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The Province
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Province
Vancouver actor Ricky He adds romantic comedy role to his resume
One of the stars of the TV series From and East Van native says Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai practices help keep anxiety in check as he navigates uncertain business Actor Ricky He may had graduated from Lord Byng Secondary well over a decade ago but he still can pass for a teen. He has put his youthful looks to work playing a high school senior the new romantic comedy film Worth the Wait Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Ricky He is kidding around again. The Vancouver actor plays a fun-loving, high-school senior named Blake in the new romantic comedy Worth the Wait. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors 'I thought playing high school was behind me, but I guess Blake proved that door was still wide open,' said the 29-year-old He with a laugh. 'I just have one of those faces, I guess.' It's a point that's proven by the fact that he is almost always cast to play a younger character. A few years back, he was teen Kellan Park in a recurring role on The Good Doctor. And, recently, he has been seen as Kenny, the early 20-something deputy sheriff in the hit Russo Brothers-produced TV sci-fi horror series From. 'I'm coming up on 30 this year but, depending on the situation, I oftentimes look at myself like, I feel like I'm still 16,' said He. Landing in time for Asian Heritage Month, the Maple Ridge-shot Worth the Wait premieres on May 23 on the streaming service Tubi. Directed by Tom Shu-Yu Lin, the film follows eight different Seattle-area couples at varying stages of their relationships, good and bad. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Vancouver's Ricky He is starring in the new romantic comedy film Worth the Wait. Out May 23 on Tubi the film follows eight couples as they navigate all the good and the bad in their relationships. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG He's character, Blake, is a prank-loving teenager whose mother died a few years earlier, leaving his older sister as his guardian. Blake is dating another high-school senior, Riley (Ali Fumiko Whitney). Their love story is a bit of a star-crossed situation as Riley's uncle (Sung-Ho Kang) is not thrilled when he finds out that Blake is dating his niece. 'Blake is kind of all over the place,' said He about his online content-creating character. 'I think at the end of the day, at the heart of it, he's a kid that's trying to stay optimistic in light of all of his circumstances. I think that he realizes that as hard and as difficult it is for him to stay optimistic, he realizes that the world must have an equally difficult time. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'So, I think he, in his own kind of quirky, goofy, silly way, is trying to alleviate some of the pain in the world. And that's the only way he knows how to do it, is by being his own authentically goofball self.' The Vancouver actor Ricky He and Ali Fumiko Whitney play Blake and Riley a teenage couple in the new Tubi film Worth the Wait. Photo by Courtesy of Tubi / Courtesy of Tubi The film hits a lot of emotional buttons. There's young love, long-distance love, familial love and, of course, heartbreak in its many forms. 'When you kind of get into the meat and potatoes, you realize, oh yeah, this is a little bit more complex … It really is a story with a lot heart. It's certainly a story with lots of heartbreak, but it doesn't kind of lose that rom-com sensibility,' said He. 'I thought maybe this would be something that I could just kind of waltz in and have an easy, breezy time in terms of emotional prep. Then once I read the script, it was, oh yeah, we got our work cut out for us.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Before embarking on a fulltime acting career, He gave university a shot, But admittedly, he just didn't have his head in the academic game when he went to UBC over a decade ago. 'I was so in and out of school. I was missing seminars and lectures,' said He who studied psychology, history and English. He recalls the moment he knew that school wasn't his path. After staying up all night shooting a TV commercial, He headed out to UBC and caught a couple of hours of sleep in his car before a psych final exam. 'I think I just slept through it,' said He about his test performance. 'I woke up that next morning, and I was like, yeah, I think maybe I should just commit to one thing here.' That, as it turns out, was a good choice, A few years and a few small jobs later, He got a huge break when he landed a lead part in Disney Channel's musical Freaky Friday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'When they flew me out to do the screen test down in Burbank, it was kind of the first surreal moment where I thought I could actually have a career doing this. This might really be possible,' said He whose resume also includes roles on the TV series A Million Little Things, Trial & Error and Arrow. But not all He's thoughts were about onscreen success. 'I got the job, and I was really excited, but there was almost the opposite feeling of oh my God, is this happening too fast?' said He. 'This is my first lead role; do I deserve this? All the impostor syndrome feelings were there.' Luckily, for He, each job brought him more trust in his ability. 'I was sitting across from Will Yun Lee, who plays my father on The Good Doctor, and we're doing a pretty emotional scene. I didn't have a whole lot of lines. It was just basically him monologuing to me and me being there for him,' said He. 'I just remember sitting across from him and feeling like, really, really moved. And I just out of like reflex, just started crying. The coverage wasn't even on me, but when we called cut, I just remember thinking that I can actually do this and I really love this.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He is currently expanding his show business skill set. He just finished writing, directing, producing and acting in a new proof of concept for a TV series that he's about to start pitching. 'What I can say is that it's a dark comedy, very, very loosely based on my own life. It's about a Chinese Canadian kid who grew up on the east side of Vancouver, but he enrolled in a drama program on the west side of Vancouver,' said He. He is also getting ready to head back to Nova Scotia in a month to shoot season four of From. 'I'm definitely very grateful and know I'm in a privileged position to be working,' said He, referring to the current TV/film industry-wide contraction that is going on right now. But when He does experience down times, he tries to keep busy by doing things like writing and taking part in physical activity. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'There's certainly a lot of ways,' said He when asked about activities outside of work. 'I get punched in the face — a lot. I train jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai, and that's definitely an outlet that really, really helps me … You have to find different ways to try to remind yourself that there's other things to do.' Dgee@ Read More Vancouver Canucks Columnists CFL News News
Calgary Herald
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Vancouver actor Ricky He adds romantic comedy role to his resume
Article content Ricky He is kidding around again. The Vancouver actor plays a fun-loving, high-school senior named Blake in the new romantic comedy Worth the Wait. Article content 'I thought playing high school was behind me, but I guess Blake proved that door was still wide open,' said the 29-year-old He with a laugh. 'I just have one of those faces, I guess.' Article content It's a point that's proven by the fact that he is almost always cast to play a younger character. Article content Article content A few years back, he was teen Kellan Park in a recurring role on The Good Doctor. And, recently, he has been seen as Kenny, the early 20-something deputy sheriff in the hit Russo Brothers-produced TV sci-fi horror series From. Article content Landing in time for Asian Heritage Month, the Maple Ridge-shot Worth the Wait premieres on May 23 on the streaming service Tubi. Directed by Tom Shu-Yu Lin, the film follows eight different Seattle-area couples at varying stages of their relationships, good and bad. Article content Article content He's character, Blake, is a prank-loving teenager whose mother died a few years earlier, leaving his older sister as his guardian. Blake is dating another high-school senior, Riley (Ali Fumiko Whitney). Their love story is a bit of a star-crossed situation as Riley's uncle (Sung-Ho Kang) is not thrilled when he finds out that Blake is dating his niece. Article content Article content 'Blake is kind of all over the place,' said He about his online content-creating character. 'I think at the end of the day, at the heart of it, he's a kid that's trying to stay optimistic in light of all of his circumstances. I think that he realizes that as hard and as difficult it is for him to stay optimistic, he realizes that the world must have an equally difficult time. Article content Article content The film hits a lot of emotional buttons. There's young love, long-distance love, familial love and, of course, heartbreak in its many forms. Article content 'When you kind of get into the meat and potatoes, you realize, oh yeah, this is a little bit more complex … It really is a story with a lot heart. It's certainly a story with lots of heartbreak, but it doesn't kind of lose that rom-com sensibility,' said He. 'I thought maybe this would be something that I could just kind of waltz in and have an easy, breezy time in terms of emotional prep. Then once I read the script, it was, oh yeah, we got our work cut out for us.'
Vancouver Sun
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Vancouver actor Ricky He adds romantic comedy role to his resume
Ricky He is kidding around again. The Vancouver actor plays a fun-loving, high-school senior named Blake in the new romantic comedy Worth the Wait. 'I thought playing high school was behind me, but I guess Blake proved that door was still wide open,' said the 29-year-old He with a laugh. 'I just have one of those faces, I guess.' It's a point that's proven by the fact that he is almost always cast to play a younger character. A few years back, he was teen Kellan Park in a recurring role on The Good Doctor . And, recently, he has been seen as Kenny, the early 20-something deputy sheriff in the hit Russo Brothers-produced TV sci-fi horror series From. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'I'm coming up on 30 this year but, depending on the situation, I oftentimes look at myself like, I feel like I'm still 16,' said He. Landing in time for Asian Heritage Month , the Maple Ridge-shot Worth the Wait premieres on May 23 on the streaming service Tubi. Directed by Tom Shu-Yu Lin, the film follows eight different Seattle-area couples at varying stages of their relationships, good and bad. He's character, Blake, is a prank-loving teenager whose mother died a few years earlier, leaving his older sister as his guardian. Blake is dating another high-school senior, Riley (Ali Fumiko Whitney). Their love story is a bit of a star-crossed situation as Riley's uncle (Sung-Ho Kang) is not thrilled when he finds out that Blake is dating his niece. 'Blake is kind of all over the place,' said He about his online content-creating character. 'I think at the end of the day, at the heart of it, he's a kid that's trying to stay optimistic in light of all of his circumstances. I think that he realizes that as hard and as difficult it is for him to stay optimistic, he realizes that the world must have an equally difficult time. 'So, I think he, in his own kind of quirky, goofy, silly way, is trying to alleviate some of the pain in the world. And that's the only way he knows how to do it, is by being his own authentically goofball self.' The film hits a lot of emotional buttons. There's young love, long-distance love, familial love and, of course, heartbreak in its many forms. 'When you kind of get into the meat and potatoes, you realize, oh yeah, this is a little bit more complex … It really is a story with a lot heart. It's certainly a story with lots of heartbreak, but it doesn't kind of lose that rom-com sensibility,' said He. 'I thought maybe this would be something that I could just kind of waltz in and have an easy, breezy time in terms of emotional prep. Then once I read the script, it was, oh yeah, we got our work cut out for us.' Before embarking on a fulltime acting career, He gave university a shot, But admittedly, he just didn't have his head in the academic game when he went to UBC over a decade ago. 'I was so in and out of school. I was missing seminars and lectures,' said He who studied psychology, history and English. He recalls the moment he knew that school wasn't his path. After staying up all night shooting a TV commercial, He headed out to UBC and caught a couple of hours of sleep in his car before a psych final exam. 'I think I just slept through it,' said He about his test performance. 'I woke up that next morning, and I was like, yeah, I think maybe I should just commit to one thing here.' That, as it turns out, was a good choice, A few years and a few small jobs later, He got a huge break when he landed a lead part in Disney Channel's musical Freaky Friday. 'When they flew me out to do the screen test down in Burbank, it was kind of the first surreal moment where I thought I could actually have a career doing this. This might really be possible,' said He whose resume also includes roles on the TV series A Million Little Things, Trial & Error and Arrow. But not all He's thoughts were about onscreen success. 'I got the job, and I was really excited, but there was almost the opposite feeling of oh my God, is this happening too fast?' said He. 'This is my first lead role; do I deserve this? All the impostor syndrome feelings were there.' Luckily, for He, each job brought him more trust in his ability. 'I was sitting across from Will Yun Lee, who plays my father on The Good Doctor, and we're doing a pretty emotional scene. I didn't have a whole lot of lines. It was just basically him monologuing to me and me being there for him,' said He. 'I just remember sitting across from him and feeling like, really, really moved. And I just out of like reflex, just started crying. The coverage wasn't even on me, but when we called cut, I just remember thinking that I can actually do this and I really love this.' He is currently expanding his show business skill set. He just finished writing, directing, producing and acting in a new proof of concept for a TV series that he's about to start pitching. 'What I can say is that it's a dark comedy, very, very loosely based on my own life. It's about a Chinese Canadian kid who grew up on the east side of Vancouver, but he enrolled in a drama program on the west side of Vancouver,' said He. He is also getting ready to head back to Nova Scotia in a month to shoot season four of From. 'I'm definitely very grateful and know I'm in a privileged position to be working,' said He, referring to the current TV/film industry-wide contraction that is going on right now. But when He does experience down times, he tries to keep busy by doing things like writing and taking part in physical activity. 'There's certainly a lot of ways,' said He when asked about activities outside of work. 'I get punched in the face — a lot. I train jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai, and that's definitely an outlet that really, really helps me … You have to find different ways to try to remind yourself that there's other things to do.' Dgee@
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New On Tubi May 2025
The Tubi schedule for May 2025 releases has some titles that are sure to make for some spectacular streaming, including the 2022 absurdist comedy-dramaEverything Everywhere All At Once and the 2012 comedy-drama Frances Ha slated for arrival. Other Tubi highlights for this month include premieres from Tubi Original titles like Worth the Wait and WWE Evolve, plus so much more that is worth checking out. May's new releases are sure to help you figure out what you should be watching right now. Read more below for our highlights and the full list of what's new on Tubi this May 2025. Tubi is one of the best sources out there to stream your favorite movies and shows for free right now. Here are two of the best new titles coming to the platform this May: Tubi is coming in clutch with this one-of-a-kind Academy Award-winning independent absurdist comedy-drama film hitting the platform in early May. Everything Everywhere All At Once follows middle-aged Chinese immigrant Evelyn Quan Wang (Michelle Yeoh) who leads a slightly unhappy life running a struggling laundromat alongside her devoted husband, Waymond (Ke Huy Quan), while maintaining a strained relationship with her daughter, Joy (Stephanie Hsu). But when Evelyn is suddenly gifted with powers and forced to save the world from completely unraveling, her wild, action-packed, and moving journey across the multiverse leads her to gain a fresh appreciation for her own reality's life and loved ones. Celebrate girlhood, friendship, and self-discovery with this underrated 2012 comedy drama directed by Noah Baumbach and co-written by Baumbach and Greta Gerwig. Frances Ha revolves around 27-year-old dance apprentice Frances Halladay (Gerwig) as her happy and consistent life in New York City is suddenly upended after her college best friend and roommate, Sophie (Mickey Sumner), breaks the news that she's moving out to a new part of the city and living with a different friend. In the aftermath, Frances tries to find a place to call home while still chasing her dance dreams and learning tough lessons on the path to growing older and chasing her dreams. Wondering what else you'll be able to watch on Tubi this month? Here's the full list of new Tubi movies and shows streaming in May 2025: Action 2 Fast 2 Furious Batman (1989) Batman Forever Batman Returns Fast & Furious 6 Furious 7 Justice League (2017) Mile 22 Stealth The Fast And The Furious The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift The Flash The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen The Patriot Tomb Raider (2018) War Art House After Yang Black Bear C'mon C'mon Frances Ha Krisha Locke Mojave Morris From America One From The Heart Ran (1985) Revenge (2017) The Eternal Daughter The Souvenir: Part II Waves Black Cinema All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt ATL Baby Boy Barbershop Barbershop 2: Back In Business Blue Streak Death At A Funeral (2010) Dreamgirls Friday He Got Game Johnson Family Vacation Madea's Big Happy Family Married To Medicine Medusa Deluxe Menace II Society Moesha Next Friday Rebound (2005) Single Moms Club The Friday After Next The Wiz Two Can Play That Game Vacation Friends Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls American Ultra Benson (S1-2) But I'm A Cheerleader Click (2006) Everything Everywhere All At Once Funny Pages Jackass: The Movie Laggies Like A Boss Second Act Single Moms Club Something's Gotta Give (2003) The Death Of Dick Long The Last Movie Star This Is Spinal Tap Vacation Friends You Don't Mess With The Zohan Documentary More Than A Game Oasis Supersonic Open Wide The Summit Drama Agora Devotion Focus Fury Gladiator God's Creatures Heartbreak Ridge Kojak (1973) Molly's Game Single Moms Club Tears Of The Sun The Last Movie Star The Lincoln Lawyer The Pianist The Shield Warrior (2011) What Remains Horror 28 Weeks Later Anaconda Barbarian (2022) Bones Deep Rising Dark Web: Cicada 3301 Escape Room (2019) Escape The Field Friday The 13th (2009) Legion Leprechaun Prey For The Devil Silent Hill The Craft The Monster Tusk Kids & Family Mrs. Doubtfire Open Season (2006) Open Season 2 Rugrats Go Wild RV (2006) Scooby-Doo And The Reluctant Werewolf Scooby-Doo's Arabian Nights Shrek Forever After The Addams Family 2 The Goonies Reality TV Married To Medicine Sci-Fi & Fantasy 24 Hours To Live Dune (1984) Ender's Game Equals Eva Ex Machina Interstellar Planet Of The Apes (1968) The 5th Wave Weird Science Series Spotlight Kojak (1973) Moesha The Shield Thriller A Man Apart Anna (2019) Captain Phillips Clear And Present Danger Fall Medusa Deluxe Now You See Me Now You See Me 2 Patriot Games Savages Takers (2010) The Long Kiss Goodnight Trespass Against Us Western A Fistful Of Dollars Bone Tomahawk For A Few Dollars More Hang 'Em High Lawless Slow West The Good, The Bad And The Ugly The Salvation The Wind Woman Walks Ahead Competition Shows WWE: Evolve: New Episode *Tubi Original Competition Shows WWE: Evolve: New Episode *Tubi Original Series Spotlight VR Troopers Thriller Rhythm & Blood *Tubi Original Competition Shows WWE: Evolve: New Episode *Tubi Original Action Machete Kills Romance Worth the Wait *Tubi Original Competition Shows WWE: Evolve: New Episode *Tubi Original Thriller The Killing Cove *Tubi Original Documentary Gamestop: Rise Of The Players If you've got access to another streaming library, lucky you! Tubi's new releases are just a small slice of the newest movies and shows you can choose from this month. Don't wade through all your options alone—we've got guides for that. We update our reviews and lists of the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month. We've got guides for: New on Netflix this month New on Amazon Prime this month New on Hulu this month New on Disney+ this month New on HBO Max this month New on Starz this month New on BritBox this month New on Acorn TV this month New on Paramount+ this month New on Peacock this month
