EXCLUSIVE: Glee alum Harry Shum Jr. rounds out the group of five new resident cast additions for the upcoming 19th season of ABCs venerable medical drama Greys Anatomy. He joins recently cast Adelaide Kane, Alexis Floyd, Niko Terho and Midori Francis. All five will play first-year surgical residents at Grey Sloan, which was ordered to disband and rebuild its teaching program in the Season 18 finale.

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Shums Daniel Blue Kwan is sharp-witted, impatient and brilliant. He is generous by nature but competitive to a fault, naturally gifted, and used to winning at everything. A family crisis interfered with his career plans and now hes got a lot to prove.

The character description hints at a backstory that would explain why Daniel is a little older than your typical medical resident.

Known for his roles in Foxs Glee and Freeforms Shadowhunters, Shum alsostarred in, produced and co-choreographed The LXD (Legion of Extraordinary Dancers), a Hulu dance series created by Jon M. Chu who also directed Shum in the hit movie Crazy Rich Asians. Hes next set to reprise his Crazy Rich Asians role of Charlie Wu in the upcoming spinoff movie which centers around Gemma Chans character of Astrid Young Teo and her romance with Charlie.

Shum plays one of the leads in this years breakout indie hit Everything Everywhere All at Once. He also stars in and executive produces technological thriller Broadcast Signal Intrusion, which premiered at SXSW and had a domestic theatrical/VOD release in fall 2021. It is now available on-demand. Last year, Shum starred alongside Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang in Netflixs holiday movie Love Hard.

Additionally, Shum has partnered with The Conscious Kid and is working with the organizations Anti-Racist Childrens Book Education Fund initiative. He is repped by Paradigm, Triniti Management, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.

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