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Justin Hong-Kee[2] Min is an American actor. He began his acting career with roles in several Wong Fu productions.[3] He plays Ben Hargreeves in the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy (2019–present). He is also known for playing the titular role in After Yang (2021).

Justin H. Min
Born	Justin Hong-Kee Min (1990-03-20) March 20, 1990 (age 32) Cerritos, California, U.S.[1]
Education	Cornell University (BA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present
Relatives	Ashley Park (second cousin)

Early life and education

Min is a second-generation Korean American from Cerritos, California.[1] He is fluent in Korean,[1] and is a second cousin of Ashley Park.[4]

He graduated from Cerritos High School in 2007.[5] He then attended Cornell University, where he served on the Student Assembly as the Minority Liaison; he graduated from the school's College of Arts & Sciences in 2011 with degrees in Government and English.[1][6][7]

Career

Prior to acting, Min was a journalist and photographer for various magazines.[3] He completed photography assignments for the J.A.M. Awards, inVISIBLE, and The Served.[8]

Min began acting in 2012. His early roles include appearances on TV series Faking It, CSI: Cyber, and Pure Genius.[8] He is a collaborator of Wong Fu Productions, an independent production company based in Los Angeles, having starred in their 2017 short film How I Became an Adult and their 2019 web series Dating After College, among other projects.[3][9]

In 2019, Min began starring in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy as Ben Hargreeves. He was promoted to the main cast, from recurring character, in season 2. As the character was only shown in flashbacks in the comic books, Min was not part of the early publicity for the series in order to keep his role a secret.[10] Min also used the expanded role in the television show to develop the character "from the ground up", and worked closely with Ethan Hwang, who played a young Ben, to ensure a "similar essence".[11][12]

The Umbrella Academy was renewed for a second season in April 2019, with Min being upgraded to the main cast.[13] That same month, it was announced that Min had been cast in a main role in the science fiction film After Yang, starring Colin Farrell.[14] The film was expected to be released in 2020 but was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	My Father	Grey	Short film
2012	My Best Friend Max	The Stage Manager	Short film
2015	The Better Half	Eric
2016	Rebirth	Intern #2
2017	How I Became an Adult	Drew	Short film
2018	American Refugee	France Hoang	Short film
2021	After Yang	Yang
TBA	Detained	TBA
TBA	Shortcomings	Ben[15]	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Discord and Harmony	Michael	Episode: "You Think You Know Someone"
2014	Faking It	Bobby	Episodes: "The Ecstasy and the Agony", "Busted"; as Justin Min
2015	CSI: Cyber	College Kid	Episode: "Crowd Sourced"
2016	Pure Genius	Eugene	Episode: "Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem"[8]
2018	Beerfest: Thirst for Victory	Kyle	Television film
2019–present	The Umbrella Academy	Ben Hargreeves	Recurring role (season 1), main role (seasons 2,3);[16] 30 episodes
2019	Dating After College	Cameron	Miniseries; main role; 7 episodes
2020	New Amsterdam	Jason Huang	Episode: "Liftoff"
TBA	Beef	Edwin	Recurring role, upcoming series

References

External links

• Justin H. Min at IMDb

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