Ke Huy Quan, also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is a Vietnamese born Chinese-American actor. Quan played Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Data in The Goonies (1985). Following roles in the sitcom Head of the Class (1991) and film Encino Man (1992), he stopped acting due to lack of opportunities, and obtained a film degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He went on to work as an assistant director, fight choreographer, and stunt coordinator.
Quan returned to acting in 2021. For his role as a naïve husband navigating the multiverse in the science fiction film Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), he received acclaim and won many accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Quan was born on August 20, 1971, in Saigon, South Vietnam (present-day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) to Vietnamese parents of ethnic Chinese (Hoa) descent. He has eight siblings. In 1978, his family fled Vietnam. He, his father, and five siblings arrived in a refugee camp in Hong Kong, while his mother and three other siblings fled to Malaysia. His whole family emigrated to the United States in 1979.
