Hayden Szeto

Hayden Szeto
Born
Hayden Chun Hay Szeto

(1985-09-11) September 11, 1985 (age 39)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materKwantlen Polytechnic University
New York Film Academy
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Hayden Chun Hay Szeto (born September 11, 1985; Chinese: 司徒頌曦) is a Canadian actor of Hong Kong descent, known for his role as Erwin Kim in the comedy-drama film The Edge of Seventeen (2016).[1] In 2017, he portrayed Ken Luang in the NBC comedy series The Good Place.

Early life

Szeto was raised in the Richmond, British Columbia area,[2] with two parents from Hong Kong.[3] Szeto comes from a long line of artistic talent. His father, Nigel Szeto,[4] is a painter, and his paternal grandfather, Kei Szeto (司徒奇 [zh] Situ Qi, 司徒奇), was a revered Chinese sculptor.[5] His great-grand father Szeto Mei was a notable poet.[6] He studied sociology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.[7] Szeto graduated from the New York Film Academy's Acting for Film program in 2011.[8]

Career

In 2016, Szeto made his breakthrough role playing Erwin Kim in Kelly Fremon Craig's coming-of-age comedy-drama The Edge of Seventeen alongside Hailee Steinfeld.[1] He appeared in two episodes in the second season of NBC's comedy series The Good Place, portraying a Buddhist monk named Ken Luang.[9]

On May 24, 2017, Szeto was cast as Brad Chang in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare.[10] The film was released in theaters on April 13, 2018.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Secret Asian Man: Rise of the Zodiac! Young Sam Starr
2012 Free Love Restaurant Patron Short film
2016 The Edge of Seventeen Erwin Kim
2018 Truth or Dare Brad Chang
2019 Come As You Are Matt
2019 Summer Night Caleb Grass
2020 Tigertail Eric
2021 Yes Day Officer Chang
2022 Sex Appeal Mr. Vemmer Hulu film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Man of Light Jaiden Long Television film
2012 America's Most Wanted 3rd Gang Member Episode: "Crimes of Passion"
2017 The Good Place Ken Luang 2 episodes
2018 Lodge 49 Corporate 6 episodes
2019 Arrested Development Jeremy Episode: "Saving for Arraignment Day"
2019 The Good Doctor Tony Liu Episode: "Incomplete"
2019 What We Do in the Shadows Jonathan Cadgar 2 episodes
2019 Magnum P.I. Detective Pono Palima Episode: "Make It 'til Dawn"

References

  1. ^ a b Losgar, Maxwell (November 18, 2016). "The Edge of Seventeen's Breakout Star on Being Asian in Hollywood – and in the Age of Trump". Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Alexander, Bryan (November 24, 2016). "5 things to know about 'Edge of Seventeen' breakout Hayden Szeto". USA Today. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Cheng, Susan (November 19, 2016). "The Unexpected Love Interest In "The Edge Of Seventeen"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "司徒乃鍾 Nigel Szeto".
  5. ^ "Hayden Szeto: The Edge of Seventeen and Being Asian in Hollywood". Time. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Westbridge Fine Art".
  7. ^ Hwang, Sora. "Edge of Seventeen's Hayden Szeto Represents Hollywood's Present and Future". Mochi Magazine. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "NYFA Acting for Film Alumnus Hayden Szeto Visits Los Angeles Campus as Guest Speaker". New York Film Academy. August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  9. ^ Levine, Daniel S. (September 20, 2017). "'The Good Place' Recap: Chapters 14 & 15 – 'Everything Is Great!'". Heavy.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  10. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (May 24, 2017). "'Teen Wolf' Star Tyler Posey, Violett Beane & More Are Game For 'Truth Or Dare' From Blumhouse". Deadline. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 11, 2017). "'Blumhouse's Truth Or Dare' Moves Up Two Weeks To Friday The 13th – Update". Deadline. Retrieved January 13, 2018.


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