Ke Huy Quan
American actor (born 1970/1971)
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- Ke Huy Quan ( KEE -hwee- KWAHN ; Vietnamese: Quan Kế Huy ; born 1970 or 1971), also known as Jonathan Ke Quan , is an American actor.
- Born in Vietnam, Quan immigrated to the United States as a child.
- 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.
- He is the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Academy Award.
- He has since starred in the second season of the Disney+ series Loki in 2023 and in the Disney animated film Zootopia 2 in 2025.
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WikipediaKe Huy Quan ( KEE-hwee-KWAHN; Vietnamese: Quan Kế Huy; born 1970 or 1971), also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is an American actor. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Saturn Award, in addition to a BAFTA nomination.
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 Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Academy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. He has since starred in the second season of the Disney+ series Loki in 2023 and in the Disney animated film Zootopia 2 in 2025.
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