Years active 1992–present Name Kelvin Yu | Role Actor | |
Born 1979 ( 1979 ) Movies Grandma's Boy, Milk, Cloverfield, Star Trek, The Utopian Society Similar People Alan Yang, Noel Wells, Lena Waithe, Eric Wareheim, Aziz Ansari | ||
In the Studio with Actor Kelvin Yu from Master of None
Kelvin Yu (Chinese: 游朝敏; born 1979) is a Taiwanese American actor who began his television and film career with a recurring role as Freddy Gong on the WB series Popular.
Contents
- In the Studio with Actor Kelvin Yu from Master of None
- Ettv interviews kelvin yu at vc film fest
- Early life and Background
- Acting
- Writing
- References
Ettv interviews kelvin yu at vc film fest
Early life and Background
Kelvin Yu was born to Yu Ming-chuan and Lin Ling-juan. He grew up in Los Angeles, where he currently resides. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles majoring in Film, Theatre, and Television. His brother, Charles Yu, is a writer.
Acting
Yu started acting in theatre at the age of thirteen. His TV credits since then have included guest spots on Frasier (starring Kelsey Grammer), ER (with Megan Cole), Las Vegas (starring Nikki Cox), Without a Trace (starring Enrique Murciano), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (with Cyia Batten and Steven Weber), CSI: Miami (starring Robert Joy), and Bones (with Ellen Geer).
Yu's first film was the 2003 comedy The Utopian Society. He later made an uncredited appearance in the 2005 film Elizabethtown, starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. The following year, Yu had a supporting role in the comedy 'Grandma's Boy'. Yu also had a supporting role in the 2008 Academy Award-winning biographical political drama Milk.
In addition, Yu has starred in several short films, including 2006's My Prince, My Angel. Yu later appeared on Park's ABC series Women's Murder Club, and also had a lead role in the 2007 short film Fortune Hunters.
Yu also has a recurring role in the Netflix original series Master of None as the character of Brian Chang, the on-screen analogue of the show's creator Alan Yang, described as a "hottie" by Vulture.
Writing
Kelvin currently writes for Bob's Burgers, and for his work he was nominated twice for an Emmy award along - for Outstanding Animated program - with the rest of the writing team. In 2016, he also won an Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production (along with co-writer Steven Davis) for the episode "The Hauntening."