Republic of China. Owing to its portrayal of historical issues deemed politically sensitive by the Chinese government, the series has been subject to censorship in mainland China.

For the Sake of the Republic

2003

My Chief and My Regiment poster
9.0

The series is about the Chinese National Revolutionary Army Expeditionary Force in Burma fighting the Imperial Japanese Army during the 1942 Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road at the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Chinese troops landed in Burma to support the British allied forces operations. The aim was to protect the road since it served as an important supply route after China's ports fell under Japanese control. When the British forces withdrew their support and surrendered, part of the remaining Chinese troops was forced to abandon their heavy equipment and retreat in loose formations through the harsh Burmese jungles, experiencing constant enemy pursue and ambush. Of the 100,000 strong Chinese Expeditionary Force sent to fight, only around 40,000 returned home. The story follows a small group of soldiers being refuged in Yunnan, and is narrated through the eyes of a limping young Beiping student-turned-soldier named Meng Fanliao.

My Chief and My Regiment

2009

My Uncle Zhou Enlai poster
9.6

This drama describes the life of Zhou Enlai, who serves as Premier of the People's Republic of China, from the founding of the Communist State in 1949 to 1976 until his death.

My Uncle Zhou Enlai

2016

Romantic Life poster
9.0

During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a group of students whose lives is changed by political chaos. As they navigate violence, love, and rebellion, they are marked by the scars of their turbulent youth.

Romantic Life

2004

From Love to Happiness poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

From Love to Happiness

2022

Shangri-la poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shangri-la

2011

青春不解风情 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

青春不解风情

2002

Guardians of Ancient Magic poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Guardians of Ancient Magic

2015

A Hundred Years of Life poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Hundred Years of Life

2008

青春的童话 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

青春的童话

2002

Mother's Romance poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mother's Romance

2016

都市丽人行 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

都市丽人行

2001