Justin H. Min
Justin H. Min is an American actor and photographer. He is best known for playing the role of Ben Hargreeves in the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy.
Justin H. Min | |
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Born | March 20, 1990 |
Other names | Justin Min |
Alma mater | Cornell University |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Early life
Min attended Cerritos High School[1] and later graduated from Cornell University, where he served on the Student Assembly as the Minority Liaison.[2]
Career
Acting
Min began acting in 2012. He appeared in Faking It, CSI: Cyber and Pure Genius.[3]
In 2019, Min appeared in The Umbrella Academy as Ben Hargreeves. 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.[4] 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".[5][6] The Umbrella Academy was renewed for a second season in April 2019, with Min being upgraded to the main cast.[7]
Photography
Min is also a photographer and has photographed assignments for the J.A.M. Awards, inVISIBLE and The Served.[3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Youtube short film |
2018 | American Refugee | France Hoang | Short film |
2020 | After Yang | Yang | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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"[3] |
2018 | Beerfest: Thirst for Victory | Kyle | Television film |
2019–present | The Umbrella Academy | Ben Hargreeves | Recurring role (season 1), main role (season 2)[8] |
2019 | Dating After College | Cameron | Miniseries |
2020 | New Amsterdam | Justin Wang | Episode: "Liftoff" |
References
- 4Jason4Justin (June 23, 2007), Graduation Speech by Justin Min, retrieved June 30, 2019
- Sun, The Cornell Daily (April 7, 2010). "Any Student, Any Study: Korean Studies". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "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. Retrieved April 4, 2019.