Top Asian Actors Under 40 to Watch for in Hollywood
by AsianTalentHollywood | created - 21 Jul 2014 | updated - 25 Dec 2022 | PublicJanuary 2023 Update
1. Mackenyu
Actor | One Piece
Mackenyu was born in Los Angeles, November 16, 1996, and is the son of actor, producer, director, and martial artist Shin'ichi Chiba. Growing up in Los Angeles, he appeared in a few films and TV shows while he was in school and had many interests that included learning to ride horseback, Kyokushin ...
Pacific Rim: Uprising; Tokyo Ghoul: 'S'; JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
2. Steven Yeun
Actor | Minari
Steven Yeun was born in Seoul, South Korea, to June and Je Yeun. His family first immigrated to Canada and stayed there for one year, and then moved to the U.S. He has a brother named Brian. He began acting while at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI, where he studied Psychology as a major (BS in ...
The Walking Dead
3. Alex Landi
Actor | Grey's Anatomy
Alex Landi is a half-Korean, half-Italian actor born in New York City. He is a main cast member on ABC's long-time hit show Grey's Anatomy playing the role of orthopedic surgeon Dr. Nico Kim. He likewise appears as Dr. Kim on crossover episodes with Grey's sister show Station 19. Notably, Landi is ...
Grey's Anatomy, Insatiable
4. Takayuki Suzuki
Actor | The Outsider
Takayuki Suzuki was born on February 21, 1990 in Kyoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for The Outsider (2018), The Taping (2019) and Safeguard (2020).
5. Henry Golding
Actor | Crazy Rich Asians
British-Malaysian television host, actor and model Henry Ewan Golding was born in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, to Margaret Likan and Clive Golding. His father is English and his mother is Malaysian. His mother is from the Iban people, an Indigenous group in Sarawak, and Henry completed the bejalai, ...
Crazy Rich Asian, The Gentlemen
6. Andrew Koji
Actor | Bullet Train
Born in 1987, Koji grew up in Epsom, Surrey. His father is Japanese and mother is English.
Studied film and theatre before travelling to Thailand and Japan, where he started work, taking on small acting jobs, working as a stunt man, editor and various odd jobs to pay the bills
Moved back to England ...
7. Manny Jacinto
Actor | The Good Place
Manuel Luis Jacinto is a Canadian actor born in the Philippines. After several small roles on television, his breakout role came starring as Jason Mendoza on the NBC sitcom The Good Place (2016-2020). He has appeared as Waring 'Wade' Espiritu in the Neo-noir thriller film Bad Times at the El Royale...
8. Riz Ahmed
Actor | Sound of Metal
Riz Ahmed (born 1 December 1982), also known by his stage name Riz MC and birth name Rizwan Ahmed, is a British Pakistani actor, rapper, and activist. As an actor, he has won one Emmy Award, out of two Emmy nominations, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, and three...
9. Simu Liu
Actor | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Simu is a Chinese-Canadian actor who won a Game Changer Award and People's Choice Award for his role as Shang-Chi in the Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Before his leading role in a Marvel movie, he played Jung Kim on the CBC sitcom Kim's Convenience (2016). He is ...
Shang-Chi
10. Young Mazino
Actor | Beef
Young is a Korean-American actor. While formally trained as a musician, he grew up with an interest in acting, dabbling in film & theater throughout his childhood and into college.
In 2014, Young moved to NYC to seriously pursue acting; after working on indie shorts and student films, he attended ...
11. Justin H. Min
Actor | After Yang
Justin Hong-Kee Min is an American actor. He began his acting career with roles in several Wong Fu productions. He plays Ben Hargreeves in the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy (2019-present). He is also known for playing the titular role in After Yang (2021). Min is a second-generation ...
12. Jin Xuan Mao
Actor | Le successeur
Jin Xuan Mao is known for The Successor (2023), Lost and Found (2019) and Emily in Paris (2020).
13. Brayden Maniago
Actor | Monster
Brayden Maniago is a Filipino-American born in Los Angeles. His interest in acting started at a very young age and he began acting in small roles and commercials as a kid. Homeschooled starting from the 5th grade, his parents encouraged his interest in acting and incorporated acting into his school...
15. Avan Jogia
Actor | Zombieland: Double Tap
Vancouver native, Avan Jogia landed his first acting role as Danny Araujo on the award-winning TV movie drama A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006), directed by Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland. Jogia followed up with a recurring role on the SyFy Channel hit series Caprica (2009) as well as ...
16. Ryan Potter
Actor | Big Hero 6
Ryan Potter is an actor, director, martial artist, and photographer. Ryan, though born in the United States, was raised in Tokyo until the age of seven.
Ryan got his start as the lead, "Mike Fukanaga" in Nickelodeon's "Supah Ninjas," (2011-2013) working with the legendary, George Takei, who played ...
17. Karan Brar
Actor | Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Best known for his role as 'Ravi Ross' on Disney Channel's hit series "Jessie" and its spinoff, "Bunk'd," Karan Brar is taking Hollywood by storm and seeking to break cultural barriers in the entertainment industry. He stars in "Bunk'd" on Disney Channel and 2018 will be a major year for Karan as ...
18. Charlit Dae
Actor | The Immortal Wars
Charlit Dae is known for The Immortal Wars (2017), Hush Up Sweet Charlotte (2015) and The Assignment (2017).
19. Charles Melton
Actor | May December
Charles Melton was born on January 4, 1991 in Juneau, Alaska, USA. He is an actor, known for May December (2023), Riverdale (2017) and The Sun Is Also a Star (2019).
Riverdale
20. Ludi Lin
Actor | Power Rangers
Ludi Lin is a unique actor striding Hollywood and China and one of the most outspoken voices in Asian Representation in Hollywood. Being born in China, he received his education and enculturation in many different countries around the world. Rather than deciding to be an actor, he feels he simply ...
21. Lewis Tan
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Lewis Tan is a half Chinese half English, film, television and theatre actor. He played as the series regular Gaius Chau on season three of AMC's "Into The Badlands" ; Lu Xin Lee on Netflix's first Asian American original series "Wu Assassins" and many films including the record breaking Marvel ...
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