Kelvin Yu


Kelvin Yu is a Taiwanese-American actor who began his television and film career with a recurring role as Freddy Gong on the WB series Popular.

Early life and background

Kelvin Yu was born to Yu Ming-chuan and Lin Ling-juan. He grew up in Los Angeles, where he currently resides. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles majoring in Film, Theatre, and Television. His brother, Charles Yu, is a writer.

Career

Acting

Yu started acting in theater at the age of thirteen. His television credits since then have included guest spots on Frasier, ER, Las Vegas, Without a Trace, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, , and Bones.
Yu's first film was the 2003 comedy The Utopian Society. He later made an uncredited appearance in the 2005 film Elizabethtown, starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. The following year, Yu had a supporting role in the comedy Grandma's Boy. Yu also had a supporting role in the 2008 Academy Award-winning biographical political drama Milk.
In addition, Yu has starred in several short films, including 2006's My Prince, My Angel. Yu later appeared with Linda Park on the ABC series Women's Murder Club, and also had a lead role in the 2007 short film Fortune Hunters. According to IMDb, he will play a role in Wonder Woman 1984.
Yu also has a recurring role in the Netflix original series Master of None as the character of Brian Chang, the on-screen analogue of the show's creator Alan Yang, described as a "hottie" by Vulture.

Writing

Kelvin currently writes for the Fox animated series Bob's Burgers, and along with the rest of the writing team was nominated twice for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. In 2016, he also won an Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production for the episode "The Hauntening." Yu also is a consulting producer on Central Park and has written a few songs for the show.