Harry Shum Jr. Biography
Harry Shum Jr. is a Costa Rican-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox television series Glee (2009-15) and Benson Kwan on Grey’s Anatomy (ABC). In the film ‘You Got Served,’ he made his big-screen debut as a dancer.
How old is Harry Shum Jr.?- Age
Shum Jr. was born on April 28, 1982, in Puerto Limón, Costa Rica, he is 41 years old as of April 2023.
Harry Shum Jr. Height
Shum stands at a height of 5’11” (180 cm), tall.
Harry Shum Jr. Family- Parents
Jr. was born into a wealthy Chinese business family in Puerto Limón, Costa Rica. His mother is from Hong Kong, and his father is from the Chinese city of Guangzhou. He was the youngest of three children in his family.
Harry Shum Jr.’s Wife
In 2006, Shum started dating dancer and actress Shelby Rabara. The couple was hitched on November 22, 2015, in Costa Rica after becoming engaged in October 2013, while they were on holiday in Hawaii. The couple has a daughter.
Harry Shum Jr. Career
2003’s “Boston Public” episode featured Harry in a supporting role. He made his big-screen debut as a dancer in the movie “You Got Served” the following year. Later, he had small appearances in the movies “Stomp the Yard,” “Viva Laughlin,” and the television shows “Zoey 101” and “Viva.” He was cast in the supporting character of “Cable” in the movie “Step Up 2: The Streets” in 2008, and he later appeared in a part quite similar to it in “Center Stage: Turn it Up.” He made an appearance as “Zack” in the “Rita Rocks” episode “Flirting with Disaster” in 2008. At the time, it was the most significant part of his acting career and it helped him stand out to influential business figures.
He was given a brief part in the 2008 musical drama film “The American Mall,” produced by MTV. The ‘High School Musical movie series’ hugely successful production team created the movie. ‘The American Mall’ did not have much success, nevertheless. He had three appearances on “Greek,” a comedy-drama series, that same year. Harry had a significant year in 2009 because he was chosen to take on one of the series “Glee’s” most important roles. The musical comedy-drama series, which told the tale of a high school glee group, debuted in May 2009. Harry played ‘Mike Chang,’ one of the club’s important members. following his debut in the fourth episode of the show’s inaugural season.
Harry was still involved with the program up until its last season, appearing in 76 episodes as Mike. When the show concluded, it had already achieved one of the greatest levels of success for a contemporary music series. Harry was nominated for multiple awards for his work in the show and won a “Screen Actors Guild Award” alongside the rest of the cast. He gained Wesley Chan of ‘Wong Fu Productions’ as a fan, and he appeared in a number of their short films. He portrayed the part of “Cable” in the dance movie “Step Up 3D” and “Harry” in the movie “Our Family Wedding” both in 2010.
‘The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers,’ which included him as a dancer and choreographer, was the most renowned of the online series in which he appeared. Harry portrayed the main character in the quickie action movie “3 Minutes” in 2011. Later, he was cast in a significant part in “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” season 2. Harry received a significant part offer for the 2014 movie “Revenge of the Green Dragons.” Martin Scorsese, a renowned director, produced the movie. In the movie, Harry portrayed ‘Paul Wong’. Despite receiving glowing reviews at numerous film festivals, the movie ended up being a critical and financial disaster. Later, Harry made an appearance in the supernatural drama series “Shadowhunters” as “Magnus Bane.” The show.
He made an appearance in the American-Chinese martial arts movie “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” on Netflix in 2016. The movie was given extremely poor reviews and did not come close to matching the response that its forerunner, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” had previously. He made an appearance in eight episodes of the online series “Single by 30” that same year. Harry will play Charlie Wu in the next Crazy Rich Asians movie from 2018.
Harry Shum Jr.’s Net Worth
Shum has an estimated net worth of 14 million dollars as of 2023.
Harry Shum Jr. Movies
2023 Station 19
2022 Step Into… The Movies
2022–present Grey’s Anatomy
2022 Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2019–2020 Tell Me a Story
2016 Single by 30
2016–2019 Shadowhunters
2014 Fake Off
2014 Caper
2013 Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2013 The Eric Andre Show
2010–2011 The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
2009–2015 Glee
2008 Zoey 101
2008 Rita Rocks
2008 Greek
2008 iCarly
2007 High School Musical 2 Dance-Along
2007 Viva Laughlin
2005 Committed
2003 Boston Public