American actor
Ivan Shaw
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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
.
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Early life and education
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Shaw moved from
Taipei, Taiwan
, at age 4 to
Upland, California
, where he grew up with his older brother, Eugene (also an aspiring actor), and grandparents. At one time, he attended Upland Chinese Presbyterian Church.
Shaw attended
Upland High School
and
UCLA
, where he studied math, economics, and computer science.
Career
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Along the way, Shaw also became interested in acting. He played lead roles at New York City's off-Broadway Century Theatre's production of
Savage Love
and Shurin Studio's
A Boy's Life
, with critically acclaimed reviews.
Following 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 appeared as Adam Webster on the short-lived, 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 appeared as Tao in a short film directed by David Parker and Cole Schreiber (aka Sunday Paper)
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called Mission Chinese, starring
Ron Yuan
and
Elaine Tan
.
He also starred as the romantic lead opposite
Kelly Hu
in
Bertha Bay-Sa Pan
's feature film
Almost Perfect
(2011), starring
Edison Chen
,
Tina Chen
,
Roger Rees
, and
Christina Chang
.
He has also Associate Produced 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
.
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He has also written a short film titled
The Tip
with
Kelvin Yu
, directed by Tyler Brooks.
Selected filmography
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Film
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Television
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References
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