Hank Chen

Early life

Born as Henry Chen in Silver Spring, Maryland to Taiwanese immigrants, Chen spoke Mandarin Chinese at home before learning English. His parents are software engineers and he has a younger sister. Hank is also openly gay.

Raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. in Montgomery County, Chen attended Springbrook High School where he earned an International Baccalaureate diploma. He went on to attend Wheaton College and graduated with a degree in Sociology with minors in Communications and English. Chen spent the summer after his graduation in Chicago working at a casting office during the day, while taking acting and improv classes at The Second City in the evening. Shortly afterwards, Chen was accepted into the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University and moved to Brooklyn, New York where he began his career with a television credit on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Filmography

Film

Television