Dustin Nguyen
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Biography
Dustin Nguyen was an accomplished actor who appeared in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. In 1985, he had a recurring role on the ABC daytime serial "General Hospital." In 1993, he was featured in the Oliver Stone-directed "Heaven & Earth." He born and raised in South Vietnam. In 1985, he made his acting debut in a guest role on the CBS detective series "Magnum, P.I." He also appeared in the TV movie "Earth Angel" (ABC, 1990-91). Nguyen worked in television around the start of his acting career with a role on "21 Jump Street" (Fox, 1986-1991). He appeared in a number of television specials, including "That's What Friends Are For: AIDS Concert '88" (Showtime, 1988-89) and "The 1991 Miss Universe Pageant" (CBS, 1990-91). He then appeared in "No Escape No Return" (1994), "3 Ninjas Kick Back" (1994) and "Virtuosity" (1995). Recently, he tackled roles in "Celestial Rhapsody" (1997), "hundred percent" (1998) and the Cate Blanchett drama "Little Fish" (2006). He also appeared in the period drama "The Rebel" (2007) with Johnny Nguyen and the Meredith Scott Lynn comedy "Finishing the Game" (2007). Most recently, Nguyen acted in "The Man with the Iron Fists 2" (2015).
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Life Events
1985
Had a recurring role on the ABC daytime serial "General Hospital"
1985
Film debut in "Sunset Strip"
1985
Made his acting debut in a guest role on the CBS detective series "Magnum, P.I."
1987
Breakthrough screen role as Officer Harry Ioki on Fox's popular "21 Jump Street"
1991
Co-starred in the ABC movie "Earth Angel"
1992
First prominent film role in "Rapid Fire"
1993
Was featured in the Oliver Stone-directed "Heaven & Earth"
1994
Had a supporting role in the syndicated movies "Vanishing Son II" and "Vanishing Son IV"
1995
Cast in small roles in "Virtuosity" and "The Doom Generation"
1998
Starred in the independent film "hundred percent"
1998
Joined the cast of "V.I.P." starring Pamela Anderson
2014
Had cameo as Vietnamese Jesus in "22 Jump Street"
2015
Appeared in and directed "Jackpot"
2016
Directed Vietnamese romance film "I'll Wait"
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