# Jake Choi

Jake Choi (born January 14, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Miggy on the ABC comedy Single Parents. He previously starred in Front Cover, an LGBTQ independent film. Choi has also appeared in Younger, EastSiders, and The Sun Is Also a Star.

## Early life and education

Choi was born January 14, 1985, and raised in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. He is Korean American. He was raised by his single mother, and came from "working-class immigrant roots." During high school he played in the AAU. He graduated from Newtown High School in 2004, where he played on the school varsity basketball team.
After graduating, he moved to South Korea to play basketball at Yonsei University, and subsequently played in the Korean Basketball League. He returned to the States and pursued acting, taking classes at Lee Strasberg Institute.

## Career

In 2015, Choi played his first lead role as Ryan in the independent film Front Cover, an LGBTQ romantic comedy that featured two Asian male leads. Choi's performance received positive critical reviews. According to Sheri Linden at The Hollywood Reporter: "Chen's career-driven Ning defies easy labels, but ultimately the movie is about Ryan's transformation, one that Choi deftly conveys."
Choi has appeared in guest roles on several television shows since 2015, including Broad City, Younger, and Hawaii 5-0. He played a recurring role on HBO's Succession in 2018.
Choi gained wider prominence after he was cast as a series regular on the fall 2018 ABC show Single Parents in the role of Miggy, a 20-year-old single dad. The show was cancelled in May 2020 after two seasons.
As of January 2019, he has a recurring role on EastSiders, a Netflix dark comedy. The same year, he played Charles Bae, brother of Charles Melton's Daniel Bae, in the film adaptation of the YA novel The Sun Is Also a Star.

## Personal life

In 2018, Choi came out as sexually fluid.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2010 | Closed | Takeout Man | Alex Shin, Christopher Zou | Short film |
| 2011 | The Last Farewell | Jerry | Girard Tecson | Short film |
| 2011 | P-Word Pizza | | Yelena Sabel | Short film |
| 2011 | Psycho-Path | Luke | Geraldine Winters | |
| 2011 | Home | Restaurant Boss | Seimi Kim | Short film |
| 2012 | The Contained | Victim | Ryan Kramer | Short film |
| 2012 | The Learning Curve | Lenny | Scott Eriksson | Short film |
| 2012 | The Friend | Mark Cobain | Chris Bo Wen | Short film |
| 2013 | Walkie Buddies | Mike | Martin Rosete | Short film |
| 2013 | Benchmark | T | Vincent Lin | Short film |
| 2013 | Welcome Home | Liam | Patrick Chen | Short film |
| 2013 | Hypebeasts | Danny | Jess Dela Merced | Short film |
| 2015 | Front Cover | Ryan | Ray Yeung | Nominated – Golden Koala Award for Best Actor |
| 2016 | Wolves | Gil | Bart Freundlich | |
| 2016 | Money Monster | Korean News Anchor | Jodie Foster | |
| 2016 | A Bear Lands on Earth | Dave | Hiroo Takaoka, Rob Yang | |
| 2016 | Meet Ugly | Andrew | Yasmine Gomez | Short film |
| 2019 | Ms. Purple | Johnny | Justin Chon | |
| 2019 | The Sun Is Also a Star | Charles Bae | Ry Russo-Young | |
| 2020 | Keep Home Alive | Colton | Laura Murphy | |
| 2020 | Definition Please | Richie | Sujata Day | |
| 2021 | Lust Life Love | Daniel | Benjamin Feuer, Stephanie Sellars | |
| 2022 | Please Baby Please | | Amanda Kramer | |
| 2022 | R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned | Slim | Paul Leyden | |
| 2023 | World's Best | Mr. Oh | Roshan Sethi | |
| 2023 | The Mattachine Family | Jamie | Andy Vallentine | |
| 2025 | Idiotka | Jung-soo | Nastasya Popov | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Mysteries at the Museum | MIT Student | Episode: "Annabelle Doll, Bridge Collapse, Whale Attack" |
| 2011–2012 | CollegeHumor Originals | Person 4/Son Rearden | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Jest Originals | Jeremy Lin | Episode: "Jeremy Lin Picked Last in Pickup Game" |
| 2012 | School Spirits | Daniel Hooven | Episode: "Frat House Phantom" |
| 2012 | Steel Wulf: Cyber Ninja | Sniper | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Golden Boy | Gunman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Unforgettable | Waiter/Uncover Agent | Episode: "Day of the Jackie" |
| 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ty Lee | Episode: "Gridiron Soldier" |
| 2014 | Gotham | Gunman #2 | Episode: "Arkham" |
| 2015 | Broad City | James | Episode: "Mochalatta Chills" |
| 2015 | Younger | Roman | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | Calvin Wu | Episode: "The Mystery of the End of Watch" |
| 2016 | Difficult People | Restaurant Host | Episode: "36 Candles" |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon | Richie Kim | Episode: "Fashion Police" |
| 2016 | Next Big Thing | Beau | TV movie |
| 2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | Lee Sung | Episode: "Ka 'Aelike" |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | The Booker | Episode: "Pretty Like Me" |
| 2018 | F*ck Yes | N/A | Episode: "Toys" |
| 2018 | Succession | Tatsuya | 2 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Single Parents | Miggy Park | Main role |
| 2018 | Untitled Gamer Comedy Show | Beau Chang | Episode: "Pilot: Clan War" |
| 2019 | EastSiders | Clifford | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | The Magicians | Shinjiro | Episode: "The Wrath of the Time Bees" |
| 2021 | American Housewife | J.D. | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2021 | In Treatment | Notary | Episode: "Eladio - Week 3" |
| 2021 | American Horror Stories | Stan | Episode: "Ba'al" |