Ricky He

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Ricky He
Ricky He on The Movie Blog.jpg
He in 2024
Education University of British Columbia
Occupation Actor
Years active2016present
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

Ricky He is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Kenny Liu in the MGM+ horror series From . [1]

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Early life

After studying psychology for three years at UBC, [2] he left university to pursue a career in acting. [3]

Career

On television, Ricky has appeared on The CW's The Flash , Fox's Wayward Pines , Freeform's Beyond , CBC's The Romeo Section , NBC's Trial & Error , ABC’s The Good Doctor and Syfy's The Magicians . He has also appeared in the television films Christmas Solo (2017), A Gift to Remember (2017), Looks like Christmas (2016), and Blurt (2018).

Filmography

Ricky He film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Scene StudyStudentShort film
2019Grandma's 80th BirthdayRyanShort film
2020 A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting Jespar Huang
2021 A Cinderella Story: Starstruck KennyDirect-to-video
2025Worth the WaitBlake
Ricky He television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Second Chance Chinese Teen BoyEpisode: "When You Have to Go There, They Have to Take You In"
2016 The Flash Patron #1Episode: "Trajectory"
2016 Wayward Pines Puking ResidentEpisode: "City Upon a Hill"
2016Looks Like ChristmasPizza Delivery GuyTelevision film
2016 The Romeo Section PA #2Episode: "Final Measures"
2017 The Magicians First Year StudentEpisodes: "Hotel Spa Potions", "First Year Student"
2017A Gift to RememberJoshTelevision film
2017Christmas SoloHenryTelevision film
2018BlurtChess Club PresidentTelevision film
2018 Beyond Orderly #2Episode: "I Scream, You Scream"
2018 Trial & Error TylerRecurring role, 5 episodes
2018 Freaky Friday Adam Disney Channel Original Movie
2018 No One Would Tell GusTelevision film
2018–2020 The Good Doctor Kellan Park6 episodes
2018 A Million Little Things DonEpisode: "Band of Dads"
2018 Arrow TonyEpisode: "Inmate 4587"
2021Warming up to YouMattTelevision film
2022–present From Kenny LiuMain role
Ricky He video game roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Immortals Fenyx Rising: Myths of the Eastern Realm Ku [4]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResultRef
2018 Leo Awards Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Television MovieChristmas SoloNominated [5]
2018UBCP/ACTRA Awards, VancouverBest Emerging PerformerA Song for ChristmasNominated
2019Leo AwardsBest Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series The Good Doctor (for "Quarantine: Part 1")Nominated [6]
2023Leo AwardsBest Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series From Won

References

  1. Nguyen, Hanh (2018-08-11). "'Freaky Friday' Review: Disney Channel's Infectiously Charming Musical Reboot Is a New Instant Classic". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. "Ricky He didn't get the role he auditioned for. Then, he was asked to read for the romantic lead". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  3. Lauf, Jordan. "Why This 'Freaky Friday' Star Thought He'd Play The Best Friend, Not The Romantic Lead". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. "Ricky He (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  5. "Leo Awards, 2018 Nominees by Name". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  6. "2019 LEO AWARDS, Nominees & Winners by Name". Leo Awards . Retrieved March 21, 2010.