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Michael Hsu Rosen

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Michael Hsu Rosen
Born
New York City, New York, United States
EducationYale University
School of American Ballet
Professional Children's School

Michael Hsu Rosen is an American actor and dancer best known for his roles as Jayden and Nabil in the Netflix series Pretty Smart and Tiny Pretty Things, respectively. Rosen also starred in the Broadway revivals of Torch Song and West Side Story.

Early life and education

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Rosen was born and raised in New York City on the Upper West Side.[1] He attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School, as well as the Professional Children's School. He trained for nine years at the School of American Ballet and matriculated at Yale University before withdrawing to pursue acting full-time.[2]

Career

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While in high school, Rosen performed with the New York City Ballet and made his Broadway debut at seventeen in the 2009 revival of West Side Story.[3] He later returned to Broadway in revivals of On the Town and Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song.[4][5][6]

Rosen has guest starred in such television shows as Jessica Jones, Monsterland, and The Good Doctor as well as earned main roles in Netflix's Tiny Pretty Things and Pretty Smart.[7][8][9][10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Empty Building Child Dancer Short film
2012 Food of Love Oscar Short film
2017 Dating My Mother Khris
2019 Lavender Andy Short film
2019 In This Life Dancer - Act 3 Short film
2019 After Class Deacon
2020 Nora Highland Mark
2023 Daughter of the Bride Mike
TBD Listen Oshri Azula

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Taxi Brooklyn Diego Episode: "Black Widow"
2015 Live from Lincoln Center Performer Episode: "Sinatra: Voice for a Century"
2016 Looking Jimmy TV movie
2019 Jessica Jones Laurent Lyonne 2 episodes
2020 Monsterland Josh Hammond Episode: "New York, New York"
2020 Tiny Pretty Things Nabil Main role
2021 The Good Doctor Leo Episode: "Spilled Milk"
2021 Pretty Smart Jayden Main role
2023 Glamorous Ben Main role

Stage

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Broadway

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Year Title Role Company / Director
2009–2011 West Side Story Chino 2009 Broadway Revival / Arthur Laurents
2014–2015 On the Town Ensemble, u/s Gabey 2014 Broadway Revival / John Rando
2018–2019 Torch Song Alan 2018 Broadway Revival / Moisés Kaufman

Off-Broadway

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Title Role Theater Director
Do I Hear a Waltz? Vito di Rossi New York City Center Evan Cabnet
Dot Fidel Vineyard Theatre Susan Stroman
Nikolai and the Others Nicholas Magallanes Lincoln Center David Cromer

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Hsu Rosen Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Michael Hsu Rosen – Vulkan Magazine". Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "How 'Pretty Smart' Allowed Michael Hsu Rosen To Embrace His Gay Asian Identity". HuffPost. October 25, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "From Ballet to Broadway With Michael Hsu Rosen". Playbill. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Voss, Brandon (November 13, 2018). "Everybody Wants to F*ck" His Character in Broadway's "Torch Song". LOGO News. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Brantley, Ben (November 2, 2018). "Review: Lessons in Love From a Drama Queen in 'Torch Song'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise; Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (March 29, 2021). "Olivia Macklin, Michael Hsu Rosen & Cinthya Carmona Join Netflix Comedy Series From Jack Dolgen, Doug Mand & Kourtney Kang". Deadline. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Michael Hsu Rosen & Damon J. Gillespie Cast in Netflix Ballet Series Tiny Pretty Things". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Sullivan, Corinne (December 11, 2020). "Meet the Talented Cast of Netflix's New Ballet Drama, Tiny Pretty Things". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Romano, Evan (October 13, 2020). "The Corporate Greed Episode of 'Monsterland' Was the Most Confusing (and Grim) Story Yet". Men's Health. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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