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Actor and playwright Ins Choi: 'If a character is written truthfully, lovingly, it's not a stereotype'

by Alice Saville

The Korean Canadian actor and writer on bringing his comedy Kim's Convenience back to theatre, changing the way Asian people are portrayed, and how he didn't see the K-culture boom coming Born in South Korea in 1974 and raised in Toronto, Canada, Ins Choi is a writer and actor. He's best known for his play turned sitcom Kim's Convenience, an offbeat comedy inspired by his immigrant family's shop. It premiered at the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:42am on September 8, 2024