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Michael Hsu Rosen is an American actor and dancer best known for his roles as Jayden and Nabil in the Netflix series Pretty Smart and Tiny Pretty Things, respectively. Rosen also starred in the Broadway revivals of Torch Song and West Side Story.
Early life and education
Rosen was born and raised in New York City on the Upper West Side. He attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School, as well as the Professional Children's School. He trained for nine years at the School of American Ballet and matriculated at Yale University before withdrawing to pursue acting full-time.
Career
While in high school, Rosen performed with the New York City Ballet and made his Broadway debut at seventeen in the 2009 revival of West Side Story. He later returned to Broadway in revivals of On the Town and Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song.
Rosen has guest starred in such television shows as Jessica Jones, Monsterland, and The Good Doctor as well as earned main roles in Netflix's Tiny Pretty Things and Pretty Smart.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Empty Building | Child Dancer | Short film |
| 2012 | Food of Love | Oscar | Short film |
| 2017 | Dating My Mother | Khris | |
| 2019 | Lavender | Andy | Short film |
| 2019 | In This Life | Dancer - Act 3 | Short film |
| 2019 | After Class | Deacon | |
| 2020 | Nora Highland | Mark | |
| 2023 | Daughter of the Bride | Mike | |
| TBD | Listen | Oshri Azula |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Taxi Brooklyn | Diego | Episode: "Black Widow" |
| 2015 | Live from Lincoln Center | Performer | Episode: "Sinatra: Voice for a Century" |
| 2016 | Looking | Jimmy | TV movie |
| 2019 | Jessica Jones | Laurent Lyonne | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Monsterland | Josh Hammond | Episode: "New York, New York" |
| 2020 | Tiny Pretty Things | Nabil | Main role |
| 2021 | The Good Doctor | Leo | Episode: "Spilled Milk" |
| 2021 | Pretty Smart | Jayden | Main role |
| 2023 | Glamorous | Ben | Main role |
Stage
Broadway
| Year | Title | Role | Company / Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2011 | West Side Story | Chino | 2009 Broadway Revival / Arthur Laurents |
| 2014–2015 | On the Town | Ensemble, u/s Gabey | 2014 Broadway Revival / John Rando |
| 2018–2019 | Torch Song | Alan | 2018 Broadway Revival / Moisés Kaufman |
Off-Broadway
| Title | Role | Theater | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do I Hear a Waltz? | Vito di Rossi | New York City Center | Evan Cabnet |
| Dot | Fidel | Vineyard Theatre | Susan Stroman |
| Nikolai and the Others | Nicholas Magallanes | Lincoln Center | David Cromer |