Justin H. Min
Justin Hong-Kee Min (born March 20, 1989) is an American actor. He began his acting career with roles in several Wong Fu productions. He is known for portraying Ben Hargreeves in the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024), and for portraying the title role in After Yang (2021).
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- Name
- Justin H.
- Birth Name
- Justin Hong-Kee Min
- Born
- 20 March 1989
- Birthplace
- Cerritos, California, U.S.
- Education
- Cornell University (BA)
- Occupation
- Actor
- Full name
- Justin Hong-Kee Min.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Justin Hong-Kee Min (born March 20, 1989) is an American actor. He began his acting career with roles in several Wong Fu productions. He is known for portraying Ben Hargreeves in the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024), and for portraying the title role in After Yang (2021).
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• Name — Justin H. Min • Birth Name — Justin Hong-Kee Min • Born — 20 March 1989 • Birthplace — Cerritos, California, U.S. • Education — Cornell University (BA) • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2012–present • Relatives — Ashley Park (second cousin)
Early life and education
Early life and education
Min is a second-generation Korean American from Cerritos, California. He is improving his Korean, and wishes to participate in more Korean productions. He is also a second cousin of Ashley Park. Min is a Christian, and still uses the Bible his parents gave him when he was in middle school. He graduated from Cerritos High School in 2007. He then attended Cornell University, where he served on the Student Assembly as the Minority Liaison; he graduated from the school's College of Arts & Sciences in 2011 with degrees in Government and English.
Career
Career
Prior to acting, Min was a journalist and photographer for various magazines. He completed photography assignments for the J.A.M. Awards, inVISIBLE, and The Served. Min began acting in 2012. His early roles include appearances on TV series Faking It, CSI: Cyber, and Pure Genius. He is a collaborator of Wong Fu Productions, an independent production company based in Los Angeles, having starred in their 2017 short film How I Became an Adult and their 2019 web series Dating After College, among other projects. In 2019, Min began starring in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy as Ben Hargreeves. He was promoted to the main cast, from recurring character, in the second season. As the character was only shown in flashbacks in the comic books, Min was not part of the early publicity for the series in order to keep his role a secret. Min also used the expanded role in the television show to develop the character "from the ground up", and worked closely with Ethan Hwang, who played a young Ben, to ensure a "similar essence". In April 2019, it was announced that Min had been cast in a main role in the science fiction film After Yang, starring Colin Farrell. The film was expected to be released in 2020 but was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Min participated in the second season of The Devil's Plan, a Korean Netflix reality competition series, streamed in May 2025, and was the 6th player eliminated.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2014 — Discord and Harmony — Michael — Episode: "You Think You Know Someone" • 2014 — Faking It — Bobby — Episodes: "The Ecstasy and the Agony", "Busted"; as Justin Min • 2015 — CSI: Cyber — College Kid — Episode: "Crowd Sourced" • 2016 — Pure Genius — Eugene — Episode: "Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem" • 2018 — Beerfest: Thirst for Victory — Kyle — Television film • 2019–2024 — The Umbrella Academy — Ben Hargreeves — Recurring role (season 1), main role (seasons 2–4); 36 episodes • 2019 — Dating After College — Cameron — Miniseries; main role; 7 episodes • 2020 — New Amsterdam — Jason Huang — Episode: "Liftoff" • 2023 — Beef — Edwin — Recurring role • 2025 — The Devil's Plan — Contestant — Second season
Podcast
Podcast
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2022 — Love and Noraebang — Jaesun Choi — Recurring role
Theater
Theater
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2026 — Data — Alex — Off-Broadway, Lucille Lortel Theatre
Life and career
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1989
Justin H. Min born at Cerritos.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2016 — Rebirth — Intern #2 • 2021 — After Yang — Yang • 2023 — Shortcomings — Ben Tagawa • 2024 — The Greatest Hits — David Park • Detained — Isaac Barsi • Turn Me On — Christopher • 2025 — Lost in Starlight — Jay (voice) — English dub • Untitled Home Invasion Romance — Stu Cho • Journey There — Min-jun • 2026 — Handle With Care — Cole — Post-production • Slide Strum Mute — Nam-gi • Callback — Max — Short Film
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- 1.Bonnet, Alexandra. Breakout Star Justin H. Min on the Representation, Work Family and Finding Your Inspiration. bellomag.com. 2020.
- 2.Murray, Iana. How Justin H. Min Became the Breakout Star of The Umbrella Academy. GQ. Aug 13, 2020.
- 3.Parks, Dorian. Interview: Robert Sheehan and Justin H. Min Talk Season 2 of 'The Umbrella Academy', Klaus Starting a Cult, Ben Getting a Bigger Role & More. Geeks Of Color. July 2020.
- 4.Fleshman, Cu. Character Conversations: Netflix Stars Ashley Park and Justin H. Min Connect Over Asian American Narratives and Family Ties. Character Media. 2020-12-10.
- 6.4Jason4Justin. Graduation Speech by Justin Min. 2007-06-23.
- 7.Park, Byungkwan. Any Student, Any Study: Korean Studies. The Cornell Daily Sun. April 7, 2010.
- 8.Public Service Scholars. Cornell Blogs.
- 9.Denbath, Neela. The Umbrella Academy cast: Who is Justin H Min? Who plays Ben?. Daily Express. February 19, 2019.
- 10.Productions, Wong Fu. Watch Dating After College Online Vimeo On Demand. 2019-04-24.
- 11.Otterson, Joe. 'Umbrella Academy' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix. Variety. April 2, 2019.
- 12.August, Alexandra. Umbrella Academy's Ben Hargreeves On Family Dysfunction & the Netflix Hit. CBR.com. March 10, 2019.
- 13.Jacobs, Meredith. 'Umbrella Academy's Dead Superhero Doesn't Want to Be Alive in Season 2. Inverse.com. March 8, 2019.
- 14.Solis, Jorge. Interview: Justin H. Min talks 'The Umbrella Academy!'. Villain Media. March 15, 2019.
- 15.Sneider, Jeff. Exclusive: Golshifteh Farahani, Justin Min, Sarita Choudhury Join Colin Farrell in A24's 'After Yang'. Collider. 2019-04-16.
- 16.'Lost in Starlight' Gets Official Trailer; Maitreyi Ramakrishnan & Justin H. Min Join English Cast. May 15, 2025.
- 17.‘The Umbrella Academy’ Star Justin H. Min To Lead Cast In Feature ‘Handle With Care
- 18.Justin H. Min on Instagram: "Season 2: Ben is back. And he's back with a promotion. He's officially a series regular. – I know I joke around here quite a bit, but I…". Instagram.
- 19.Guiral, Angela Nicole. Netflix's 'The Devil's Plan' returns: get to know the cast and players of season 2. Tatler Asia.
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Min was recorded at birth as Justin Hong-Kee Min. The authorities additionally record the headings Justin Min and Justin Hong-Kee Min. His recorded language was English. Other recorded relations include Ashley Park. Min is recorded as actor, photographer and reality television participant. The identifiers under which Justin H. Min may be traced in institutional catalogues.
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