Justin H. Min

Justin H. Min
Born
Justin Hong-Kee Min

(1990-03-20) March 20, 1990
Cerritos, California, U.S.[1]
EducationCornell University (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
RelativesAshley Park (second cousin)

Justin Hong-Kee Min[2] (born March 20, 1990) is an American actor. He began his acting career with roles in several Wong Fu productions.[3] 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).

Early life and education

Min is a second-generation Korean American from Cerritos, California.[1] He is improving his Korean,[1] and wishes to participate in more Korean productions. He is also a second cousin of Ashley Park.[4] Min is a Christian, and still uses the Bible his parents gave him when he was in middle school.[5]

He graduated from Cerritos High School in 2007.[6] 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.[1][7][8]

Career

Prior to acting, Min was a journalist and photographer for various magazines.[3] He completed photography assignments for the J.A.M. Awards, inVISIBLE, and The Served.[9]

Min began acting in 2012. His early roles include appearances on TV series Faking It, CSI: Cyber, and Pure Genius.[9] 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.[3][10]

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.[11] 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.[12] 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".[13][14]

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.[15] The film was expected to be released in 2020 but was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

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.

Filmography

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[16] Jay (voice) English dub
Untitled Home Invasion Romance Stu Cho
Journey There Min-jun
2026 Handle With Care[17] Cole Post-production
Slide Strum Mute Nam-gi
Callback Max Short Film

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"[9]
2018 Beerfest: Thirst for Victory Kyle Television film
2019–2024 The Umbrella Academy Ben Hargreeves Recurring role (season 1), main role (seasons 2–4);[18] 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[19]

Podcast

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Love and Noraebang Jaesun Choi Recurring role

Theater

Year Title Role Notes
2026 Data Alex

References

  1. ^ a b c d Parks, Dorian (July 2020). "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. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bonnet, Alexandra (2020). "Breakout Star Justin H. Min on the Representation, Work Family and Finding Your Inspiration". bellomag.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Murray, Iana (August 13, 2020). "How Justin H. Min Became the Breakout Star of The Umbrella Academy". GQ. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Fleshman, Cu (December 10, 2020). "Character Conversations: Netflix Stars Ashley Park and Justin H. Min Connect Over Asian American Narratives and Family Ties". Character Media. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9FWJBPbZJs. {{cite AV media}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ 4Jason4Justin (June 23, 2007), Graduation Speech by Justin Min, archived from the original on July 26, 2020, retrieved June 30, 2019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Park, Byungkwan (April 7, 2010). "Any Student, Any Study: Korean Studies". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Public Service Scholars". Cornell Blogs. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Denbath, Neela (February 19, 2019). "The Umbrella Academy cast: Who is Justin H Min? Who plays Ben?". Daily Express. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Productions, Wong Fu (April 24, 2019), Watch Dating After College Online | Vimeo On Demand, retrieved October 2, 2020
  11. ^ Otterson, Joe (April 2, 2019). "'Umbrella Academy' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". Variety. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  12. ^ August, Alexandra (March 10, 2019). "Umbrella Academy's Ben Hargreeves On Family Dysfunction & the Netflix Hit". CBR.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  13. ^ Jacobs, Meredith (March 8, 2019). "'Umbrella Academy's Dead Superhero Doesn't Want to Be Alive in Season 2". Inverse.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  14. ^ Solis, Jorge (March 15, 2019). "Interview: Justin H. Min talks 'The Umbrella Academy!'". Villain Media. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  15. ^ Sneider, Jeff (April 16, 2019). "Exclusive: Golshifteh Farahani, Justin Min, Sarita Choudhury Join Colin Farrell in A24's 'After Yang'". Collider. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  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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