Ethan Dizon

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Ethan Dizon
Born
Ethan C. Dizon

2002 (2002) (age 22)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2008–Current
Notable work The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

Ethan C. Dizon is an American actor, best known for playing Pete in The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete . His most recent role was the character Brian "Tiny" McKeever, Peter Parker's classmate in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Spider-Man: Homecoming and Avengers: Infinity War .

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Early life

Ethan C. Dizon was born in 2002 in Los Angeles, California, to an American mother of Chinese descent and a Filipino father. [1] He is the great-grandson of well-known World War II veteran and U.S. postmaster Lim Poon Lee, and the grand-nephew of Chinese actress Chow Kwun-Ling. His mother is actress Corinne Chooey, and his two younger brothers are also actors. [1]

Career

In 2008, Dizon made his acting debut in the CBS comedy series How I Met Your Mother . [1] He played a guest role in the series 'Til Death in 2009, and in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy in 2012. He also played the title role in the short film Paulie. [1]

In 2013, Dizon starred as Pete in the drama The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete along with Skylan Brooks, Anthony Mackie and Jennifer Hudson; the film was directed by George Tillman Jr. [2] The film was released on October 11, 2013 by Lionsgate Entertainment, and Dizon was highly praised by media and film critics. [2] [3] [4] He also played the role of Ricky Irvine in the comedy-drama Bad Words .

Dizon played the role of Kwan in the comedy Get a Job , which was released in 2016. [1]

In 2018, he attended the intensive California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) as both a theater major and a member of Studio 5. While he has not acted since, except for a new production of Sammy Joins the Mafia mounted via Zoom, he is still active in the industry and looking for new roles.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Bad MomRodTV film, first roles
2012Prodigy BullyHugo KimTV film
PauliePaulieShort film
2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Pete
Bad Words Ricky Irvine
2015Table 58KidTV film
2016 Get a Job Kwan
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Brian "Tiny" McKeever
2018 Avengers: Infinity War Most recent role
2022 Spider-Man: No Way Home Extended cut of 2021 film; archive footage: post-credits scene [5]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–2009 How I Met Your Mother Ben2 episodes
2009 'Til Death Chung He1 episode
2012 Grey's Anatomy Sean1 episode
2013 Sullivan & Son Quan1 episode
2013 Awkward The Accountant2 episodes
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself – Guest2 episodes
Made in Hollywood Himself1 episode
2014 Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street Zao1 episode
About a Boy Boy #31 episode
The League Classmate #11 episode
2015 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Dougie1 episode
2018 American Housewife Zhang Tao1 episode

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