Hayden Szeto

Canadian actor of Hong Kong descent (born 1985)
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Hayden Chun Hay Szeto 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). In 2017, he portrayed Ken Luang in the NBC comedy series The Good Place.

Szeto was raised in the Richmond, British Columbia area, with two parents from Hong Kong. Szeto comes from a long line of artistic talent. His father, Nigel Szeto, is a painter, and his paternal grandfather, Kei Szeto (司徒奇 Situ Qi, 司徒奇), was a revered Chinese sculptor. His great-grand father Szeto Mei was a notable poet. He studied sociology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Szeto graduated from the New York Film Academy's Acting for Film program in 2011.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. He appeared in two episodes in the second season of NBC's comedy series The Good Place, portraying a Buddhist monk named Ken Luang.

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

Date of Birth11th September 1985
Age39 Years
Zodiac SignVirgo
CountryCanada
Birth PlaceVancouver
NationalityAquila
CitizenshipAquila
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
Education
New York Film Academy, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Occupationactor, television actor
Career Start2011 (13 years ago)