Harry Shum Jr.

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Harry Shum Jr.
Shum in 2017
Born (1982-04-28) April 28, 1982 (age 42)
Limón, Costa Rica
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Hanyu Pinyin
Cén Yǒngkāng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSàhm Yúhnghōng
Jyutpingsam4 jung5 hong1
Websitewww.harryshumjr.comSignature

Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as

E! People's Choice Awards
for Shadowhunters.

Shum has appeared in the films

Crazy Rich Asians spinoff centered around his and Gemma Chan
's characters.

Early life

Shum was born in Limón, Costa Rica, the son of Chinese immigrants. His mother is a native of Hong Kong, and his father is from Guangzhou, China. They relocated to Costa Rica, where Shum and his two older sisters were born. When Shum was six years old, the family moved to San Francisco, California.[2] He stated, "I feel I have the best of so many worlds. I speak Spanish and Cantonese. Spanish is actually my first language before I learned Cantonese and English."[3][4] He later stated that he has not spoken Spanish fluently since the age of 6.[5]

Shum spent most of his schooling years in

Usher before becoming influenced by dancers like Gene Kelly and Michael Jackson.[7]

Career

2002–2007: Dancer beginnings

Shum began his dance career in Los Angeles.[9] As an 18-year-old, he was spotted by choreographers Rosero McCoy and Jamal Sims to go on a UK tour with the singer Kaci.[10] He steadily built his career, appearing as the only male dancer on BET's ComicView,[3] and starred in a series of iPod advertisements as dancing silhouettes.[11] He joined Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, and Missy Elliott in their co-headlining tour Ladies First in 2004,[12][13] while working as a backup dancer for artists including Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, and Mariah Carey.[14] He appeared in several music videos of songs including Lose My Breath by Destiny's Child and "It's Like That" by Mariah Carey.[15] Shum also worked as a dance instructor.[16]

2008–2014: Turn to acting, Glee, The LXD

Since 2008, Shum was given roles in

second season, mostly involving his relationship with fellow glee club member Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz).[19] He subsequently gave performances of "Make 'Em Laugh" in "The Substitute", "Sing" from A Chorus Line in "Duets", "Valerie" in "Special Education", and the show's first dance solo in "A Night of Neglect". He was promoted from guest star to series regular for the third season.[20] He was given a major storyline in the third episode of the season, "Asian F," and performed "Cool" from West Side Story, his first solo song. On June 28, 2013, it was reported that Shum would not return as a regular on Glee's fifth season but would be a recurring guest star.[21]

Shum worked as both a choreographer and a dancer for the dance group The LXD.[22][23]

Shum has been featured in many productions of

reality competition television series Face Off.[27]

2015–2018: Shadowhunters and other films

In 2016, Shum appeared as the character Wei-Fang in the

YouTube Red original series from Wong Fu Productions and New Form Digital after starring in the original pilot in 2015. The first season of the series premiered on August 24, 2016, on Wong Fu Productions' Channel.[30]

Shum scored a primary role in the

E! People's Choice Awards for his role as Magnus Bane in Shadowhunters.[34]

Alongside his work in

Crazy Rich Asians.[35] Despite most of his scenes from the lattermost being cut due to the desire to focus on one romantic pairing, he appears briefly in a mid-credits scene, hinting at a romantic link to one of the characters, Astrid Leong-Teo.[36]

2019–present

In 2019, Shum appeared in 4 episodes of

HBO Max on August 7, 2021.[citation needed
]

Conspiracy thriller Broadcast Signal Intrusion, in which Shum starred and served as an executive producer,[37] premiered to critical acclaim at South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2021[38] and was released On Demand and in select theaters on October 22, 2021.[citation needed]

In March 2022, Shum appeared in a supporting role in the critically acclaimed

season 19 as surgical intern Dr. Benson "Blue" Kwan.[citation needed
]

Shum also turned to voiceover work. He made a guest appearance in the

Tomorrowverse, Legion of Super-Heroes.[46] Also, in 2023, he narrated the PBS Nature documentary The Hummingbird Effect.[citation needed
]

In 2024, Shum will portray a drag queen in the short Shimmer - Inspired by Eva Young, set to premiere at the Sun Valley Film Festival.[47]

Personal life

Shum began a relationship with actress and dancer Shelby Rabara in 2007.[48] The two were engaged in October 2013 while on vacation in Hawaii[49] and were married on November 22, 2015, in Costa Rica.[50][8] They have a daughter.[51]

According to Shum, his father currently lives in Costa Rica, and he regularly visits the nation. As well as stating the fact that his family has historically lived in Costa Rica, dating back at least 3 generations.[52]

Shum has stated that he identifies as being somewhat Latino. He said, "It's strange that I am full Chinese and born in a Latin country, but I love the fact that I was immersed in that culture at birth while maintaining my Chinese roots."[53]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 You Got Served Dancer
2007 Stomp the Yard Crew dancer
2008 The Onion Movie "Lollipop Love" dancer
Step Up 2: The Streets Cable
Center Stage: Turn It Up Club dancer
2010 Our Family Wedding Harry
The LXD: The Uprising Begins Elliot Hoo
Step Up 3D Cable
2011 3 Minutes Harry - Hunter #1 Short film
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Mike Chang Concert film
2012 White Frog Chaz Young
2014 Moms' Night Out Joey
Revenge of the Green Dragons Paul Wong
2015 Fire City: End of Days Frank
2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Wei-Fang
2018
Crazy Rich Asians
 		Charlie Wu
2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors Bao Yung
Burn Officer Liu
2020 All My Life Solomon Chau
2021 Broadcast Signal Intrusion James
Love Hard Owen Lin
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Chad
2023 Legion of Super-Heroes Brainiac 5 Voice[54][55]
2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Voice[54][56][57]
2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 Scott the Fire-Breathing Croc Voice[54]
2024 Shimmer - Inspired by Eva Young Dr. Ethan/Ai Mei Shimmer Short film[47]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Boston Public Fletcher Episode: "Chapter Sixty"
2005 Committed Chinese Delivery Guy Episode: "The Apartment Episode"
2007
High School Musical 2 Dance-Along
 		Dancer Television film; uncredited[citation needed]
Viva Laughlin Construction Dancer Episode: "Pilot"
2008 Zoey 101 Roy Episode: "Trading Places"
Rita Rocks Zack Episode: "Flirting with Disaster"
Greek Omega Chi Brother 3 episodes
iCarly Yûki Episode: "IGo to Japan"
2009–2015 Glee Mike Chang Recurring role (seasons 1–2, 5–6); main role (seasons 3–4)
2010–2011 The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers Elliot Hoo Miniseries
2013 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kuai Liang / Sub-Zero Web series; guest role
The Eric Andre Show Himself 1 episode
2014 Fake Off Himself Judge (season 2)
Caper Luke Washington Web series; main role
2016 Single by 30 Peter Ma Web series; main role
2016–2019 Shadowhunters Magnus Bane Main role
2019–2020 Tell Me a Story Brendan 4 episodes
2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Doc Hottie Episode: "Grandma & Chill"
2022 Step Into... The Movies Himself TV special; "Beauty and the Beast" dance sequence
2022–present Grey's Anatomy Dr. Benson "Blue" Kwan Main role (Season 19[58]–present)
2022 Star Trek: Lower Decks Rawda Voice, episode: "A Mathematically Perfect Redemption"
2023 Station 19 Dr. Benson "Blue" Kwan Episode: "We Build Then We Break"
2023 Blue Eye Samurai Takayoshi (voice) Recurring cast

Other

Year Title Role Notes
2016 ReCore Kai Brehn Video game[54]
2021 Christmas Delivery Felix Podcast series
2022 Echo Park James/Terrance Podcast series

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result
2010 Glee Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: Group (with cast) Nominated
Lesbian/Bi People's Choice Awards
 Favorite Music Duo or Group (with cast) Nominated
Gay People's Choice Awards
 Favorite Music Duo or Group (with cast) Won
2011 Glee Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: Group (with cast) Nominated
Himself East West Players Visionary Awards Breakout Performance Award Won
2012 Glee Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2013 Glee Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
Himself
Hawaii International Film Festival
 Rising Star of the Year Won
Remixed Streamy Awards Best Choreography Nominated
2016 Shadowhunters TV Scoop Awards TV Breakout Star – Male Won
MTV Fandom Awards Ship of the Year (shared with Matthew Daddario) Nominated
2017 Shadowhunters Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Summer Actor Nominated
Choice TV: Ship (shared with Matthew Daddario) Nominated
Choice TV: LipLock (shared with Matthew Daddario) Nominated
Bisexual Representation Award Best Bisexual Representation by a Supporting Character Male Won
2018 Shadowhunters TV Scoop Awards TV Best Drama Actor Nominated
TV Best Couple (shared with Matthew Daddario) Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Ship (shared with Matthew Daddario) Nominated
Bisexual Representation Award Best Bisexual Representation by a Supporting Character Male Won
People's Choice Award
 The Male TV Star of 2018 Won
2019 Shadowhunters Teen Choice Awards Choice Sci-Fi Fantasy TV Actor Nominated
TV Scoop Awards Best Performance Nominated
2023 Echo Park iHeart Podcast Awards Best Fiction Podcast Pending
Everything Everywhere All at Once Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won

Discography

Main article:
Glee discography

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