Kelvin Yu (born 1979) is an American actor and writer.

Early life and education

Yu was born to Yu Ming-chuan and Lin Ling-juan. He grew up in

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, where he currently resides. He is a graduate of the

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majoring in Film, Theatre, and Television. His brother,

Charles Yu Charles Chowkai Yu (born January 3, 1976) is an American writer. He is the author of the novels ''How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe'' and '' Interior Chinatown'', as well as the short-story collections ''Third Class Superhero'' ...

, is a writer.

Career

Acting

Yu started acting in theater at the age of thirteen. His television credits have included guest spots on ''

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'', '' ER'', ''Las Vegas'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Yu's first film was the 2003 comedy ''

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''. He later made an uncredited appearance in the 2005 film '' Elizabethtown''. The following year, Yu had a supporting role in the comedy '' Grandma's Boy''. Yu played a role in

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in episode Double Exposure (3x6) as Joseph. Yu had a supporting role in the 2008

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-winning biographical political drama ''

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''. Yu has starred in several short films, including 2006's ''My Prince, My Angel''. Yu later appeared with

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on the

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series '' Women's Murder Club'', and a lead role in the 2007 short film ''Fortune Hunters''. In 2020, he played a role in ''

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''. Yu had a recurring role in the

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original series ''

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'' as the character of Brian Chang, the on-screen analogue of the show's creator

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, described as a "hottie" by ''Vulture'' magazine. He provides the voice of a minor character on ''

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''. In 2022 Yu appeared in the Apple TV+ series '' The Afterparty''.

Writing

Kelvin is currently a writer and executive producer for the

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animated series ''

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'', has been nominated six times for an

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for Outstanding Animated Program, winning in 2017. In 2016, he won an

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for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production (along with co-writer Steven Davis) for the episode " The Hauntening." Yu also is a consulting producer on ''

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'' and has written a few songs for that show. In October 2021, it was announced that

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had given a series order to a television adaptation of graphic novel, ''

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''. It will be produced by 20th Century Television with Yu and his brother

as writers and executive producers, Marvin Mar and

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as executive producers, and

Destin Daniel Cretton Destin Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his films ''Short Term 12'' (2013), ''The Glass Castle'' (2017), ''Just Mercy'' (2019) and the Marvel Studios film ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' (2021). He has ...

as director and executive producer.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Kelvin American people of Taiwanese descent Living people UCLA Film School alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Los Angeles 1979 births American male television writers Primetime Emmy Award winners