David Huynh
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David Huynh is a Canadian Actor. Huynh won a Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
for Outstanding Newcomer Award and Best Emerging Actor for his performance in Juwan Chung's Baby
, which also won a Special Jury Award for Best Feature Length Film at that year's Festival. Huynh has also Starred in Byron Q's film, Bang Bang (2011)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588353/, which won a Special Jury Award for Best First Feature, Narrative, at the 2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
.
Huynh was born in Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
, and studied at The Prairie Theatre Exchange and was a member of the influential Manitoba Theater for Young People. Huynh briefly studied at the University of Manitoba
focusing on a major in Theater and a minor in Film Studies. He left school to pursue his career in 2003.
Huynh has appeared on TV Shows such as ER
, Cold Case and Without A Trace
. In 2008, he starred in Mark Tran's film "All About Dad" (Winner of the Cinequest Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature) as a Biology major who quits his studies to pursue a career in filmmaking. He also stars as a Rookie Cop in Timothy Tau
's Web Series, Quantum Cops.
Huynh has appeared on stage at The Sacred Fools Theater, The Kirk Douglas Theater, starred as "Neil" in the East West Players
Production of Prince Gomolvilas
's play adaptation of Scott Heim's Mysterious Skin
, for which he was named "Best Actor in A Play" at the 20th Annual Ticket Holder Awards of 2010 and as a Best Featured Performance on Theater Critic Don Grigware's "The Best in Los Angeles Theater 2010", and starred at The Colony Theater as "Vuthy" in Michael Golamco's play Year Zero.
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival – formerly known as VC FilmFest – is an annual film festival presented by Visual Communications . It was established in 1983 as a vehicle to promote Asian Pacific American and Asian international cinema. The festival fulfills a unique mission in...
for Outstanding Newcomer Award and Best Emerging Actor for his performance in Juwan Chung's Baby
Baby (2008 film)
Baby is a 2008 independent film, considered part of the hood film genre. The film tells the story of an Asian-American youth's gang life in East Los Angeles, set during the mid '80s to the early '90s...
, which also won a Special Jury Award for Best Feature Length Film at that year's Festival. Huynh has also Starred in Byron Q's film, Bang Bang (2011)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588353/, which won a Special Jury Award for Best First Feature, Narrative, at the 2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival – formerly known as VC FilmFest – is an annual film festival presented by Visual Communications . It was established in 1983 as a vehicle to promote Asian Pacific American and Asian international cinema. The festival fulfills a unique mission in...
.
Huynh was born in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and studied at The Prairie Theatre Exchange and was a member of the influential Manitoba Theater for Young People. Huynh briefly studied at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
focusing on a major in Theater and a minor in Film Studies. He left school to pursue his career in 2003.
Huynh has appeared on TV Shows such as ER
ER
ER or Er may refer to:* Еmergency room, a department of a medical facility that specializes in the acute care of patients without any prior appointments* ER, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the country of Eritrea* ER, the IATA code of Astar Air Cargo...
, Cold Case and Without A Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
. In 2008, he starred in Mark Tran's film "All About Dad" (Winner of the Cinequest Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature) as a Biology major who quits his studies to pursue a career in filmmaking. He also stars as a Rookie Cop in Timothy Tau
Timothy Tau
Timothy Tau is an American Writer and Filmmaker. Tau won the 2011 Hyphen Asian American Short Story Contest for his short story, "The Understudy", which was published in the Winter 2011 issue of Hyphen , Issue No...
's Web Series, Quantum Cops.
Huynh has appeared on stage at The Sacred Fools Theater, The Kirk Douglas Theater, starred as "Neil" in the East West Players
East West Players
East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As one of the nation's first Asian American theatre organizations, East West Players today continues to produce works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American...
Production of Prince Gomolvilas
Prince Gomolvilas
Prince Gomolvilas is a Thai American playwright. He has written many plays which have been produced in the United States and won several distinctive awards....
's play adaptation of Scott Heim's Mysterious Skin
Mysterious Skin
Mysterious Skin is a 2004 drama film directed by American filmmaker Gregg Araki, who also wrote the screenplay based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Scott Heim...
, for which he was named "Best Actor in A Play" at the 20th Annual Ticket Holder Awards of 2010 and as a Best Featured Performance on Theater Critic Don Grigware's "The Best in Los Angeles Theater 2010", and starred at The Colony Theater as "Vuthy" in Michael Golamco's play Year Zero.
Filmography
- Bang Bang (2011) - Charlie
- Quantum Cops (2011) - Rookie Dave
- Without A TraceWithout a TraceWithout a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
(2009) - Frankie Jones - All About Dad (2009) - Ty Do
- Golden Boy - Fruitberry Customer
- Baby (2008)Baby (2008 film)Baby is a 2008 independent film, considered part of the hood film genre. The film tells the story of an Asian-American youth's gang life in East Los Angeles, set during the mid '80s to the early '90s...
- Baby - ER (TV Series)ER (TV series)ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
(2009) - Leo - Cold Case (TV series) (2007)- Billy Takahashi