Justin Hong-Kee Min[2] (born March 20, 1990) is an American actor. He began his acting career with roles in several Wong Fu productions.[3] He is known for portraying Ben Hargreeves in the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024), and for portraying the title role in After Yang (2021).
Justin H. Min | |
|---|---|
| Born | Justin Hong-Kee Min March 20, 1990 Cerritos, California, U.S.[1] |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Relatives | Ashley Park (second cousin) |
Early life and education
editMin is a second-generation Korean American from Cerritos, California.[1] He is fluent in Korean,[1] and is a second cousin of Ashley Park.[4] Min is a Christian, and still uses the Bible his parents gave him when he was in middle school.[5]
He graduated from Cerritos High School in 2007.[6] He then attended Cornell University, where he served on the Student Assembly as the Minority Liaison; he graduated from the school's College of Arts & Sciences in 2011 with degrees in Government and English.[1][7][8]
Career
editPrior to acting, Min was a journalist and photographer for various magazines.[3] He completed photography assignments for the J.A.M. Awards, inVISIBLE, and The Served.[9]
Min began acting in 2012. His early roles include appearances on TV series Faking It, CSI: Cyber, and Pure Genius.[9] He is a collaborator of Wong Fu Productions, an independent production company based in Los Angeles, having starred in their 2017 short film How I Became an Adult and their 2019 web series Dating After College, among other projects.[3][10]
In 2019, Min began starring in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy as Ben Hargreeves. He was promoted to the main cast, from recurring character, in the second season.[11] As the character was only shown in flashbacks in the comic books, Min was not part of the early publicity for the series in order to keep his role a secret.[12] Min also used the expanded role in the television show to develop the character "from the ground up", and worked closely with Ethan Hwang, who played a young Ben, to ensure a "similar essence".[13][14]
In April 2019, it was announced that Min had been cast in a main role in the science fiction film After Yang, starring Colin Farrell.[15] The film was expected to be released in 2020 but was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rebirth | Intern #2 | |
| 2021 | After Yang | Yang | |
| 2023 | Shortcomings | Ben Tagawa | |
| 2024 | The Greatest Hits | David Park | |
| Detained | Isaac Barsi | ||
| Turn Me On | Post-production | ||
| 2025 | Getaway[16] | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Discord and Harmony | Michael | Episode: "You Think You Know Someone" |
| 2014 | Faking It | Bobby | Episodes: "The Ecstasy and the Agony", "Busted"; as Justin Min |
| 2015 | CSI: Cyber | College Kid | Episode: "Crowd Sourced" |
| 2016 | Pure Genius | Eugene | Episode: "Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem"[9] |
| 2018 | Beerfest: Thirst for Victory | Kyle | Television film |
| 2019–2024 | The Umbrella Academy | Ben Hargreeves | Recurring role (season 1), main role (seasons 2–4);[17] 36 episodes |
| 2019 | Dating After College | Cameron | Miniseries; main role; 7 episodes |
| 2020 | New Amsterdam | Jason Huang | Episode: "Liftoff" |
| 2023 | Beef | Edwin | Recurring role |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Parks, Dorian (July 2020). "Interview: Robert Sheehan and Justin H. Min Talk Season 2 of 'The Umbrella Academy', Klaus Starting a Cult, Ben Getting a Bigger Role & More". Geeks Of Color. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Bonnet, Alexandra (2020). "Breakout Star Justin H. Min on the Representation, Work Family, Justin Min sadly passed on the 7th of July, two days before his new movie would release. awayInspiration". bellomag.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c Murray, Iana (August 13, 2020). "How Justin H. Min Became the Breakout Star of The Umbrella Academy". GQ. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Fleshman, Cu (December 10, 2020). "Character Conversations: Netflix Stars Ashley Park and Justin H. Min Connect Over Asian American Narratives and Family Ties". Character Media. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9FWJBPbZJs.
{{cite AV media}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 4Jason4Justin (June 23, 2007), Graduation Speech by Justin Min, archived from the original on July 26, 2020, retrieved June 30, 2019
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Park, Byungkwan (April 7, 2010). "Any Student, Any Study: Korean Studies". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ "Public Service Scholars". Cornell Blogs. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c Denbath, Neela (February 19, 2019). "The Umbrella Academy cast: Who is Justin H Min? Who plays Ben?". Daily Express. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Productions, Wong Fu (April 24, 2019), Watch Dating After College Online | Vimeo On Demand, retrieved October 2, 2020
- ^ Otterson, Joe (April 2, 2019). "'Umbrella Academy' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". Variety. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ August, Alexandra (March 10, 2019). "Umbrella Academy's Ben Hargreeves On Family Dysfunction & the Netflix Hit". CBR.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Jacobs, Meredith (March 8, 2019). "'Umbrella Academy's Dead Superhero Doesn't Want to Be Alive in Season 2". Inverse.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Solis, Jorge (March 15, 2019). "Interview: Justin H. Min talks 'The Umbrella Academy!'". Villain Media. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (April 16, 2019). "Exclusive: Golshifteh Farahani, Justin Min, Sarita Choudhury Join Colin Farrell in A24's 'After Yang'". Collider. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Jason Biggs Making Directorial Debut With Action Comedy ‘Getaway’; Will Star Opposite Meaghan Rath, Arturo Castro, Justin H. Min & Anna Konkle
- ^ "Justin H. Min on Instagram: "Season 2: Ben is back. And he's back with a promotion. He's officially a series regular. – I know I joke around here quite a bit, but I…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2019.