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

Early life

Huynh was born in

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, Canada, briefly studied at the

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focusing on a major in theater and a minor in film studies. Huynh continues to study with acting coach Marjorie Ballentine and Terry Knickerbocker.David Huynh - Official Site - Bio, http://www.david-huynh.com/bio.html

Career

Huynh has appeared on TV shows such as '' ER'' (as Leo), ''

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'' (as Billy Takahashi, as the son of Ray Takahashi, played by Ian Anthony Dale) and ''

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'' (as Frankie Jones, opposite Jessika Van who plays Stacey Tan), '' Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'' and '' 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 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival for Outstanding Newcomer and Best Emerging Actor for his performance in Juwan Chung's ''

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'', 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'' (201

which won a Special Jury Award for Best First Feature, Narrative, at the 2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival., 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

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and written by and starring ''Baby'' co-star Feodor Chin, who plays the antagonist, "Pistol Pete." 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'', for which he was named "Best Actor in A Play" at the 20th Annual Ticket Holder Awards of 2010 and as a Best Featured Performance on Theater Critic Don Grigware's "The Best in Los Angeles Theater 2010", and starred at The Colony Theater as "Vuthy" in

Michael Golamco Michael Golamco is an American playwright and screenwriter for film and television. He is of Filipino and Chinese American descent. Plays ''Achievers'' ''Achievers'' (2001) was Golamco's first full-length play, and was read publicly in New York ...

's play ''Year Zero''.Colony Theater Presents: Year Zero, http://colonytheatre.org/shows/yearZero.html In 2021, Huynh portrayed CJ Lam throughout season 4 of '' The Sinner''.

Filmography

References

External links

David Huynh's Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huynh, David 1983 births Living people Canadian male actors of Vietnamese descent Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of Vietnamese descent Male actors from Vancouver