1. Dustin Nguyen's mother, My Le, was an actress and dancer, and his father, Xuan Phat, was an actor, comedian, writer, and producer in Vietnam.
16 Facts About Dustin Nguyen
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The 21 Jump Street season 2 episode "Christmas in Saigon", which first aired in December 1987, is based in his experiences escaping Vietnam and eventually arriving in the United States; Dustin Nguyen served as a technical advisor in the episode.
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Dustin Nguyen graduated from Garden Grove High School in Garden Grove, California, he attended Orange Coast College and majored in communications but later dropped out to pursue acting full time.
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Dustin Nguyen auditioned for the role of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat, but lost out to Robin Shou.
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In 2005, Dustin Nguyen starred as a former heroin addict opposite Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett in the critically acclaimed Little Fish.
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Dustin Nguyen starred in the 2007 films The Rebel and Saigon Eclipse.
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Dustin Nguyen screened in 2009 the thriller The Gauntlet directed by Matt Eskandari; he stars with Chinese actress Bai Ling.
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Dustin Nguyen made a small cameo in 22 Jump Street as Vietnamese Jesus.
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Dustin Nguyen continues to act and make films in Vietnam full-time.
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Dustin Nguyen made his feature directorial debut in the Vietnamese fantasy film Once Upon a Time in Vietnam, in which he starred.
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Dustin Nguyen then starred in the Vietnamese film Gentle that premiered at the 2015 Busan International Film Festival where he received strong reception for his performance.
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Dustin Nguyen was cast in Cinemax's Warrior in a recurring role before he officially joined the main cast in season two of the series.
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Dustin Nguyen was cast in The Accidental Getaway Driver which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
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In March 2009, Dustin Nguyen won the Vietnamese Canh Dieu Vang for best actor, for his starring role in the Phuoc Sang Films vehicle Huyen Thoai Bat Tu.
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Dustin Nguyen won China's Golden Rooster Award for Best International Actor at China's Golden Rooster and Thousand Flowers International Film Festival 2009.
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In 2015, at the Milan International Film Festival, Dustin Nguyen won the Leonardo da Vinci Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor in the Vietnamese film Gentle; an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's A Gentle Creature.