Hank Chen | |
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 Hank Chen performing stand up | |
| Born | Henry Hsing Chen November 1, 1989 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Other names | Hankster |
| Education | Wheaton College (BA) Pace University (MFA) |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳興漢 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈兴汉 | ||||||
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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 .
Born as Henry Chen in Silver Spring,Maryland to Taiwanese immigrants,Chen spoke Mandarin Chinese at home before learning English. His parents are engineers. He has a younger sister.
Chen grew up in a religious and conservative household. [1] He is a founding 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 graduation to work,take acting classes,and perform stand-up comedy. He trained with The Second City and joined Stir Friday Night,a sketch comedy ensemble of Asian-American performers. Other SFN alumni include Danny Pudi and Steven Yeun. [6] He attended the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University MFA program,moving to Brooklyn,New York,where he began his career with a credit on Law &Order:Special Victims Unit . [7]
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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Damien | |
| 2015 | The Dark Side | Patrick | |
| 2017 | Lemon | Lee | |
| 2017 | Home Again | Jason G. |
| 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" |
| 2017 | Strangers | Hank | Episode:"Couples Counseling" |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Hacks | Lawrence | Episode:"Join The Club" |
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