Ian Chen (; was born on 7 September 2006) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Evan Huang in the

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sitcom ''

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'' (2015–2020) and Eugene Choi in the

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films '' Shazam!'' (2019) and ''

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'' (2023).

Personal life

Ian Chen was born to a

Taiwanese American Taiwanese Americans (traditional Chinese, Chinese: 臺灣裔美國人; pinyin: ''Táiwān yì měiguó rén''; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ''Tâi-Bí-jîn'') are Americans of Taiwanese people, Taiwanese ancestry, including American-born descendants of migrant ...

immigrant family in

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. He has a younger brother named Max and both are fluent in

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. He has shown enthusiasm for video games. Chen also sings and plays guitar in a band, and is an

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enthusiast. He graduated from Arcadia High School in 2024, and currently attends

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Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

Chen was ranked #1 in "The Best Asian Actors Under 25 In 2022" on Ranker by its visitors. Chen was named one of Hollywood's Top 30 Stars Under Age 18 by The Hollywood Reporter in 2018 and 2019. Chen was ranked #3 in ''Entertainment Weekly''s "12 Under 12: The Best Child Actors of 2015", behind

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and

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Appearances

In November 2016, Chen opened the "FASO Goes Pops!" orchestra concert with a performance of the young Michael Jackson hit, "Ben." In June 2016, he starred as the main character in

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's music video "Into You".

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Ian 2006 births American male television actors American male voice actors American male film actors American male actors of Chinese descent Living people Male actors from Los Angeles American male child actors American actors of Taiwanese descent