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Ethan Dizon

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Ethan Dizon
Born
Ethan C. Dizon

2002 (2002) (age 22)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2008–Current
Notable workThe Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

Ethan C. Dizon is an American actor, best known for playing Pete in The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete. His most recent role was the character Brian "Tiny" McKeever, Peter Parker's classmate in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Spider-Man: Homecoming and Avengers: Infinity War.

Early life

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Ethan C. Dizon was born in 2002 in Los Angeles, California, to an American mother of Chinese descent and a Filipino father.[1] He is the great-grandson of well-known World War II veteran and U.S. postmaster Lim Poon Lee, and the grand-nephew of Chinese actress Chow Kwun-Ling. His mother is actress Corinne Chooey, and his two younger brothers are also actors.[1]

Career

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In 2008, Dizon made his acting debut in the CBS comedy series How I Met Your Mother.[1] He played a guest role in the series 'Til Death in 2009, and in the medical drama Grey's Anatomy in 2012. He also played the title role in the short film Paulie.[1]

In 2013, Dizon starred as Pete in the drama The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete along with Skylan Brooks, Anthony Mackie and Jennifer Hudson; the film was directed by George Tillman Jr.[2] The film was released on October 11, 2013 by Lionsgate Entertainment, and Dizon was highly praised by media and film critics.[2][3][4] He also played the role of Ricky Irvine in the comedy-drama Bad Words.

Dizon played the role of Kwan in the comedy Get a Job, which was released in 2016.[1]

In 2018, he attended the intensive California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) as both a theater major and a member of Studio 5. While he has not acted since, except for a new production of Sammy Joins the Mafia mounted via Zoom, he is still active in the industry and looking for new roles.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Bad Mom Rod TV film, first roles
2012 Prodigy Bully Hugo Kim TV film
Paulie Paulie Short film
2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Pete
Bad Words Ricky Irvine
2015 Table 58 Kid TV film
2016 Get a Job Kwan
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Brian "Tiny" McKeever
2018 Avengers: Infinity War Most recent role
2022 Spider-Man: No Way Home Extended cut of 2021 film; archive footage: post-credits scene[5]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008–2009 How I Met Your Mother Ben 2 episodes
2009 'Til Death Chung He 1 episode
2012 Grey's Anatomy Sean 1 episode
2013 Sullivan & Son Quan 1 episode
2013 Awkward The Accountant 2 episodes
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself – Guest 2 episodes
Made in Hollywood Himself 1 episode
2014 Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street Zao 1 episode
About a Boy Boy #3 1 episode
The League Classmate #1 1 episode
2015 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Dougie 1 episode
2018 American Housewife Zhang Tao 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e LAVENTURE, TOM (March 22, 2013). "Ethan Dizon comes from proud roots". aapress.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  2. ^ a b SPELLING, IAN (October 11, 2013). "Young stars Skylan Brooks and Ethan Dizon triumph in 'The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete'". nydailynews.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  3. ^ HERNDON, JESSICA (October 10, 2013). "Child Actors In 'The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete' Are Incredibly Impressive". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  4. ^ HERNDON, JESSICA (October 10, 2013). "Kid stars of 'Mister & Pete' show impressive range". yahoo.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Hood, Cooper (September 2, 2022). "Everything Added In Spider-Man: No Way Home's "More Fun Stuff" Version". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
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