David Huynh

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David Huynh
Born (1983-02-05) February 5, 1983 (age 41)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Websitehttp://www.david-huynh.com

David Huynh (born February 5, 1983) is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Huynh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, briefly studied at the University of Manitoba focusing on a major in theater and a minor in film studies. Huynh continues to study with acting coach Marjorie Ballentine and Terry Knickerbocker.[1]

Career

Huynh has appeared on TV shows such as

NCIS: Los Angeles
. In 2008, he starred in Mark Tran's film "All About Dad" (Winner of the Cinequest Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature) as a Biology major named Ty Do who quits his studies to pursue a career in filmmaking.

Huynh won a Special Jury Prize Award at the 2007

Baby, which also won a Special Jury Award for Best Feature Length Film at that year's Festival. Huynh has starred in several of Byron Q's films, including Bang Bang (2011)[1], which won a Special Jury Award for Best First Feature, Narrative, at the 2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.,[2] and Las Vegas Story. He also appears as the protagonist "Fong" in a pilot entitled "Chinatown Squad" about 1890s San Francisco Chinatown, directed and produced by Stephane Gauger and written by and starring Baby co-star Feodor Chin, who plays the antagonist, "Pistol Pete."[3][4][5]

Huynh has appeared on stage at Sacred Fools Theater Company, The Kirk Douglas Theater, starred as "Neil" in the East West Players Production of Prince Gomolvilas' play adaptation of Scott Heim's Mysterious Skin,[6] for which he was named "Best Actor in A Play" at the 20th Annual Ticket Holder Awards of 2010[7] and as a Best Featured Performance on Theater Critic Don Grigware's "The Best in Los Angeles Theater 2010",[8] and starred at The Colony Theater as "Vuthy" in Michael Golamco's play Year Zero.[9][10]

In 2021, Huynh portrayed CJ Lam throughout season 4 of The Sinner.

Filmography

Year Title Role
1998 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Werewolf
2002 2030 CE Med Sec Hall Monitor
2006 Invasion Sun Kim
2007
Cold Case
 		Billy Takahashi
2008
Baby
 		Baby
2009
ER
 		Leo
All About Dad Ty Do
Without A Trace
 		Frankie Jones
2011 Bang Bang Charlie
2013 Las Vegas Story Jonathan Chen
2013 M.F.A. Shane
2017 Kevin (Probably) Saves the World Vong
NCIS: Los Angeles
 		Bartender
2021 The Sinner CJ Lam
2023 Magnum P.I. Boa Tan
2023 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Zacarias "Zac" Nguyen

References

  1. ^ David Huynh - Official Site - Bio, http://www.david-huynh.com/bio.html Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, AWARD WINNERS, "AWARD WINNERS | Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  3. ^ Chinataown Squad Spec Trailer, https://vimeo.com/45424453
  4. ^ Chinatown Squad - Behind The Scenes, Tony Toka, https://vimeo.com/33201171
  5. ^ Channel APA, Chinatown Squad trailer, http://www.channelapa.com/2012/09/chinatown-squad-trailer.html Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Charlotte Stoudt, Los Angeles Times Culture Monster, Theater Review: 'Mysterious Skin' at East West Players, http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/09/theater-review-mysterious-skin-at-east-west-players.html
  7. ^ The 20th Annual Ticketholder Awards, 2010, http://www.entertainmenttoday.net/awards/1081-ticketholder-awards-2010-1-of-2.html Archived 2011-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Grigware Talks Theater, Best in LA Theater 2010, http://grigwarereviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/best-in-la-theatre-for-2010.html
  9. ^ LA Broadway World, Colony Theater Presents YEAR ZERO, http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Colony-Theatre-Presents-YEAR-ZERO-Previews-June-1-20110509
  10. ^ Colony Theater Presents: Year Zero, http://colonytheatre.org/shows/yearZero.html

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