Ke Huy Quan

Acting · Born 1971-08-20 in Saigon, Vietnam [now Ho Chi Minh City]

Biography

Ke Huy Quan (/ˌkiː.hwiː.ˈkwɑːn/ KEE-hwee-KWAHN; Vietnamese: Quan Kế Huy; born August 20, 1971), also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is an American actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award. Born in Vietnam, Quan immigrated to the United States as a child. As a child actor, he rose to fame playing Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Data in The Goonies (1985). Following a few roles as a young adult in the 1990s, he took a 19-year acting hiatus, during which he worked as a stunt choreographer and assistant director. Quan returned to acting with the family adventure film Finding ʻOhana (2021), followed by the critically acclaimed Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), a performance that won him various accolades, including the Academy…

Filmography

TV

  • Tales from the Crypt as Josh
  • Loki as Ouroboros 'OB'
  • The White Lotus as Kenny Nguyen (voice)
  • Head of the Class as Jasper Kwong
  • Together We Stand as Sam
  • 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
  • American Born Chinese as Jamie Yao / Freddy Wong
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
  • Reunited Apart as Self