#Leo yang jun yu series

While working on his degree Yu secured his first real acting audition for 'Mulan' and landed the role, he has been working ever since. Upon graduating high school, he was accepted into USC's BFA program for their School of Dramatic Arts, whose alumni include Forrest Whittaker, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell and Ron Howard. He was instantly drawn to the art of bringing characters to life and began taking summer courses at the prestigious University of Southern California and University of California - Berkeley. Born in Oakland, California and raised across the Bay Area, Yu discovered his love of acting after accidentally enrolling in a theatre course his sophomore year of high school.

#Leo yang jun yu series

On the television front, Yu has recurred as Pete on ABC's hit comedy series 'Fresh Off the Boat,' alongside Randall Park and Constance Wu. 'Mulan' is set to premiere on March 27, 2020. Yu is a scene-stealer as Cricket, Mulan's comrade and confidant as she enters training military training and war. Set in Imperial China, the film follows Mulan (Liu) who disguises herself as a man in order to serve in the military to defend the country from the Huns. In 2020, actor on the rise, Jun Yu, is set to make his feature film debut in Walt Disney Pictures' highly anticipated, live action adaptation of 'Mulan' opposite Yifei Liu, Jet Li, Tzi Ma and Rosalind Chao.