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Ke Huy Quan

Acting

Born August 20, 1971 · Saigon, Vietnam [now Ho Chi Minh City]

Also known as Jonathan Quan · Jonathan Ke Quan · Ko-Wei Kuan

Biography

Ke Huy Quan (/ˌkiː.hwiː.ˈkwɑːn/ KEE-hwee-KWAHN; Vietnamese: Quan Kế Huy; born August 20, 1971), also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is an American actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award. Born in Vietnam, Quan immigrated to the United States as a child. As a child actor, he rose to fame playing Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Data in The Goonies (1985). Following a few roles as a young adult in the 1990s, he took a 19-year acting hiatus, during which he worked as a stunt choreographer and assistant director. Quan returned to acting with the family adventure film Finding ʻOhana (2021), followed by the critically acclaimed Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), a performance that won him various accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Academy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. He has since starred in the second season of the Disney+ series Loki in 2023 and in the Disney animated film Zootopia 2 in 2025. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ke Huy Quan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2023
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 2023
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role · 2022
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2023 · nominated

Filmography29 titles

Loki

2021as Ouroboros 'OB'

Music by John Williams

2024as Self - Actor

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Josh

Zootopia 2

2025as Gary De'Snake (voice)

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

2023as Self

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022as Waymond Wang

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2

2023as Self - 'O.B.'

The White Lotus

2021as Kenny Nguyen (voice)

The Goonies

1985as Data

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984as Short Round

2046

2004Assistant Director

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024as Han (voice)

X-Men

2000Fight Choreographer

American Born Chinese

2023as Jamie Yao / Freddy Wong

The Electric State

2025as Dr. Amherst / P.C (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self - Guest

The Daily Show

1996as Self - Guest

Head of the Class

1986as Jasper Kwong

Finding 'Ohana

2021as George Phan

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

The One

2001Stunts

Breathing Fire

1991as Charlie Moore

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Encino Man

1992as Kim

Love Hurts

2025as Marvin Gable

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Enigma

2009Stunts

The View

1997as Self