Justin H. Min

Justin Hong-Kee[1] Min is an American actor. He began his acting career appearing in several Wong Fu productions.[2] His breakthrough came when playing Ben Hargreeves in the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy (2019–present).

Justin H. Min
Born20 March 1990
Alma materCornell University
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2012–present

Early life

Min is a second-generation Korean-American from Cerritos, California.[3] He graduated from Cerritos High School in 2007.[4] He then attended Cornell University, where he served on the Student Assembly as the Minority Liaison; he graduated from the school's College of Arts & Sciences in 2011 with degrees in Government and English.[3][5][6]

Career

Prior to acting, Min was a journalist and photographer for various magazines.[2] He has had photography assignments for the J.A.M. Awards, inVISIBLE, and The Served.[7]

Min began acting in 2012. Early roles of his included appearances on TV series Faking It, CSI: Cyber and Pure Genius.[7] He is a collaborator of Wong Fu Productions, an independent production company based in Los Angeles, having starred in their 2017 short film How I Became an Adult and their 2019 web series Dating After College, among other projects.[2][8]

In 2019, Min began starring in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy as Ben Hargreeves. He was promoted to the main cast, from recurring character, in season 2. As the character was only shown in flashbacks in the comic books, Min was not part of the early publicity for the series in order to keep his role a secret.[9] Min also used the expanded role in the television show to develop the character "from the ground up", and worked closely with Ethan Hwang, who played a young Ben, to ensure a "similar essence".[10][11]

The Umbrella Academy was renewed for a second season in April 2019, with Min being upgraded to the main cast.[12] That same month, is was announced that Min had been cast in a main role in the science fiction film After Yang, starring Colin Farrell.[13] The film was expected to be released in 2020 but was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[1]

Personal life

Min is fluent in Korean.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 My Father Grey Short film
2012 My Best Friend Max The Stage Manager Short film
2015 The Better Half Eric
2016 Rebirth Intern #2
2017 How I Became an Adult Drew Short film
2018 American Refugee France Hoang Short film
2020 After Yang Yang Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Discord and Harmony Michael Episode: "You Think You Know Someone"
2014 Faking It Bobby Episodes: "The Ecstasy and the Agony", "Busted"; as Justin Min
2015 CSI: Cyber College Kid Episode: "Crowd Sourced"
2016 Pure Genius Eugene Episode: "Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem"[7]
2018 Beerfest: Thirst for Victory Kyle Television film
2019–present The Umbrella Academy Ben Hargreeves Recurring role (season 1), main role (season 2);[14] 20 episodes
2019 Dating After College Cameron Miniseries; main role; 7 episodes
2020 New Amsterdam Justin Wang Episode: "Liftoff"

References
  1. Bonnet, Alexandra (2020). "Breakout Star Justin H. Min on the Representation, Work Family and Finding Your Inspiration". bellomag.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. Murray, Iana (August 13, 2020). "How Justin H. Min Became the Breakout Star of "The Umbrella Academy"". GQ. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. Parks, Dorian (July 2020). "Interview: Robert Sheehan and Justin H. Min Talk Season 2 of 'The Umbrella Academy', Klaus Starting a Cult, Ben Getting a Bigger Role & More". Geeks Of Color. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. 4Jason4Justin (June 23, 2007), Graduation Speech by Justin Min, archived from the original on July 26, 2020, retrieved June 30, 2019
  5. Park, Byungkwan (April 7, 2010). "Any Student, Any Study: Korean Studies". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  6. "Public Service Scholars". Cornell Blogs. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  7. Denbath, Neela (February 19, 2019). "The Umbrella Academy cast: Who is Justin H Min? Who plays Ben?". Daily Express. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  8. Productions, Wong Fu (April 24, 2019), Watch Dating After College Online | Vimeo On Demand, retrieved October 2, 2020
  9. August, Alexandra (March 10, 2019). "Umbrella Academy's Ben Hargreeves On Family Dysfunction & the Netflix Hit". CBR.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  10. Jacobs, Meredith (March 8, 2019). "'Umbrella Academy's Dead Superhero Doesn't Want to Be Alive in Season 2". Inverse.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  11. Solis, Jorge (March 15, 2019). "Interview: Justin H. Min talks 'The Umbrella Academy!'". Villain Media. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  12. Otterson, Joe (April 2, 2019). "'Umbrella Academy' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". Variety. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  13. Sneider, Jeff (April 16, 2019). "Exclusive: Golshifteh Farahani, Justin Min, Sarita Choudhury Join Colin Farrell in A24's 'After Yang'". Collider. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  14. "Justin H. Min on Instagram: "Season 2: Ben is back. And he's back with a promotion. He's officially a series regular. – I know I joke around here quite a bit, but I…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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