Ricky He

Ricky He is a Canadian actor. He known for his role as Adam in the 2018 Disney Channel musical television film Freaky Friday.[1]

Early life

He was born in Vancouver, Canada after his parents emigrated from China in the early 1990's. He attended a drama program in high school, and once graduated, enrolled at the University of British Columbia. After studying psychology for three years at UBC[2], he left university to pursue a career in acting.[3]

Career

He claimed in an interview that it was at a John Legend concert at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre was where he knew he wanted to pursue performing, acting, and singing.[4] On television, Ricky has appeared on The CW's The Flash, Fox's Wayward Pines, Freeform's Beyond, CBC's The Romeo Section, NBC's Trial & Error and Syfy's The Magicians. He has also appeared in the television films Christmas Solo (2017), A Gift to Remember (2017), Looks like Christmas (2016), and Blurt (2018).

Filmography

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Second Chance
2016 The Flash
2016 Wayward Pines
2016 The Romeo Section
2016 Looks Like Christmas Television film
2017 The Magicians
2017 A Gift to Remember Television film
2017 Christmas Solo Television film
2018 Beyond
2018 Trial & Error
2018 Blurt Television film
2018 Freaky Friday Adam Disney Channel Original Movie
2018 No One Would Tell Gus Television film

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref
2018 Leo Awards Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Television Movie Christmas Solo Nominated [5]

References

  1. ↑ Nguyen, Hanh (2018-08-11). "'Freaky Friday' Review: Disney Channel's Infectiously Charming Musical Reboot Is a New Instant Classic". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. ↑ "Ricky He didn't get the role he auditioned for. Then, he was asked to read for the romantic lead". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  3. ↑ Lauf, Jordan. "Why This 'Freaky Friday' Star Thought He'd Play The Best Friend, Not The Romantic Lead". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Ricky He Is Love Interest in New Disney Musical Remake of Freaky Friday – CAAM Home". caamedia.org. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Leo Awards, 2018 Nominees by Name". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.


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