JB Tadena (1983 or 1984)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his performances in Kung Fu and The Cleaning Lady.
Tadena was raised in Virginia, the son of immigrants from the Philippines.[2] He received his bachelor's degree from Penn State.[3] After college he worked full-time as a satellite engineer in Washington, D.C., while acting at Studio Theatre in the evening.[4][2] He decided to switch careers after his father, ill with cancer, encouraged him to pursue his dream of acting shortly before he died.[2] Tadena moved to Los Angeles and booked his first professional acting role on Grey's Anatomy in 2014.[3] He also acted in SEAL Team, Westworld, and NCIS.[5]
His first recurring role was for the miniseries Naruto: Climbing Silver.[6] His next recurring role was on the second season of The CW action-adventure series Kung Fu as Sebastian Cailao.[6] He was promoted to main cast member for the show's third and final season.[7] Tadena is the voice actor for the recurring character Lolo Ben on the animated series Firebuds.[5] He was also a voice actor for Call of Duty: Vanguard[6] and provided additional vocals for Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) alongside fellow Fil-Am actors Vincent Rodriguez III and Liza del Mundo.[8]
In 2024 he joined the third season of The Cleaning Lady in a recurring role as Paolo Bazella.[5] In 2025 he was cast in the David Fincher Netflix film The Adventures of Cliff Booth.[9]
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