---
name: "Ke Huy Quan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ke-huy-quan"
fi1m_id: "ke-huy-quan"
imdb_id: "nm0702841"
tmdb_id: 690
wikidata_id: "Q445017"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 August 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-22T02:20:38.467197+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ke Huy Quan

## Identity

Ke Huy Quan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ke-huy-quan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ke-huy-quan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0702841
- **TMDB ID:** 690
- **Wikidata ID:** Q445017
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke_Huy_Quan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445017, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0702841/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/690

Actor. Born 20 August 1971 in Saigon, Vietnam [now Ho Chi Minh City].

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 August 1971, Saigon, Vietnam [now Ho Chi Minh City]
- **Active:** 1984–present
- **Also known as:** Jonathan Quan, Jonathan Ke Quan, Ko-Wei Kuan, Jonathan K., Quan Kế Huy
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 70 (2), 2020s 63 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 64 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 6, Action 5, Comedy 4, Animation 3, Family 3, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,976m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke_Huy_Quan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445017, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0702841/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/690

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Everything Everywhere All at Once*](https://film.one/film/everything-everywhere-all-at-once.md) (77), [*Loki*](https://film.one/tv/loki.md) (71), [*Zootopia 2*](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md) (70), [*Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md) (65)
- **Peacock:** [*The Goonies*](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md) (76), [*Love Hurts*](https://film.one/film/love-hurts.md) (40)
- **Apple TV:** [*Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender*](https://film.one/film/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender.md) (64)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kung Fu Panda 4*](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Ke Huy Quan

> Ke Huy Quan can make an apology funny and a nervous character worth worrying about. His warmth earns our affection, though the films need to give him more to do than be a pleasant diversion.

In *Zootopia 2* (2025), Gary De’Snake sounds as though he expects to be told off for taking up space. Ke Huy Quan gives the snake an eagerness that makes his anxiety funny, then makes us care about it. We were surprised to feel upset on Gary’s behalf, because those pre-emptive apologies make the city’s unkindness towards him feel personal. Byron Howard and Jared Bush’s busy sequel is worth seeing, chiefly for a character whose politeness does more than the plot’s explanations.

That quickness to register was there in Richard Donner’s *The Goonies* (1985). As Data, the gadgeteer, Quan establishes himself fast within a group that the script does not serve equally. The film’s noise and uneven pacing can wear, but his presence is one reason to tolerate them. Coming after Short Round in *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), it made resourcefulness a recognisable part of his screen appeal.

After sparse acting work in the 1990s and a hiatus beginning around 2002, Quan returned in *Finding ʻOhana* (2021). Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert then gave him contrasting versions of Waymond Wang in *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022). The part allowed vulnerability and quiet strength to sit alongside his optimism, rather than asking him simply to be agreeable.

*Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024) gives him a smaller, more straightforward job as Han, a pangolin who rolls into a ball when trouble appears. We laughed at him, and at Ronny Chieng’s fish speaking from a pelican’s beak. These are good comic contributions to a film that has lost much of the feeling beneath its slapstick. Quan supplies a welcome diversion, but there is only so much a supporting voice can repair.

Gary is the more satisfying use of him because the nervousness belongs to the story: here is a city with no place for reptiles, and a snake trying hard not to offend anyone. The animators give Gary a face caught between hope and dread; Quan’s apologetic delivery makes both easy to understand. Start with *Zootopia 2* for that combination, with fair warning that the mystery surrounding him is more complicated than it needs to be.

## Biography

Ke Huy Quan is an American actor. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he immigrated to the United States as a child. As a child actor he appeared in *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984) as Short Round and *The Goonies* (1985) as Data.

After a long hiatus from acting, during which he worked as a stunt choreographer and assistant director, Quan returned with *Finding ʻOhana* (2021). He received critical acclaim and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022). He is the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Academy Award.

Quan has voiced Han in *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024) and Gary De'Snake in *Zootopia 2* (2025). He also appeared in the second season of the series *Loki* (2023).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Avatar Xian (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender.md)
- *Love Hurts* (2025), Fi1m 40, as Marvin Gable — [page](https://film.one/film/love-hurts.md)
- *Zootopia 2* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Gary De'Snake (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), Fi1m 54, as Han (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md)
- *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022), Fi1m 77, as Waymond Wang — [page](https://film.one/film/everything-everywhere-all-at-once.md)
- *Loki* (2021), Fi1m 71, as Ouroboros 'OB' — [page](https://film.one/tv/loki.md)
- *The Goonies* (1985), Fi1m 76, as Data — [page](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), Fi1m 65, as Short Round — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender* (2026), as Avatar Xian (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender.md)
- *Zootopia 2* (2025), as Gary De'Snake (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia-2.md)
- *The Electric State* (2025), as Dr. Amherst / P.C (voice)
- *Love Hurts* (2025), as Marvin Gable — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/love-hurts.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), as Han (voice) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md)
- *American Born Chinese* (2023), series, as Jamie Yao / Freddy Wong
- *Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022), Thanks
- *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022), as Waymond Wang — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/everything-everywhere-all-at-once.md)
- *The White Lotus* (2021), series, as Kenny Nguyen (voice) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-white-lotus.md)
- *Loki* (2021), series, as Ouroboros 'OB' — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/loki.md)
- *Finding ʻOhana* (2021), as George Phan
- *Enigma* (2009), Stunts
- *2046* (2004), Assistant Director
- *Second Time Around* (2002), as Sing
- *The Avenging Fist* (2001), Stunts
- *The One* (2001), Stunts
- *X-Men* (2000), Fight Choreographer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men.md)
- *Voodoo* (1999), Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
- *Red Pirate* (1997), as Kwan Chia Chiang
- *Eunuch & Carpenter* (1993), series, as 巴大家
- *Encino Man* (1992), as Kim
- *Breathing Fire* (1991), as Charlie Moore
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Josh
- *Passenger* (1987), as Rick
- *Together We Stand* (1986), series, as Sam
- *Head of the Class* (1986), series, as Jasper Kwong
- *It Takes a Thief* (1986), Actor
- *The Goonies* (1985), as Data — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), as Short Round — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md)
- *Fairytale in New York*, Actor
- *Bad Boy*, as Cameron
- *Zootopia 3*, as Gary De'Snake (voice)

## Gallery

- ![Ke Huy Quan](https://film.one/media/person/7620/gallery-eeac9eed590d.jpg) Ke Huy Quan — John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ke_Huy_Quan_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_July%2C_24%2C_2026_724.jpg/1280px-Ke_Huy_Quan_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_July%2C_24%2C_2026_724.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Ke Huy Quan with President Joe Biden, as Biden delivers remarks before a screening of the film “American Born Chinese,” Monday, May 8, 2023, in the East R](https://film.one/media/person/7620/gallery-6949e9b04af7.jpg) Actor Ke Huy Quan with President Joe Biden, as Biden delivers remarks before a screening of the film “American Born Chinese,” Monday, May 8, 2023, in the East R — The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/AAPI_Month_%282023-05-09%29_01.jpg/1280px-AAPI_Month_%282023-05-09%29_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Ke Huy Quan delivers remarks before a screening of the film “American Born Chinese,” Monday, May 8, 2023, in the East Room of the White House. (Official W](https://film.one/media/person/7620/gallery-a63b7e551cb8.jpg) Actor Ke Huy Quan delivers remarks before a screening of the film “American Born Chinese,” Monday, May 8, 2023, in the East Room of the White House. (Official W — The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/AAPI_Month_%282023-05-09%29_02.jpg/1280px-AAPI_Month_%282023-05-09%29_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, and Corey Feldman at the Goonies Panel, 2019 Fan Expo Toronto](https://film.one/media/person/7620/gallery-906b9c63c9aa.jpg) Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, and Corey Feldman at the Goonies Panel, 2019 Fan Expo Toronto — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Goonies_01_%2848686292972%29.jpg/1280px-Goonies_01_%2848686292972%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ke Huy Quan](https://film.one/media/person/7620/gallery-5c21134df6ec.jpg) Ke Huy Quan — Image via TMDB
- ![Ke Huy Quan](https://film.one/media/person/7620/gallery-c211904b038c.jpg) Ke Huy Quan — Image via TMDB
- ![Ke Huy Quan](https://film.one/media/person/7620/gallery-e29a447d1679.jpg) Ke Huy Quan — Image via TMDB
- ![Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, and Corey Feldman at the Goonies Panel, 2019 Fan Expo Toronto](https://film.one/media/person/7620/gallery-21c8101cbddf.jpg) Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, and Corey Feldman at the Goonies Panel, 2019 Fan Expo Toronto — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Goonies_02_%2848685779618%29.jpg/1280px-Goonies_02_%2848685779618%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, and Corey Feldman at the Goonies Panel, 2019 Fan Expo Toronto](https://film.one/media/person/7620/gallery-466839a24ceb.jpg) Sean Astin, Ke Huy Quan, and Corey Feldman at the Goonies Panel, 2019 Fan Expo Toronto — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Goonies_03_%2848686293567%29.jpg/1280px-Goonies_03_%2848686293567%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2023: Best Supporting Actor (won), for *Everything Everywhere All at Once*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2023: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (won), for *Everything Everywhere All at Once*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2022: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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