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.
In 2025, Soo Hoo co-starred in the comedy-drama film Forge, which was premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 9, 2025. It is scheduled to be released on May 15, 2026.
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 2025 Forge Raymond Zhang
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 2026 Whispers Nathan Paulson Episode: "Influence Us"
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Tropic Thunder 2010 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2011 Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 Community 2012 Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor Supah Ninjas Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 Workaholics 2013 Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Incredible Crew (with Shauna Case, Shameik Moore, Tristan Pasterick, Chanelle Peloso and Jeremy Shada) Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor Supah Ninjas 2014 2015 VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Best New Actor- Narrative Feature Everything Before Us (with Anthony Ma for Love Arcadia) 2019 Chinese American Film Festival Best Short Film Our Home Here (with Summer Xinlei Yang, Angela Chen, Michal Wronski and Dianne Doan) 2020 Queens World Film Festival Best Narrative Short Asians On Film Festival Best Actor
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