Gareth Yuen
Gareth Yuen | |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Years active | 1993–present |
Gareth Yuen is an Australian actor who portrays the character Dax Lo, the Blue Ranger on the 2007 television series Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive. He appeared at the Power Morphicon in June 2007.[1] He is a graduate of Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).
Early life and education
Yuen was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[2]
Career
Yuen has been on many Australian films television shows ranging from Sky Trackers, Head Start, Bed of Roses and Party Tricks. He was cast in Knowing starring Nicolas Cage and Liam Hemsworth. He was Dax_Lo Dax Lo in Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive in 2007 and in 2011, he appeared in the New Zealand independent feature My Wedding and Other Secrets alongside Michelle Ang and Cheng Pei-pei.
In 2016, he was cast comedian and The Daily Show senior correspondent Ronny Chieng's Ronny Chieng: International Student,[3] which was part of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Comedy Showroom where viewers vote which pilot they want green lit. On October 2016, Ronny Chieng: International Student was picked up to series and will premiere in June 2017 on ABC in Australia and Comedy Central in the United States.[4][5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Stiff | Uniformed Officer | |
2007 | The Jammed | Lai | |
2007 | Petit homme | video short | |
2009 | Knowing | Donald | |
2009 | Saved | Justin Chan | |
2009 | Bani Ibrahim | Rick | short film |
2010 | Matching Jack | Radiologist | |
2011 | My Wedding and Other Secrets | Jason | |
2011 | Red Orchird | Son | short film |
2013 | The Audition | Kizamu "the Producer" | short film |
2014 | Replacement Protocol | Hashi | short film |
Television
Year | TV Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Round the Twist | Horse | Episode: Copy Cat |
1994 | Sky Trackers | Joe | 26 episodes |
1999 | Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude | Andrew | Episode: Winter Jude |
1999 | Stingers | Leon | Episode: Swarm |
2000 | Neighbors | Tom Wu | Episode #1.3523 |
2000 | Eugenie Sandler P.I. | Lifesaver | Episode #1.5 |
2001 | Head Start | Loc Minh Vu | 22 episodes |
2001—2002 | Ponderosa | Hop Sing | 15 episodes |
2002 | NDA | Dr. Angus Yu | 2 episodes |
2002 | Marshall Law | Quoc Le | Episode: Snorting Charlie |
2004 | Kath & Kim | Fong | Episode: Cactus Hour |
2006 | Tripping Oer | Charlie | 3 episodes |
2007 | Power Rangers Operation Overdrive | Dax Lo | Series Regular, 32 episodes |
2008 | Underbelly | Foreign Young Man | Episode: Scratched |
2008 | City Homicide | Li Phat Lung | Episode: Life After Death |
2010 | Bed of Roses | Chin Tsung Chi | 8 episodes |
2010 | Lowdown | Golf Administrator | Episode: A Lavish Singer |
2013 | Upper Middle Bogan | Lin | Episode: Behind You! |
2014 | Party Tricks | Lucas Fry | 5 episodes |
2016 | Comedy Showroom: Ronny Chieng - International Student | Denedict | Pilot as part of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Comedy Showroom |
2016 | Hunters | Jeff | Episode: Telegraph |
2017 | Doubt | Sammie Kim | Episode: Top Dog/Underdog |
2017 | Ronny Chieng - International Student | Denedict | Series Regular |
References
- ↑ Power Morphicon
- ↑ Mike Ginn, Michelle Ang & Gareth Yuen Interview: My Wedding and Other Secrets on YouTube
- ↑ Brough, Jonathan (2000-01-01), Ronny Chieng: International Student, retrieved 2016-11-19
- ↑ "The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng lands his own Comedy Central series". 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ↑ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Ronny Chieng's sitcom picked up for series : News 2016 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-19.