Jonathan Ke Quan - wikipedia Jonathan Ke Quan Jonathan Ke Quan Quan Kế Huy ( 1971 - 08 - 20 ) August 20, 1971 ( age 46 ) Saigon, South Vietnam ( now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ) Residence Alhambra, California Nationality Vietnamese, American Other names Jonathan Ke Huy Quan Education Alhambra High School University of Southern California Occupation Actor Years active 1984 -- present Spouse ( s ) Corinna Jonathan Luke Ke Huy Quan ( Vietnamese : Quan Kế Huy ; Chinese : 關 繼 威 ; Cantonese : Gwāan Gaiwāi, Mandarin : Guān Jìwēi ; born : August 20, 1971 ) is a Vietnamese - born American actor and stunt choreographer of Chinese descent. He is best known for his appearances in the 1980s Steven Spielberg productions of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies. Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External links Early life and career Quan was born in Saigon, South Vietnam ( present - day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ). He was forced to leave his country when the Army of the Republic of Vietnam was defeated during the Fall of Saigon. His family was selected for political asylum and emigrated to the United States. He became a child actor at age 12, starring as Harrison Ford 's sidekick Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. After being cast, his family changed his name to Ke Huy, the name by which he is credited in the film. In 1985, he co-starred in The Goonies as a member of the eponymous group of children, the inventor Richard `` Data '' Wang. He played a pickpocket orphan in the 1986 Taiwanese movie It Takes a Thief. In 1987, he appeared in the Japanese movie `` Passengers '' ( Passenjā Sugisarishi Hibi ) with the Japanese idol singer Honda Minako. He played Sam on the short - lived TV series Together We Stand ( 1986 -- 1987 ) and played Jasper Kwong in the sitcom Head of the Class from 1989 to 1991. He also starred in the movie Breathing Fire ( 1991 ) and had a small role in Encino Man ( 1992 ). He played the starring role in the 1993 Mandarin language TV show The Big Eunuch and the Little Carpenter which ran for forty episodes. He also starred in the 1996 Hong Kong / Vietnam collaboration movie Red Pirate. He last appeared onscreen in the 2002 Hong Kong movie Second Time Around alongside Ekin Cheng and Cecilia Cheung. Personal life He attended Mount Gleason Jr. High in Tujunga, California, and Alhambra High School in Alhambra, California. After high school, he graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He later attended the University of Manchester, in the United Kingdom. He is fluent in Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. Having studied Taekwondo under Philip Tan on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, he later trained under Tao - liang Tan. He worked as a stunt choreographer for X-Men and The One as the assistant of renowned Hong Kong fight choreographer Corey Yuen. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Short Round Won -- Young Artist Award American movie 1985 The Goonies Richard `` Data '' Wang American movie 1986 It Takes a Thief ( 糊塗 妙 賊 小 神 偸 ) Little Guan ( 小 關 ) Taiwan movie Passenger ( パッセンジャー 過ぎ去り し 日々 ) Rick Japanese movie 1991 Breathing Fire Charlie Moore American movie Encino Man Kim American movie Red Pirate ( 紅 海盜 / 飛 虎 奇兵 ) Kwan Chia Chiang ( 關家強 ) Hong Kong movie 2002 Second Time Around ( 無限 復活 ) Sing Wong Hong Kong movie Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 Together We Stand Sam 19 episodes 1991 Head of the Class Jasper Kwong Season 5 1991 Tales from the Crypt Josh Season 3 Episode 9 The Big Eunuch and the Little Carpenter ( 大 太監 與 小 木匠 ) Ba Dajia ( 巴 大家 ) Starring ; TV series from Taiwan, 40 episodes References ^ Jump up to : `` Ke Huy Quan ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Canby, Vincent ( May 23, 1984 ). `` Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ''. The New York Times. ^ Jump up to : `` The kid from Indiana Jones : What does he look like now ? ''. Nowmagazine.co.uk. 2015 - 08 - 08. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 10. Jump up ^ Nick Mamatas ( 2012 - 12 - 14 ). `` 10 reasons we still love The Goonies 25 years later ''. Syfy Wire. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Jonathan Ke Quan ''. The New York Times. Bibliography Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy : An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 387. External links Jonathan Ke Quan on IMDb BIBSYS : 14029798 BNF : cb14903168w ( data ) GND : 1089792891 ISNI : 0000 0000 4072 3036 LCCN : n2007033586 NDL : 00621327 VIAF : 31446574 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Ke_Quan&oldid=848556202 '' Categories : 1971 births American people of Hoa descent Hoa people American male child actors American male film actors USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni Vietnamese emigrants to the United States Vietnamese male child actors Vietnamese male film actors 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male taekwondo practitioners People from Alhambra, California People from Ho Chi Minh City Living people Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from May 2017 Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters Articles with hCards Articles containing Vietnamese - language text Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with NDL identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Deutsch Español Français Galego 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Simple English Suomi Svenska Tiếng Việt 中文 7 more Edit links This page was last edited on 2 July 2018, at 17 : 56 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays the little chinese boy in indiana jones
Answer: Jonathan Luke Ke Huy Quan