(openPR) - Los Angeles, CA (April 14th, 2010)- Tim Kang stars in award-winning director Greg Pak’s new short film “Mister Green,” which been named the Best Short Film of the 9th Annual London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film. The fifteen-minute film, starring Kang from the hit CBS series “The Mentalist,” has been creating great buzz around the film festival circuit and is scheduled to screen at the London Festival from April 30th-May 2nd.

In the film, Kang plays the role of Mason Park, a jaded government undersecretary who becomes involved in a radical plan to change the planet and transform the human race. For Kang, this is somewhat of a transformation from his role as straight-arrow investigator, Kimball Cho, where Kang’s character has emerged as fan favorite on the show.

“Mister Green” screened at this year’s SXSW on March 14th and will continue to hit the film festival circuit on April 17th, screening at Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo as well as the Atlanta Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Connecticut Film Festival, Slant Film Festival, and Phoenix Comicon Film Festival.

For more media inquiries on Tim Kang, please contact Mona Loring at contact@monaloring.com or (818) 706-8080.

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About Tim Kang

Tim Kang has established himself as a highly sought after and versatile actor in both film and television. He can currently be seen as the straight-arrow investigator “Kimball Cho” on the hit CBS drama The Mentalist opposite Simon Baker. The Mentalist won a 2009 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite New TV Drama,” and was nominated for a 2009 Television Critics Association Award for “Outstanding New Program of the Year.” Notably, Tim was also seen on the big screen in the Lionsgate action thriller Rambo opposite Sylvester Stallone and recently re-teamed with director Greg Pak for the title role in Mister Green, having first worked together in Greg’s acclaimed first feature, Robot Stories. Before his starring role in “The Mentalist,” Tim has had memorable performances in movies such as The Forgotten and Two Weeks Notice. He has also had strong recurring roles on television in NBC’s popular drama, Third Watch, and CBS’s military saga, The Unit. Other television credits include guest-starring roles in popular TV shows, such as The Ghost Whisperer, The Office, The Sopranos, Monk, Chappelle's Show, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial By Jury.

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