Hayden Szeto

Hayden Chun Hay Szeto (born September 11, 1985; ) is a Canadian actor of Hong Kong descent, known for his role as Erwin Kim in the comedy-drama film The Edge of Seventeen (2016).

Szeto graduated from the New York Film Academy's Acting for Film program in 2011.

In 2016, Szeto made his breakthrough role playing Erwin Kim in Kelly Fremon Craig's coming-of-age comedy-drama The Edge of Seventeen alongside Hailee Steinfeld.

He had a recurring role in the second season of NBC's comedy series The Good Place, portraying a Buddhist monk named Ken Luang.

In 2017, he portrayed Ken Luang in the NBC comedy series The Good Place.

Szeto was raised in the Richmond, British Columbia area, with two parents from Hong Kong.

Szeto comes from a long line of artistic talent.

His father, Nigel Szeto, is a painter, and his paternal grandfather, Kei Szeto (司徒奇 Situ Qi, 司徒奇), was a revered Chinese sculptor.

His great-grand father Szeto Mei was a notable poet.

He studied sociology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

On May 24, 2017, Szeto was cast as Brad Chang in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film Truth or Dare.

The film was released in theaters on April 13, 2018.