Ivan Shaw is an American actor who made his daytime debut in December 2002, playing young Henry Chin in the ABC daytime show All My Children.
Early life and education Shaw moved from Taipei, Taiwan, to Upland, California, at age 4, where he grew up with his older brother, Eugene, who is also an aspiring actor, and their grandparents. He was a member of the Upland Chinese Presbyterian Church for some time.
Shaw attended Upland High School and later UCLA, where he studied mathematics, economics, and computer science.
Career Shaw played lead roles in the off-Broadway production of Savage Love at New York City's Century Theatre and A Boy's Life at Shurin Studio, both of which received critical acclaim.
He went on to make a series of appearances on TV shows such as Haunted (as Tommy), CSI: NY (as Billy James), Charmed (as Attendant), The Closer (as Donnie), Monk (as a Rap Producer), The Mind of the Married Man (as Machiko), All My Children (as Henry Chin), General Hospital (as a Band Member), The Young and the Restless (as Alan), and Baywatch Hawaii. Shaw later appeared as Adam Webster on the short-lived and controversial NBC show The Book of Daniel.
Shaw has also appeared in feature films such as Get Him to the Greek (as a Pinnacle Executive), L!fe Happens (as Ivan #2), The Truth About Angels (as JC), and Rush Hour 2 (as a Triad Gangster). He also played the role of Tao in the short film Mission Chinese, directed by David Parker and Cole Schreiber (also known as Sunday Paper), and starring Ron Yuan and Elaine Tan.
In 2011, Shaw starred as the romantic lead opposite Kelly Hu in Bertha Bay-Sa Pan's feature film Almost Perfect, which also featured Edison Chen, Tina Chen, Roger Rees, and Christina Chang.
He has also been the associate producer for a film, The Time Being, starring Frank Langella and Wes Bentley, and directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, which made its premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. He also co-wrote a short film titled The Tip with Kelvin Yu, which was directed by Tyler Brooks.
Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2020NocturneDr. Henry Cask2014Nightmare CodeAlex Chou20142 Bedroom 1 BathPeter2012The Time BeingOfficer2012Mission ChineseTaoShort2011Life HappensIvan #22011Almost PerfectDwayne Sung2010Get Him to the GreekPinnacles Executive2001Rush Hour 2Triad GangsterUncredited
Television Year Title Role Notes2023Dear EdwardSteveMain role2022That Dirty Black BagKurtMain role2022The Cleaning LadyMarco de la RosaRecurring role2016InsecureJustinRecurring role (season 1)2016Better ThingsJohnEpisode: "Woman Is the Something of the Something"2016Sillicon ValleyAd ExecEpisode: "Daily Active Users"2015Chasing LifeJoaquinEpisode: "First Person"2014Rizzoli & IslesChef HoldenEpisode: "Food for Thought"2013NCISVictor ChengEpisode: "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"2012SketchyAllen2010CSI: NYBilly JamesEpisode: "Sanguine Love"2008The Young and the RestlessAlan2 episodes2007MonkRap ProducerEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Rapper"2007CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBus BoyEpisode: "Meet Market"2006The Book of DanielAdam WebsterMain role2006The CloserDonnieEpisode: "Critical Missing"2004The DivisionLeeEpisode: "That's Them"2003All My ChildrenHenry Chin4 episode2002HauntedTommyEpisode: "Nexus"2002CharmedAttendantEpisode: "The Eyes Have It"2002The Mind of the Married ManMachikoEpisode: "Peter Pan"2002General HospitalBand Member1 episode
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