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Ke Huy Quan

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ke Huy Quan
Academy Award® nominees Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu star in #AmericanBornChinese, an Original series, streaming May 24 only on #DisneyPlus.
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Ke Huy Quan, also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is a Vietnamese born Chinese-American actor and stunt choreographer. Quan played Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Data in The Goonies (1985). In 1990 and 1991, he co-starred as Jasper Kwong in the sitcom Head of the Class over two seasons. Quan stopped acting due to a lack of opportunity in the late 1990s, when he received his film degree from USC School of Cinematic Arts. He went on to work as a stunt coordinator and assistant director. He returned to acting as Waymond Wang in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), a role for which he received critical acclaim, and which earned him an Academy Award for best supporting actor.
BornAugust 20, 1971
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BornAugust 20, 1971
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 70 wins & 15 nominations total

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Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
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Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu
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Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)
Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)
Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)
Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Anne Ramsey, Jeff Cohen, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)
Robin Givens, Brian Robbins, Billy Connolly, Michael DeLorenzo, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje, Lara Piper, Rain Pryor, Ke Huy Quan, Kimberly Russell, Dan Schneider, and De'voreaux White in Head of the Class (1986)

Known for

Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, James Hong, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
7.9
  • Waymond Wang
  • 2022
Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.5
  • Short Round
  • 1984
Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies
7.7
  • Data
  • 1985
Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
X-Men
7.3
  • Additional Crew(as Jonathan Ke Quan, Mr. Yuen, uncredited)
  • 2000

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  • The Electric State
    • (voice)
    • Post-production
  • Owen Wilson, Tara Strong, Tom Hiddleston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Wunmi Mosaku in Loki (2021)
    Loki
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • American Born Chinese (2023)
    American Born Chinese
    • Freddy Wong
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, James Hong, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
    Everything Everywhere All at Once
    • Waymond Wang
    • 2022
  • Owen Vaccaro, Alex Aiono, Lindsay Watson, and Kea Peahu in Finding 'Ohana (2021)
    Finding 'Ohana
    • George Phan
    • 2021
  • Ekin Cheng and Cecilia Cheung in Second Time Around (2002)
    Second Time Around
    • Sing Wong (as Jonathan Ke Quan)
    • 2002
  • Ke Huy Quan in Red Pirate (1997)
    Red Pirate
    • (as Ko-Wei Kuan)
    • 1997
  • The Big Eunuch and the Little Carpenter (1993)
    The Big Eunuch and the Little Carpenter
    • Ba, Da-Jia
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1993
  • Brendan Fraser in Encino Man (1992)
    Encino Man
    • Kim (as Jonathan Quan)
    • 1992
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    Tales from the Crypt
    • Josh (as Jonathan Quan)
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Robin Givens, Brian Robbins, Dan Frischman, Khrystyne Haje, Howard Hesseman, and Dan Schneider in Head of the Class (1986)
    Head of the Class
    • Jasper Kwong (as Jonathan Ke Quan)
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1991
  • Bolo Yeung in Breathing Fire (1991)
    Breathing Fire
    • Charlie Moore (as Jonathan Ke Quan)
    • 1991
  • Elliott Gould, Natasha Bobo, Scott Grimes, Katie O'Neill, Ke Huy Quan, and Dee Wallace in Nothing Is Easy (1986)
    Nothing Is Easy
    • Sam (as Jonathan Ke Quan)
    • TV Series
    • 1986–1987
  • Passenger: Sugisarishi hibi (1987)
    Passenger: Sugisarishi hibi
    • Rick
    • 1987
  • Cyndi Lauper in Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (1985)
    Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough
    • Data (uncredited)
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (Part 2) (1985)
    Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (Part 2)
    • Data (uncredited)
    • Music Video
    • 1985

Additional Crew

  • Kiran in The One (2001)
    The One
    • assistant: Mr. Yuen (as Jonathan Ke Quan)
    • 2001
  • Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
    X-Men
    • assistant fight choreographer
    • translator: Mr. Yuen (as Jonathan Ke Quan, uncredited)
    • 2000

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • 2046 (2004)
    2046
    • assistant director
    • 2004
  • Kiran in The One (2001)
    The One
    • assistant director to the action choreography (uncredited)
    • 2001

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The Return of Ke Huy Quan
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The Return of Ke Huy Quan
Oscars 2023 Best Supporting Actor Nominees
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Oscars 2023 Best Supporting Actor Nominees
When "Loki" Met 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'
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When "Loki" Met 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'
'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Stars Answer Burning Questions
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'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Stars Answer Burning Questions
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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Instagram
  • Alternative names
    • Huy Quan Ke
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • August 20, 1971
    • Saigon, Vietnam
  • Relatives
      Sibling(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Cyndi Lauper music video "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" (from the film "The Goonies")
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    When phoning his mother during the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) movie shoot, he referred to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg as bearded man 1 and bearded man 2.
  • Quotes
    [on entertainment lawyer Jeff Cohen, his co-star from The Goonies and legal representative] We'll be friends for life. He's my Goonies brother. In fact, my [Everything Everywhere All at Once] producer told me a really funny story the other day. He said never in his life did he think that he would have to talk to Chunk to get Data to be in his movie. I thought that was hilarious.
  • Nickname
    • Jonathan

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