Michael Hsu Rosen

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Michael Hsu Rosen
Born
New York City, New York, United States
EducationYale University
School of American Ballet
Professional Children's School

Michael Hsu Rosen is an American actor and dancer best known for his roles as Jayden and Nabil in the Netflix series Pretty Smart and Tiny Pretty Things , respectively. Rosen also starred in the Broadway revivals of Torch Song and West Side Story .

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Early life and education

Rosen was born and raised in New York City on the Upper West Side. [1] He attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School, as well as the Professional Children's School. He trained for nine years at the School of American Ballet and matriculated at Yale University before withdrawing to pursue acting full-time. [2]

Career

While in high school, Rosen performed with the New York City Ballet and made his Broadway debut at seventeen in the 2009 revival of West Side Story . [3] He later returned to Broadway in revivals of On the Town and Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song . [4] [5] [6]

Rosen has guest starred in such television shows as Jessica Jones , Monsterland , and The Good Doctor as well as earned main roles in Netflix's Tiny Pretty Things and Pretty Smart . [7] [8] [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004The Empty BuildingChild DancerShort film
2012Food of LoveOscarShort film
2017Dating My MotherKhris
2019 Lavender AndyShort film
2019In This LifeDancer - Act 3Short film
2019 After Class Deacon
2020Nora HighlandMark
2023 Daughter of the Bride Mike
TBDListenOshri Azula

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Taxi Brooklyn DiegoEpisode: "Black Widow"
2015 Live from Lincoln Center PerformerEpisode: "Sinatra: Voice for a Century"
2016 Looking JimmyTV movie
2019 Jessica Jones Laurent Lyonne2 episodes
2020 Monsterland Josh HammondEpisode: "New York, New York"
2020 Tiny Pretty Things NabilMain role
2021 The Good Doctor LeoEpisode: "Spilled Milk"
2021 Pretty Smart JaydenMain role
2023 Glamorous BenMain role

Stage

Broadway

YearTitleRoleCompany / Director
2009–2011 West Side Story Chino2009 Broadway Revival / Arthur Laurents
2014–2015 On the Town Ensemble, u/s Gabey2014 Broadway Revival / John Rando
2018–2019 Torch Song Alan2018 Broadway Revival / Moisés Kaufman

Off-Broadway

TitleRoleTheaterDirector
Do I Hear a Waltz? Vito di RossiNew York City CenterEvan Cabnet
DotFidelVineyard TheatreSusan Stroman
Nikolai and the OthersNicholas MagallanesLincoln CenterDavid Cromer

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