Harry Shum, Jr.

Harry Shum Jr.
Shum at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011
Born	(1982-04-28) April 28, 1982 (age 34) Limón, Costa Rica
Residence	Hollywood Hills, California
Occupation	Actor dancer singer choreographer producer
Years active	2000s–present
Spouse(s)	Shelby Rabara (m. 2015)
Website	www.tenthandfourth.com

Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is a Costa Rican-American actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer. He is best known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox comedy-drama television series Glee and as Magnus Bane on the Freeform fantasy television series Shadowhunters. He has appeared in the films Stomp the Yard, You Got Served, Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny. He also played Elliot Hoo in The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.

Shum was born in Limón, Costa Rica. His mother is a native of Hong Kong, and his father is from Guangzhou, China. They relocated to Costa Rica, where Shum and his two older sisters were born. When Shum was six years old, the family moved to San Francisco, California. He stated: "I feel I have the best of so many worlds. I speak Cantonese and Spanish. Spanish is actually my first language before I learned Cantonese and English." He later stated that he hasn't spoken Spanish fluently since the age of 6.

In an interview, he said that his earliest motivations to dance were from watching Ginuwine, Dru Hill, and Usher, before becoming influenced by dancers like Gene Kelly and Michael Jackson.