Young Mazino

Quick Facts: Who was Young Mazino?

Subject:

Young Mazino

Known for:

American actor known for roles in 'Beef' and 'The Last of Us'.

Born:

1991-08-27

Century / Era:

1991s Historical Era Archive

Verified Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Christopher Young Kim, known professionally as Young Mazino, is an American actor. He had his breakout role in the Netflix series Beef (2023), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. As of 2025, he stars in the HBO drama series The Last of Us as Jesse and he is set to star in the upcoming first-person shooter game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 as Private Park Hyun Jun. Christopher Young Kim was born in Maryland. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, raised by Korean immigrant parents. He has two older sisters.

Career & Major Achievements

His father immigrated to the United States from Korea at the age of 16. Mazino has a first-degree black belt in taekwondo. He attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He dropped out and moved to New York City in 2014 to attend the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, where he trained for a year. Prior to his breakout role in Beef, Mazino was senior business intelligence analyst at LVMH's Fresh for six years.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Mazino chose the moniker "Young Mazino" as his stage name in 2018. The name is a combination of Mazino's Korean middle name and the name of a comic book character, Urek Mazino from Tower of God created by Korean manhwa artist S.I.U. Mazino explained that he decided to take a stage name because there were too many actors with his real surname when he was registering with the Screen Actors Guild in 2018. He played roles in several short films and television shows before being cast in a break out role as Steven Yeun's younger brother, Paul, in the Netflix series Beef, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In January 2024, it was announced that Mazino would join the cast of season 2 of the HBO series The Last of Us as Jesse.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1991 (1991-08-27): Birth of Young Mazino — American actor known for roles in 'Beef' and 'The Last of Us'.
2. 2014: 2014 Milestone — He dropped out and moved to New York City in 2014 to attend the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, where he trained for a year.
3. 2018: 2018 Milestone — Mazino chose the moniker "Young Mazino" as his stage name in 2018.
4. 2023: 2023 Milestone — He had his breakout role in the Netflix series Beef (2023), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
5. 2024: 2024 Milestone — In January 2024, it was announced that Mazino would join the cast of season 2 of the HBO series The Last of Us as Jesse.
6. 2025: 2025 Milestone — As of 2025, he stars in the HBO drama series The Last of Us as Jesse and he is set to star in the upcoming first-person shooter game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 as Private Park Hyun Jun.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Young Mazino

True or False: “Young Mazino initially chose his stage name because there were too many actors with his real surname when he registered with the Screen Actors Guild.”

Answer (TRUE ⭕): He confirmed this necessity for a unique professional identity when registering with SAG in 2018.

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