Ivan Shaw
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Ivan Shaw | |
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| Born | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ivan Shaw is an American actor who made his daytime debut in December 2002, playing young Henry Chin in the ABC daytime show All My Children.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Shaw moved from Taipei, Taiwan, to Upland, California, at age 4, where he grew up with his older brother, Eugene, who is also an aspiring actor, and their grandparents. He was a member of the Upland Chinese Presbyterian Church for some time.
Shaw attended Upland High School and later UCLA, where he studied mathematics, economics, and computer science.
Career
[edit]Shaw played lead roles in the off-Broadway production of Savage Love at New York City's Century Theatre and A Boy's Life at Shurin Studio, both of which received critical acclaim.
He went on to make a series of appearances on TV shows such as Haunted (as Tommy), CSI: NY (as Billy James), Charmed (as Attendant), The Closer (as Donnie), Monk (as a Rap Producer), The Mind of the Married Man (as Machiko), All My Children (as Henry Chin), General Hospital (as a Band Member), The Young and the Restless (as Alan), and Baywatch Hawaii. Shaw later appeared as Adam Webster on the short-lived and controversial NBC show The Book of Daniel.
Shaw has also appeared in feature films such as Get Him to the Greek (as a Pinnacle Executive), L!fe Happens (as Ivan #2), The Truth About Angels (as JC), and Rush Hour 2 (as a Triad Gangster). He also played the role of Tao in the short film Mission Chinese, directed by David Parker and Cole Schreiber (also known as Sunday Paper),[2] and starring Ron Yuan and Elaine Tan.
In 2011, Shaw starred as the romantic lead opposite Kelly Hu in Bertha Bay-Sa Pan's feature film Almost Perfect, which also featured Edison Chen, Tina Chen, Roger Rees, and Christina Chang.
He has also been the associate producer for a film, The Time Being, starring Frank Langella and Wes Bentley, and directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, which made its premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] He also co-wrote a short film titled The Tip with Kelvin Yu, which was directed by Tyler Brooks.
Selected filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nocturne | Dr. Henry Cask | |
| 2014 | Nightmare Code | Alex Chou | |
| 2014 | 2 Bedroom 1 Bath | Peter | |
| 2012 | The Time Being | Officer | |
| 2012 | Mission Chinese | Tao | Short |
| 2011 | Life Happens | Ivan #2 | |
| 2011 | Almost Perfect | Dwayne Sung | |
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Pinnacles Executive | |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Triad Gangster | Uncredited |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dear Edward | Steve | Main role |
| 2022 | That Dirty Black Bag | Kurt | Main role |
| 2022 | The Cleaning Lady | Marco de la Rosa | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Insecure | Justin | Recurring role (season 1)[4] |
| 2016 | Better Things | John | Episode: "Woman Is the Something of the Something" |
| 2016 | Sillicon Valley | Ad Exec | Episode: "Daily Active Users" |
| 2015 | Chasing Life | Joaquin | Episode: "First Person" |
| 2014 | Rizzoli & Isles | Chef Holden | Episode: "Food for Thought" |
| 2013 | NCIS | Victor Cheng | Episode: "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" |
| 2012 | Sketchy | Allen | |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Billy James | Episode: "Sanguine Love" |
| 2008 | The Young and the Restless | Alan | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Monk | Rap Producer | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Rapper" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bus Boy | Episode: "Meet Market" |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel | Adam Webster | Main role |
| 2006 | The Closer | Donnie | Episode: "Critical Missing" |
| 2004 | The Division | Lee | Episode: "That's Them" |
| 2003 | All My Children | Henry Chin | 4 episode |
| 2002 | Haunted | Tommy | Episode: "Nexus" |
| 2002 | Charmed | Attendant | Episode: "The Eyes Have It" |
| 2002 | The Mind of the Married Man | Machiko | Episode: "Peter Pan" |
| 2002 | General Hospital | Band Member | 1 episode |
References
[edit]- ^ "AMC cuts Alberti, Seyfried, and Shaw". soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ https://www.sunday-paper.com/about [bare URL]
- ^ "The Time Being | tiff.net". 2012-08-05. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Bastién, Angelica Jade (2016-11-20). "'Insecure' Season 1, Episode 7: Who's Daniel?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from California
- American male film actors
- American male actors of Chinese descent
- American male television actors
- People from Upland, California
- Taiwanese emigrants to the United States
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- American male actors of Taiwanese descent
- Upland High School alumni