Brandon Soo Hoo(born November 2, 1995) is an American actor and martial artist. He is known for playing Tran in the 2008 filmTropic Thunderand for his series regular role on theCartoon Networksketch comedy seriesIncredible Crew.Soo Hoo played Scott Fuller on theEl Rey Networkhorror-drama seriesFrom Dusk till Dawn: The Series,based on thefilm of the same name.
Brandon Soo Hoo | |
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 Soo Hoo at the 2017WonderCon | |
| Born | November 2, 1995 Pasadena, California,U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, martial artist |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Early life
editBrandon Soo Hoo was born inPasadena, Californiaon November 2, 1995. He is of Chinese descent.[1]
Career
editBrandon began his acting career at the age of 10, when he was featured intelevision advertisementsforToys "R" Us,Land Rover,andExxonMobil.In 2007, he had a minor role onSesame Street.Soo Hoo made his feature film debut inBen Stiller's comedy filmTropic Thunder(2008), playing the role of Tran, a young leader of the Flaming Dragon gang; he won aYoung Artist Awardfor his performance. In 2009, he portrayed YoungStorm Shadowin the action filmG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,and was again nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance.
Soo Hoo guest starred on theNBCcomedy seriesMy Name is Earland theFoxsitcom'Til Death.In 2010, he had guest starring role on NBC's comedy seriesCommunity.Soo Hoo then had a recurring role as Connor onNickelodeon'sSupah Ninjas.In 2013, he co-starred as Fly Molo in the science fiction filmEnder's Game,alongsideHarrison Ford,Ben Kingsley,andAsa Butterfield.[2]Soo Hoo was then part of the regular cast of theCartoon Networksketch comedy seriesIncredible Crew,created byNick Cannon.
From 2014 to 2016, he starred as Scott Fuller on theEl Rey Networkhorror-drama seriesFrom Dusk till Dawn: The Series,a television adaptation ofRobert Rodriguez's film of the same name.[3]In 2015, he starred as Seth in the filmEverything Before Us.In 2016, he provided the voice ofGarfield Logan / Beast Boyin theDC Comicsanimateddirect-to-videofilmJustice League vs. Teen Titans.[4]
In September 2018, he appeared in aWong Fu Productionvideo "Asian Bachelorette 2", a sequel to "Asian Bachelorette".[5]
In 2022, Soo Hoo co-founded Staxs Grill, a burger restaurant in Cambodia.[6][7][8]
In 2023, Soo Hoo was cast to play the lead role in theNetflixanimated seriesMech Cadets.[9][10][11]He voiced the protagonist in the 2024Paramount+animated filmThe Tiger's Apprentice.[12]
Personal life
editSoo Hoo is a practitioner of multiple forms ofmartial arts.He is ablack beltintaekwondoand has trained inkung fu(Wing Chun,WushuandSouthern Fist),Muay Thaiandkarate.[1]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Tran | ||
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | YoungStorm Shadow | ||
| 2013 | Ender's Game | Fly Molo | ||
| 2015 | Everything Before Us | Seth | ||
| 2016 | Justice League vs. Teen Titans | Beast Boy | Voice role | |
| 2016 | Bedeviled | Dan | ||
| 2017 | Teen Titans: The Judas Contract | Beast Boy | Voice role | |
| 2021 | Music | Tanner | [13] | |
| 2021 | Let Us In | Luke | ||
| 2021 | The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu | Ben Wu | ||
| 2024 | The Tiger's Apprentice | Tom Lee | Voice role | [12] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sesame Street | Bicycle Boy | Episode: "Grouch News Network!" |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Dennis | Episode: "Joy in a Bubble" |
| 2009 | 'Til Death | Ernie | Episode: "The Ex-Factor" |
| 2010 | Community | Abed's Chang | Episode: "Communication Studies" |
| 2010 | Everyday Kid | Mike Oh | Television film |
| 2011–13 | Supah Ninjas | Connor | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Workaholics | Punk Kid | Episode: "Piss & Shit" |
| 2012–13 | Incredible Crew | Various roles | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2013 | Instant Mom | Owen | Episode: "Not a Date" |
| 2014 | Terry the Tomboy | Napkin Rapkin | Television film |
| 2014–2016 | From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | Scott Fuller | Main role; 20 episodes |
| 2017 | Teen Wolf | Jiang | Episode: "Pressure Test" |
| 2019–2020 | PEN15 | Andy Kim | 2 episodes |
| 2023–present | Mech Cadets | Stanford Yu | Lead role; Voice role |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Tropic Thunder | Won | |
| 2010 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 | Community | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor | Supah Ninjas | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 | Workaholics | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series | Incredible Crew(with Shauna Case,Shameik Moore,Tristan Pasterick,Chanelle PelosoandJeremy Shada) | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor | Supah Ninjas | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival | Best New Actor- Narrative Feature | Everything Before Us(with Anthony Ma forLove Arcadia) | Won | |
| 2019 | Chinese American Film Festival | Best Short Film | Our Home Here(with Summer Xinlei Yang, Angela Chen, Michal Wronski andDianne Doan) | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Queens World Film Festival | Best Narrative Short | Nominated | ||
| Asians On Film Festival | Best Actor | Won |
References
edit- ^abBhatia, Gurvinder (2024-08-15)."In conversation with Brandon Soo Hoo".Quench Magazine.Retrieved2024-08-22.
- ^"Ben Kingsley Joins Cast Of 'Ender's Game'".Deadline Hollywood.January 31, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon August 14, 2014.
- ^"El Rey's 'From Dusk Till Dawn' Rounds Out Cast".Deadline Hollywood.November 15, 2013.
- ^Sands, Rich (January 18, 2016)."Roll Call: Meet the Cast of Justice League vs. Teen Titans".TVInsider.
- ^Wong Fu Productions (2018-09-19).Asian Bachelorette 2.Retrieved2024-08-23– via YouTube.
- ^Cox, Trevor (2024-03-25)."Brandon Soo Hoo discusses Asian representation in animated film 'The Tiger's Apprentice'".wthr.Retrieved2024-08-23.
- ^"Athleisure Mag #99 Mar Issue | Discipline & Drive Brandon Soo Hoo".Athleisure Mag.2024-03-29.Retrieved2024-08-23– via Issuu.
- ^"Instagram Reel".instagram.2022-10-21.Retrieved2024-08-23.
- ^"Mech Cadets (2023)".Rotten Tomatoes. August 10, 2023.RetrievedOctober 7,2023.
- ^Aquino, Steven (2023-08-10)."Having A Disability Is Just Part Of Living Life In New Netflix Animated Series 'Mech Cadets'".Forbes.RetrievedOctober 7,2023.
- ^Hobbs, Meredith; Coons (August 9, 2023)."Mech Cadets review: Netflix brings comics series to the small screen".AV Club.RetrievedOctober 7,2023.
- ^abChew, Erin (2024-02-13)."'The Tiger's Apprentice' is a fun story about identity/ friendships ".AsAmNews.Retrieved2024-08-22.
- ^"Music - Alamode Filmverleih".alamodefilm.de.Archived fromthe originalon January 4, 2021.Retrieved2020-12-20.