Harry Shum Jr.

Harry Shum Jr.
Shum in 2017
Born (1982-04-28) April 28, 1982 (age 42)
Limón, Costa Rica
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer, choreographer
Years active2000–present
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Children1
Chinese name
Chinese[1]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCén Yǒngkāng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSàhm Yúhnghōng
Jyutpingsam4 jung5 hong1
Websitewww.harryshumjr.com
Signature

Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is an American actor and dancer. He is known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox television series Glee (2009–2015), Magnus Bane on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters (2016–2019), and Benson Kwan on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy (2022–present). He was nominated for six Screen Actors Guild Awards for best ensemble performance in Crazy Rich Asians, Glee and Everything Everywhere All at Once, winning for the latter two. Shum won the award for The Male TV Star of 2018 in the E! People's Choice Awards for Shadowhunters.

Shum has appeared in the films Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), White Frog (2012), Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), the Hulu web series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (2010–2011) and the YouTube Originals series Single by 30 (2016). In 2020, he starred in Universal Pictures's romantic drama All My Life. In 2021, Shum starred in the thriller Broadcast Signal Intrusion and appeared in Netflix's holiday rom-com Love Hard. In 2022, Shum had a supporting role in A24's critically acclaimed film Everything Everywhere All at Once, and is set to star in a Crazy Rich Asians spinoff centered around his and Gemma Chan's characters.

  1. ^ Shum, Harry Jr. [@HarryShumJr] (August 1, 2010). "岑勇康 woah!!! My first Chinese tweet! Lol. That's my Chinese name. Wish I knew how to write more..." (Tweet). Retrieved February 5, 2020 – via Twitter.

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