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Hank Chen (born November 1, 1989) is an American actor and comedian best known for Life-Size 2 and Robin Williams's final theatrical release, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn.

Hank Chen
Hank Chen performing stand up
Born	Henry Hsing Chen (1989-11-01) November 1, 1989 (age 32) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Hankster
Occupation	Actor Comedian
Years active	2010–present

Hank Chen
Traditional Chinese	陳興漢
Simplified Chinese	陈兴汉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chen Xìng Hàn

Early life

Born as Henry Chen in Silver Spring, Maryland, to Taiwanese immigrants, Chen spoke Mandarin Chinese at home before learning English. His parents are software engineers and he has a younger sister.

Chen grew up in a religious and conservative household.[1] He is an original co-founder and board member of advocacy group, OneWheaton[2][3] supporting LGBT students and alumni from his alma mater.[4]

Raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.,[5] Chen graduated with an International Baccalaureate diploma from Springbrook High School. At Wheaton College, he majored in Sociology with minors in Communications and English, and studied theatre at the University of Westminster in London. Chen remained near Chicago after college graduation to work, take acting classes, and perform stand-up comedy. He trained with The Second City, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and joined Stir Friday Night, a sketch comedy ensemble of Asian-American performers. Other SFN alumni include Danny Pudi and Steven Yeun.[6] Chen was accepted into the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University MFA program and moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he began his career with a credit on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[7]

Career

Chen has appeared on television since 2011 with credits including Blue Bloods, Lopez, and Transparent. He made his film debut in The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, followed up by roles in Reese Witherspoon-starrer Home Again,[8] and Janicza Bravo's first full length feature, Lemon.[9]

In 2018, Chen co-starred in Freeform's Life-Size 2 opposite Tyra Banks and Francia Raisa.[10] His casting concluded Bank's months long search for a "hot Asian male" to star in the film.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	The Angriest Man in Brooklyn	Damien
2015	The Dark Side	Patrick
2017	Lemon	Lee
2017	Home Again	Jason G.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	P.A.	Episode: "Pursuit"
2011	Blue Bloods	Harry Bell	Episode: "Model Behavior"
2011	High Maintenance	Hank	Episode: "Elijah"
2014	Transparent	Clayton	Episode: "Moppa"
2014	Criminal Minds	Chuck Ross	Episode: "Fate"
2015	Community	Various	2 episodes
2015	Rizzoli & Isles	Waiter	Episode: "Imitation Game"
2015	Baby Daddy	Jonathan	Episode: "What Happens In Vegas"
2015	Switched at Birth	New Waiter	Episode: "Borrowing Your Enemy's Arrows"
2016	Grace and Frankie	Employee	Episode: "The Bender"
2016	Lopez	Mr. Chen	2 episodes
2016	NCIS: Los Angeles	Minjun Rhee	Episode: "Parallel Resistors"
2017	Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders	Dave McHenry	Episode: "Cinderella and the Dragon"
2017	Casual	Brent	Episode: "The Table"
2018	Scandal	Justice Spivey's Clerk	Episode: "Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself"
2018	Legion	Ryan	Episode: "Chapter 14"
2018	Alex, Inc.	Dale	Episode: "The Rube Goldberg Contraption"
2018	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	Himself	Episode: "3.14"
2018	Life-Size 2	Brendan	Television movie
2019	The OA	Homer's Roommate	2 episodes
2021	Holiday in Santa Fe	Kevin	Television movie

References

External links

• Hank Chen at IMDb
• Hank Chen on Twitter
• Hank Chen on Instagram
• Hank Chen on Facebook

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