# Brandon Soo Hoo

Brandon Soo Hoo (born November 2, 1995) is an American actor and martial artist. He is known for playing Tran in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder and for his series regular role on the Cartoon Network sketch comedy series Incredible Crew. Soo Hoo played Scott Fuller on the El Rey Network horror-drama series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, based on the film of the same name.

## Early life

Brandon Soo Hoo was born in Pasadena, California on November 2, 1995. He is of Chinese descent.

## Career

Brandon began his acting career at the age of 10, when he was featured in television advertisements for Toys "R" Us, Land Rover, and ExxonMobil. In 2007, he had a minor role on Sesame Street. Soo Hoo made his feature film debut in Ben Stiller's comedy film Tropic Thunder (2008), playing the role of Tran, a young leader of the Flaming Dragon gang; he won a Young Artist Award for his performance. In 2009, he portrayed Young Storm Shadow in the action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and was again nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance.
Soo Hoo guest starred on the NBC comedy series My Name is Earl and the Fox sitcom 'Til Death. In 2010, he had guest starring role on NBC's comedy series Community. Soo Hoo then had a recurring role as Connor on Nickelodeon's Supah Ninjas. In 2013, he co-starred as Fly Molo in the science fiction film Ender's Game, alongside Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, and Asa Butterfield. Soo Hoo was then part of the regular cast of the Cartoon Network sketch comedy series Incredible Crew, created by Nick Cannon.
From 2014 to 2016, he starred as Scott Fuller on the El Rey Network horror-drama series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, a television adaptation of Robert Rodriguez's film of the same name. In 2015, he starred as Seth in the film Everything Before Us. In 2016, he provided the voice of Garfield Logan / Beast Boy in the DC Comics animated direct-to-video film Justice League vs. Teen Titans.
In September 2018, he appeared in a Wong Fu Production video "Asian Bachelorette 2", a sequel to "Asian Bachelorette".
In 2022, Soo Hoo co-founded Staxs Grill, a burger restaurant in Cambodia.
In 2023, Soo Hoo was cast to play the lead role in the Netflix animated series Mech Cadets. He voiced the protagonist in the 2024 Paramount+ animated film The Tiger's Apprentice.

## Personal life

Soo Hoo is a practitioner of multiple forms of martial arts. He is a black belt in taekwondo and has trained in kung fu (Wing Chun, Wushu and Southern Fist), Muay Thai and karate.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Tran | |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Young Storm Shadow | |
| 2013 | Ender's Game | Fly Molo | |
| 2015 | Everything Before Us | Seth | |
| 2016 | Justice League vs. Teen Titans | Beast Boy | Voice role |
| 2016 | Bedeviled | Dan | |
| 2017 | Teen Titans: The Judas Contract | Beast Boy | Voice role |
| 2021 | Music | Tanner | |
| 2021 | Let Us In | Luke | |
| 2021 | The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu | Ben Wu | |
| 2024 | The Tiger's Apprentice | Tom Lee | Voice role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Sesame Street | Bicycle Boy | Episode: "Grouch News Network!" |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Dennis | Episode: "Joy in a Bubble" |
| 2009 | 'Til Death | Ernie | Episode: "The Ex-Factor" |
| 2010 | Community | Abed's Chang | Episode: "Communication Studies" |
| 2010 | Everyday Kid | Mike Oh | Television film |
| 2011–13 | Supah Ninjas | Connor | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Workaholics | Punk Kid | Episode: "Piss & Shit" |
| 2012–13 | Incredible Crew | Various roles | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2013 | Instant Mom | Owen | Episode: "Not a Date" |
| 2014 | Terry the Tomboy | Napkin Rapkin | Television film |
| 2014–2016 | From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | Scott Fuller | Main role; 20 episodes |
| 2017 | Teen Wolf | Jiang | Episode: "Pressure Test" |
| 2019–2020 | PEN15 | Andy Kim | 2 episodes |
| 2023–present | Mech Cadets | Stanford Yu | Lead role; Voice role |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2009 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Tropic Thunder | Won |
| 2010 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Nominated |
| 2011 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 | Community | Nominated |
| 2012 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor | Supah Ninjas | Nominated |
| 2012 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 | Workaholics | Nominated |
| 2013 | Young Artist Award | Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series | Incredible Crew (with Shauna Case, Shameik Moore, Tristan Pasterick, Chanelle Peloso and Jeremy Shada) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor | Supah Ninjas | Nominated |
| 2014 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor | Supah Ninjas | Nominated |
| 2015 | VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival | Best New Actor- Narrative Feature | Everything Before Us (with Anthony Ma for Love Arcadia) | Won |
| 2019 | Chinese American Film Festival | Best Short Film | Our Home Here (with Summer Xinlei Yang, Angela Chen, Michal Wronski and Dianne Doan) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Queens World Film Festival | Best Narrative Short | Our Home Here (with Summer Xinlei Yang, Angela Chen, Michal Wronski and Dianne Doan) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Asians On Film Festival | Best Actor | Our Home Here (with Summer Xinlei Yang, Angela Chen, Michal Wronski and Dianne Doan) | Won |