Brandon Soo Hoo

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Brandon Soo Hoo
Soo Hoo at the 2017 WonderCon
Born (1995-11-02) November 2, 1995 (age 28)
Occupation(s)Actor, martial artist
Years active2007–present

Brandon Soo Hoo (born November 2, 1995) is an American actor and martial artist known for playing Tran in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder and for his series regular role on the Cartoon Network sketch comedy series Incredible Crew. Soo Hoo played Scott Fuller on the El Rey Network horror-drama series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, based on the film of the same name.

Early life

Brandon Soo Hoo was born in Pasadena, California on November 2, 1995. He is of Chinese descent.

Career

Brandon began his acting career at the age of 10, when he was featured in television advertisements for Toys "R" Us, Land Rover, and ExxonMobil. In 2007, he had a minor role on Sesame Street. Soo Hoo made his feature film debut in Ben Stiller's comedy film Tropic Thunder (2008), playing the role of Tran, a young leader of the Flaming Dragon gang; he won a Young Artist Award for his performance. In 2009, he portrayed Young Storm Shadow in the action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and was again nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance.

Soo Hoo guest starred on the

My Name is Earl and the Fox sitcom 'Til Death. In 2010, he had guest starring role on NBC's comedy series Community. Soo Hoo then had a recurring role as Connor on Nickelodeon's Supah Ninjas. In 2013, he co-starred as Fly Molo in the science fiction film Ender's Game, alongside Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, and Asa Butterfield.[1] Soo Hoo was then part of the regular cast of the Cartoon Network sketch comedy series Incredible Crew, created by Nick Cannon
.

From 2014 to 2016, he starred as Scott Fuller on the El Rey Network horror-drama series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, a television adaptation of Robert Rodriguez's film of the same name.[2] In 2015, he starred as Seth in the film Everything Before Us. In 2016, he provided the voice of Garfield Logan / Beast Boy in the DC Comics animated direct-to-video film Justice League vs. Teen Titans.[3]

In September 2018, he appeared in a

Wong Fu Production
video Asian Bachelorette 2, a sequel to Asian Bachelorette.

In 2023, Soo Hoo was cast to play the lead role in the Netflix animated series Mech Cadets.[4][5][6]

Personal life

Soo Hoo is a practitioner of taekwondo.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Tropic Thunder Tran
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Young Storm Shadow
2013 Ender's Game Fly Molo
2015 Everything Before Us Seth
2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans Beast Boy Voice role
2016 Bedeviled Dan
2017 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Beast Boy Voice role
2021 Music Tanner[7]
2021 Let Us In Luke
2021 The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu Ben Wu
2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Tom Lee Voice role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Sesame Street Bicycle Boy Episode: "Grouch News Network!"
2008 My Name Is Earl Dennis Episode: "Joy in a Bubble"
2009 'Til Death Ernie Episode: "The Ex-Factor"
2010 Community Abed's Chang Episode: "Communication Studies"
2010 Everyday Kid Mike Oh Television film
2011–13 Supah Ninjas Connor Recurring role; 8 episodes
2011 Workaholics Punk Kid Episode: "Piss & Shit"
2012–13 Incredible Crew Various roles Main role; 13 episodes
2013 Instant Mom Owen Episode: "Not a Date"
2014 Terry the Tomboy Napkin Rapkin Television film
2014–2016 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Scott Fuller Main role; 20 episodes
2017 Teen Wolf Jiang Episode: "Pressure Test"
2019–2020
PEN15
Andy Kim 2 episodes
2023–present Mech Cadets Stanford Yu Lead role; Voice role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Tropic Thunder Won
2010 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Nominated
2011 Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 Community Nominated
2012 Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor Supah Ninjas Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 Workaholics Nominated
2013 Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Incredible Crew (with Shauna Case, Shameik Moore, Tristan Pasterick, Chanelle Peloso and Jeremy Shada) Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor Supah Ninjas Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Best New Actor- Narrative Feature Everything Before Us (with Anthony Ma for Love Arcadia) Won
2019 Chinese American Film Festival Best Short Film Our Home Here (with Summer Xinlei Yang, Angela Chen, Michal Wronski and Dianne Doan) Nominated
2020 Queens World Film Festival Best Narrative Short Nominated
Asians On Film Festival Best Actor Won

References

  1. ^ "Ben Kingsley Joins Cast Of 'Ender's Game'". Deadline Hollywood. January 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "El Rey's 'From Dusk Till Dawn' Rounds Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. November 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Sands, Rich (January 18, 2016). "Roll Call: Meet the Cast of Justice League vs. Teen Titans". TVInsider.com.
  4. ^ "Mech Cadets (2023)". Rotten Tomatoes. August 10, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Aquino, Steven (2023-08-10). "Having A Disability Is Just Part Of Living Life In New Netflix Animated Series 'Mech Cadets'". Forbes. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Hobbs, Meredith; Coons (August 9, 2023). "Mech Cadets review: Netflix brings comics series to the small screen". AV Club. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Music - Alamode Filmverleih". www.alamodefilm.de. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

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