Hayden Szeto

Hayden Szeto
Hayden Szeto
Born	Hayden Chun Hay Szeto; September 11, 1985 (age 40); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	Kwantlen Polytechnic University; New York Film Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
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Hayden Chun Hay Szeto (born September 11, 1985) is a Canadian actor, 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

^ ^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.
^ Alexander, Bryan (November 24, 2016). "5 things to know about 'Edge of Seventeen' breakout Hayden Szeto". USA Today. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ Cheng, Susan (November 19, 2016). "The Unexpected Love Interest In "The Edge Of Seventeen"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
^ "司徒乃鍾 Nigel Szeto".
^ "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.
^ "Westbridge Fine Art".
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ Levine, Daniel S. (September 20, 2017). "'The Good Place' Recap: Chapters 14 & 15 – 'Everything Is Great!'". Heavy.com. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

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[van-1] 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.

[usatoday-2] Alexander, Bryan (November 24, 2016). "5 things to know about 'Edge of Seventeen' breakout Hayden Szeto". USA Today. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[buzzfeed-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".

[time-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".

[mochi-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.

[nyfa-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.

[heavy-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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Hayden Szeto
Born	Hayden Chun Hay Szeto (1985-09-11) September 11, 1985 (age 40) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	Kwantlen Polytechnic University New York Film Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present