Attention, Hollywood: It's time to give these 11 Asian stars their due

JUSTIN CHON, 35Photo: Celia Au

You've seen him in:Chonplayed Bella's school friend Eric in theTwilightsaga, celebrated his 21st birthday in a big way in21 & Overand now starsas a pre-medschool dropout on ABC'sDr. Ken.

Star potential:He's on the rise with his own work. Chonwrote, produced and stars inGook,aboutKorean-Americanshoe-storeowners in the Los Angeles riots, which won the NEXT Audience Award last month atSundance Film Festival.

KAREN FUKUHARA, 25Photo: Michael Stewart, WireImage

You've seen her in:Last summer's supervillain hitSuicide Squad

Star potential:Effervescent offscreen and coolly intimidating on it asSquad's sword-wielding Katana, Fukuhara is aJapanese-Americanyoungster who could have a versatile career in Hollywood.

JESSICA HENWICK, 24Photo: Andrew Toth

You've seen her in:Game of Thrones, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star potential:After supporting roles in A-list franchises, Henwick, who is ofChinese-Singaporeandescent,isready to take a major next step — and kick some butt —as female lead Colleen Wong in Netflix'sMarvel seriesIron Fist(premieres March 17).

POM KLEMENTIEFF, 30Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images for Disney

You've seen her in:Spike Lee's 2013Oldboyremake

Star potential:The half-Korean French actress is about to blast off asMarvel'snewest ingenue, playing the insect-like telepath Mantis inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2(in theaters May 5) and the massiveAvengers: Infinity War(May 4, 2018).

BYUNG-HUN LEE, 46Photo: Kim Hee-Chul, EPA

You've seen him in:The Magnificent Seven,theG.I. Joefranchise

Star potential:The South Korean star draws thousands abroad, but in America, "it's like I’m starting again," he told USA TODAY last fall."I’ve been acting for 25 years but it’s really hard, language-wise and the culture differences.I think I’m still getting adjusted. I’m ready to learn."

LUDI LIN, 29Photo: Eric Charbonneau, Invision for Lionsgate)

You've seen him in:Netflix'sMarco Polo

Star potential:The Chinese-born Lin has a peach role for his Hollywood debut, playing Zack, the oh-so-cool Black Rangerin the big-screen reboot ofPower Rangers(in theaters March 24).

LEONARDO NAM, 37 Photo: Jordan Straus, Invision/AP

You've seen him in:The Perfect Score, TheFast and theFurious: Tokyo Drift

Star potential:Nam, who is of Korean descent, has flownunder the radar in small roles since the early 2000s, but is having a moment as lab tech Felix Lutz on HBO's wildly popularWestworld.

DEEPIKA PADUKONE, 31Photo: Victor Chavez, Getty Images for Paramount Pictures

You've seen her in:xXx: Return of Xander Cage

Star potential:The Indian actress is ahuge international star, so why isn't she one here? Padukone, identified asone of the world's highest-paid actressesonForbes'annual list,will likely get a Stateside lift fromxXx, in which she starsas Serena Unger, a knife-throwing huntress and former love interest of bad-boy athlete-turned-spy Xander Cage (Vin Diesel). She broke big withher firstBollywoodrelease,2007'sOm Shanti Om,and hasdesignedher own clothing line.

HAYDEN SZETO, 31Photo: Daniel Zuchnik, WireImage

You've seen him in:The Edge of Seventeen

Star potential:Critics agreed thatthe Chinese-Canadian actor stole scenesinSeventeenasHailee Steinfeld's nerdy love interest, Erwin. So where's his big next role? We're asking for a friend.

JING TIAN, 28Photo: Feng Zhengqi

You've seen her in:As Commander Lin Mae, she guards the wall inThe Great Wall(in theaters Friday). The action/monster movie came under fire for whitewashing after producers castMatt Damonin the lead role of the Chinese tale.

Star potential:Tian plays a scientist in theupcomingKong: Skull Island(March 10)and will have a significant (but still under wraps) role in 2018'sPacific Rim: Uprising.

ALAN YANG, 34(Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images)

You've seen him in:Master of None,Parks and Recreation

Star potential:Yang is likely Hollywood's next great scribe. The Taiwanese-American actor is a double threat: He wrote for (and starred in several episodes of)Parks and Recand more recently co-createdNetflix's comedyMaster of NonewithAziz Ansari. He and Ansari addressed the scarcity of Asians on TV in an infamous episode thatfindsDev (Ansari), a strugglingactor, refusingto do an Indian accent in an audition to play a cab driver.

(USAToday)