Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as

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on the

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television series ''

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'' (2009–2015),

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on the Freeform television series ''

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'' (2016–2019), and Dr. Benson Kwan on the

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television series ''

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'' (2022–present). He was nominated for six

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for best ensemble performance in ''

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'', ''

'' and ''

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'', winning for the latter two. Shum won The Male TV Star of 2018 award in the

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for ''Shadowhunters''. Shum has appeared in the films '' Step Up 2: The Streets'' (2008), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2014), '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'' (2016), ''

'' (2018), the

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web series ''

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'' (2010–2011) and the

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series ''

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'' (2016). In 2020, he starred in

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's romantic drama '' All My Life''. In 2021, Shum starred in the thriller ''

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'' and appeared in

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's holiday rom-com ''

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''. In 2022, Shum had a supporting 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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. 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 Arroyo Grande High School 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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, and Usher before becoming influenced by dancers like

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and

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Career

2002–2007: Dancer beginnings

Shum began his dance career in

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. As an 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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advertisements as dancing silhouettes. He joined

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, and

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in their co-headlining tour ''Ladies First'' in 2004, while working as a backup dancer for artists including

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, and

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. He appeared in several music videos of songs including ''

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'' by

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and "It's Like That" by

. Shum also worked as a dance instructor.

2008–2014: Turn to acting, ''Glee, The LXD''

Since 2008, Shum was given roles in '' Step Up 2'' and later ''

'', both directed by Jon M. Chu. From 2009 until 2015, he portrayed the role of

, a dancer who joins the

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, on the

musical comedy-drama series ''

''. Known for a while as "Other Asian" on ''

'', 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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(

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). He subsequently gave performances of "Make 'Em Laugh" in "

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", "Sing" from ''

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'' in " Duets", "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 a 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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. Shum has been featured in many productions of

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. In 2011, Shum starred in a short action film, '' 3 Minutes'', directed by

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and produced by Don Le and George Wang. In 2012 he starred in ''

'', 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 ''

'', which was executive produced by

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. Shum was also a judge on the

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television series '' Face Off''.

2015–2018: ''Shadowhunters'' and other films

In 2016, Shum appeared as the character Wei-Fang in the

American–Chinese

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'' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'', a sequel to ''

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'' (1999). Shum was also cast as the male lead, Peter Ma, in ''

'', 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, ''

'', 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 ''

'' win the 2017

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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

for his role as Magnus Bane in ''

''. Alongside his work in ''

'', he received supporting roles in films including '' Escape Plan: The Extractors'' and ''

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''. In 2018, Shum was cast as Charlie Wu in Jon M. Chu's ''

''. Despite most of his scenes from the lattermost 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.

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

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's ''

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''. 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. Conspiracy thriller ''

,'' in which Shum starred and served as an executive producer, premiered to critical acclaim at

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in March 2021 and was released On Demand and in select theaters on October 22, 2021. In March 2022, Shum appeared in a supporting role in the critically acclaimed

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-winning film ''

''.

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called Shum "the most incredible physical comedian ever", referring to his performance in the film. On May 6, 2022, ''Deadline Hollywood'' reported that a ''

'' 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

and Shum. Starting October 2022, Shum joined the cast of ''

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as surgical intern Dr. Benson "Blue" Kwan. Shum also turned to voiceover work. He made a guest appearance in the

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animated series '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'', voicing the character of Rawda. In 2022, Shum starred in and executive produced Realm's fiction podcast series ''Echo Park'', which was nominated for Best Fiction Podcast at the

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. In 2023, Shum voiced

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's animated film set in the

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, ''

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''. Also, in 2023, he narrated the PBS ''Nature'' documentary ''The Hummingbird Effect''. In 2024, Shum will portray a drag queen in the short ''Shimmer - Inspired by Eva Young'', set to premiere at the Sun Valley Film Festival.

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

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. They have a daughter. According to Shum, his father currently lives in

, and he regularly visits the nation. As well as stating the fact that his family has historically lived in Costa Rica, dating back at least 3 generations. Shum has stated that he identifies as being somewhat Latino. 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

Film

Television

Other

Awards and nominations

Discography

References

External links

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