Ke Huy Quan
American actor and stunt choreographer
關繼威 · キー・ホイ・クァン · 조너선 케 콴
- Born
- 20 August 1971, Ho Chi Minh City
- Citizenship
- United States, South Vietnam
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Occupation
- actor, taekwondo athlete, film actor, assistant director, stunt coordinator
Ke Huy Quan ( KEE-hwee-KWAHN; Vietnamese: Quan Kế Huy; born 1970), also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is an American actor. His accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a BAFTA Award. Time magazine named Quan one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.
Born in South Vietnam, Quan and his family were admitted to the United States as part of the Refugee Admissions Program. As a child actor, he rose to fame playing Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Richard "Data" Wang in The Goonies (1985). Following a few roles as a young adult in the 1990s, including as Jasper Kwong in the fourth and fifth seasons of ABC sitcom Head of the Class, Quan took a 19-year acting hiatus, during which he worked as a stunt choreographer and assistant director.
Awards and honours
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role 2022
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2023
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2023
Films
| Film | Year | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Breathing Fire | 1991 | cast |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once | 2022 | cast |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q445017 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.