As Ke Huy Quan recalls, he was anxious shooting his first scene for Everything Everywhere All at Once after roughly 20 years away from acting. But a two-decade wait had helped make him perseverant – so, he persevered. And the way Quan tells it, Jamie Lee Curtis hugged him afterwards and said, ‘Ke, that was fucking amazing.’
Soon, everyone wanted to give Quan a hug (and an Oscar) for how amazing he was in 2022’s bagel-based brain-melter. Flexing multiple skill sets as variants of one man, he hit the marks of upbeat father, fanny-pack fighter and moody romantic with charm, verve and natural ease. And now, with upcoming movies from the Russo brothers and action studio 87North on his plate, he’s positioned to amaze again.