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Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is an American actor, dancer, choreographer, and singer. He is best known for his roles as
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on the
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'' (2009–15), Benson Kwan on the
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'' (2005-), and as
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on the Freeform television series ''
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'' (2016–19). He was nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance in ''
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'', winning once. He won the award for The Male TV Star of 2018 in the
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for ''
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''. Shum has appeared in the films '' Step Up 2: The Streets'' (2008), ''
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'' (2010), '' White Frog'' (2012), '' Revenge of the Green Dragons'' (2014), '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'' (2016), ''
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'' (2018), the Hulu web series ''
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'' (2010–2011) and the
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series '' Single by 30'' (2016). In 2020, he starred in Universal's romantic drama '' All My Life''. In 2021 Shum starred in the thriller '' Broadcast Signal Intrusion'' and appeared in
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's holiday rom-com '' Love Hard.'' In 2022, Shum had a secondary role in
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's critically acclaimed film '' Everything Everywhere All At Once,'' and is set to star in a ''Crazy Rich Asians'' spinoff centered around his and
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's characters.


Early life

Shum was born in Limón, Costa Rica, the son of
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immigrants. His mother is a native of
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and his father is from
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, China. They relocated to Costa Rica, where Shum and his two older sisters were born. When Shum was six years old, the family moved to
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,
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. He stated, "I feel I have the best of so many worlds. I speak
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and
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. Spanish is actually my first language before I learned Cantonese and
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." He later stated that he has not spoken Spanish fluently since the age of 6. Shum spent most of his schooling years in
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, California and graduated from
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in 2000. Initially, he had been more interested in theater and sports but found a passion for dance after auditioning for his high school dance team on a dare. Shum attended
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for a year, before dropping out to pursue a dance career. In an interview, he said that his earliest motivations to dance were from watching
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,
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, and Usher, before becoming influenced by dancers like Gene Kelly and
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.


Career


2002–07: Dancer beginnings

Shum began his dance career in
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. As a 18-year-old, he was spotted by choreographers Rosero McCoy and Jamal Sims to go on a UK tour with the singer Kaci. He steadily built his career, appearing as the only male dancer on
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's ''
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'', and starred in a series of
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iPod advertisements as dancing silhouettes. He joined Beyoncé,
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, and Missy Elliott in their co-headlining tour ''Ladies First'' in 2004, while working as a backup dancer for artists including Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, and Mariah Carey. He appeared in several
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s of songs including ''
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'' by Destiny's Child and ''It's Like That'' by Mariah Carey. Shum also worked as a dance instructor.


2008–14: Turn to acting, ''Glee, The LXD''

Since 2008, Shum was given roles in ''
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'' and later ''
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,'' both directed by Jon M. Chu. From 2009 until 2015, he portrayed the role of
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, a dancer who joins the
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, on the
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musical comedy-drama series ''
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''. Known for a while as "Other Asian" on ''
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'', he was given very few lines during the show's first season. Partly due to the enthusiasm from fans during his appearances on the live tour taking place after the first season concluded, Shum's character was given storylines in the second season, mostly involving his relationship with fellow glee club member
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( Jenna Ushkowitz). He subsequently gave performances of "Make 'Em Laugh" in "
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", "Sing" from ''
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'' in "
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", "Valerie" in "
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", and the show's first dance solo in " A Night of Neglect". He was promoted from guest star to series regular for the third season. He was given a major storyline in the third episode of the season, " Asian F", and performed " Cool" from ''
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'', his first solo song. On June 28, 2013, it was reported that Shum would not return as regular on ''Glee'' fifth season, but would be a recurring guest star. Shum worked as both a choreographer and a dancer for the dance group
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. Along with Chrisopher Scott, Harry choreographed performances during the ''
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'''s Even Bigger Really Big Show, the
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and ''
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''. The LXD also worked as the opening act for the ''
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'' tour starting in May 2010. A mini
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of the same name and starring ''
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'' was created by Jon M. Chu, with Shum again taking the position of the choreographer and portrayed Elliot, while also writing the script for one of the episodes. Shum has been featured in many productions of
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. In 2011, Shum starred in a short action film, ''
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'', directed by
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and produced by
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and George Wang. In 2012 he starred in '' White Frog'', a
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directed by
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. Subsequently, Shum was cast in the role of the Kuai Liang (the younger Sub-Zero) in the second season of '' Mortal Kombat: Legacy''. Harry had a major role in crime drama film '' Revenge of the Green Dragons'', which was executive produced by
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. Shum was also the judge on the reality competition television series '' Face Off.''


2015–18: ''Shadowhunters'' and other films

In 2016, Shum appeared as the character Wei-Fang in the
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American–Chinese
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'' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny,'' a sequel to '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' (1999). Shum was also cast as the male lead, Peter Ma, in ''Single By 30'', a
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original series from Wong Fu Productions and New Form Digital after starring in the original pilot in 2015. The first season of the series premiered on August 24, 2016, on Wong Fu Productions' Channel. Shum scored a primary role in the Freeform series, ''
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'', and portrayed the centuries-old
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between 2016 and 2019. The show was based on
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's best-selling
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series, ''
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''. His portrayal of Bane, a bisexual man of color, helped ''
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'' win the 2017 GLAAD media award for an "Outstanding Drama Series", which he accepted with his co-star
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. Shum also received the Bisexual Representation Award (BiRA) for "Best Bisexual Representation of a Supporting Character" in both 2017 and 2018 hosted by FluidStyleCo. Shum won the award for The Male TV Star of 2018 in the
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for his role as Magnus Bane in ''
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''. Alongside his work in ''
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'', he received supporting roles in movies including '' Escape Plan: The Extractors'' and ''
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''. In 2018, Shum was cast as Charlie Wu in Jon M. Chu's ''Crazy Rich Asians,'' and despite most of his scenes being cut due to the desire to focus on one romantic pairing, he appears briefly in a mid-credits scene, hinting at a romantic link to one of the characters, Astrid Leong-Teo.


Later career: 2019–present

In 2019, Shum appeared in 4 episodes of '' Tell Me a Story'' which premiered in December 2019. In March 2020, Shum guest starred in an episode of Comedy Central's ''Awkwafina is Nora from Queens''. On December 4, the romantic drama ''All My Life'' was released in US theaters, followed by a premium video-on-demand release on December 23, and a streaming release on
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on August 7, 2021. '' All My Life'' was inspired by true events and Shum portrayed a real-life person in this movie. Conspiracy thriller '' Broadcast Signal Intrusion'' in which Shum starred and served as an executive producer, premiered to critical acclaim at South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2021 and was released On Demand and in select theaters on October 22, 2021. Shum appeared in
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's holiday romantic comedy '' Love Hard'' which was released on November 5, 2021. In the film, the actor played Jimmy O. Yang's character's brother, Owen Lin, and was praised by the audience for his comic timing. In March 2022, Shum appeared in a supporting role in the critically acclaimed film '' Everything Everywhere All At Once.''
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, called Shum "the most incredible physical comedian ever," referring to his performance in the film. On May 6, 2022, Deadline reported that a ''
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'' spinoff is in early development at
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and is set to focus on the relationship between Astrid Leong-Teo and Charlie Wu, played respectively by
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and Shum. Starting October 2022, Shum joined the cast of
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season 19 as surgical intern Dr. Benson "Blue" Kwan.


Personal life

Shum began a relationship with actress and dancer
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in 2007. The two were engaged in October 2013 while on vacation in
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and were married on November 22, 2015, in Costa Rica. They have a daughter. Shum has stated that he identifies as being somewhat
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. He said, "It's strange that I am full Chinese and born in a Latin country, but I love the fact that I was immersed in that culture at birth while maintaining my Chinese roots."


Filmography


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Other


Awards and nominations


Discography


References


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