Brandon Soo Hoo

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Brandon Soo Hoo
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Soo Hoo at the 2017 WonderCon
Born (1995-11-02) November 2, 1995 (age 30)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, martial artist
Years active2007–present

Brandon Soo Hoo (born November 2, 1995) is an American actor and martial artist. He is known for playing Tran in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder and for his series regular role on the Cartoon Network sketch comedy series Incredible Crew . Soo Hoo played Scott Fuller on the El Rey Network horror-drama series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series , based on the film of the same name.

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Early life

Brandon Soo Hoo was born in Pasadena, California on November 2, 1995. He is of Chinese descent. [1]

Career

Brandon began his acting career at the age of 10, when he was featured in television advertisements for Toys "R" Us, Land Rover, and ExxonMobil. In 2007, he had a minor role on Sesame Street . Soo Hoo made his feature film debut in Ben Stiller's comedy film Tropic Thunder (2008), playing the role of Tran, a young leader of the Flaming Dragon gang; he won a Young Artist Award for his performance. In 2009, he portrayed Young Storm Shadow in the action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , and was again nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance.

Soo Hoo guest starred on the NBC comedy series My Name is Earl and the Fox sitcom 'Til Death . In 2010, he had guest starring role on NBC's comedy series Community . Soo Hoo then had a recurring role as Connor on Nickelodeon's Supah Ninjas . In 2013, he co-starred as Fly Molo in the science fiction film Ender's Game , alongside Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, and Asa Butterfield. [2] Soo Hoo was then part of the regular cast of the Cartoon Network sketch comedy series Incredible Crew , created by Nick Cannon.

From 2014 to 2016, he starred as Scott Fuller on the El Rey Network horror-drama series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series , a television adaptation of Robert Rodriguez's film of the same name. [3] In 2015, he starred as Seth in the film Everything Before Us . In 2016, he provided the voice of Garfield Logan / Beast Boy in the DC Comics animated direct-to-video film Justice League vs. Teen Titans . [4]

In September 2018, he appeared in a Wong Fu Production video "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 the Netflix animated series Mech Cadets . [9] [10] [11] He voiced the protagonist in the 2024 Paramount+ animated film The Tiger's Apprentice. [12]

Personal life

Soo Hoo is a practitioner of multiple forms of martial arts. He is a black belt in taekwondo and has trained in kung fu (Wing Chun, Wushu and Southern Fist), Muay Thai and karate. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2008 Tropic Thunder Tran
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Young Storm 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 BoyVoice role
2021 Music Tanner [13]
2021 Let Us In Luke
2021The Disappearance of Mrs. WuBen Wu
2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Tom LeeVoice role [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Sesame Street Bicycle BoyEpisode: "Grouch News Network!"
2008 My Name Is Earl DennisEpisode: "Joy in a Bubble"
2009 'Til Death ErnieEpisode: "The Ex-Factor"
2010 Community Abed's ChangEpisode: "Communication Studies"
2010Everyday KidMike OhTelevision film
2011–13 Supah Ninjas ConnorRecurring role; 8 episodes
2011 Workaholics Punk KidEpisode: "Piss & Shit"
2012–13 Incredible Crew Various rolesMain role; 13 episodes
2013 Instant Mom OwenEpisode: "Not a Date"
2014 Terry the Tomboy Napkin RapkinTelevision film
2014–2016 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Scott FullerMain role; 20 episodes
2017 Teen Wolf JiangEpisode: "Pressure Test"
2019–2020 PEN15 Andy Kim2 episodes
2023–present Mech Cadets Stanford YuLead role; Voice role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
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 Peloso and Jeremy Shada)Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor Supah Ninjas Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film FestivalBest New Actor- Narrative Feature Everything Before Us (with Anthony Ma for Love Arcadia)Won
2019Chinese American Film FestivalBest Short FilmOur Home Here(with Summer Xinlei Yang, Angela Chen, Michal Wronski and Dianne Doan)Nominated
2020Queens World Film FestivalBest Narrative ShortNominated
Asians On Film FestivalBest ActorWon

References

  1. 1 2 Bhatia, Gurvinder (2024-08-15). "In conversation with Brandon Soo Hoo". Quench Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  2. ↑ "Ben Kingsley Joins Cast Of 'Ender's Game'". Deadline Hollywood . January 31, 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ "El Rey's 'From Dusk Till Dawn' Rounds Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. November 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ Sands, Rich (January 18, 2016). "Roll Call: Meet the Cast of Justice League vs. Teen Titans". TVInsider.com.
  5. ↑ Wong Fu Productions (2018-09-19). Asian Bachelorette 2 . Retrieved 2024-08-23– via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Cox, Trevor (2024-03-25). "Brandon Soo Hoo discusses Asian representation in animated film 'The Tiger's Apprentice'". wthr.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  7. ↑ "Athleisure Mag #99 Mar Issue | Discipline & Drive Brandon Soo Hoo". Athleisure Mag. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-08-23– via Issuu.
  8. ↑ "Instagram Reel". www.instagram.com. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  9. ↑ "Mech Cadets (2023)". Rotten Tomatoes. August 10, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ Aquino, Steven (2023-08-10). "Having A Disability Is Just Part Of Living Life In New Netflix Animated Series 'Mech Cadets'". Forbes. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ Hobbs, Meredith; Coons (August 9, 2023). "Mech Cadets review: Netflix brings comics series to the small screen". AV Club. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  12. 1 2 Chew, Erin (2024-02-13). "'The Tiger's Apprentice' is a fun story about identity/ friendships". AsAmNews. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  13. ↑ "Music - Alamode Filmverleih". www.alamodefilm.de. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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