Ethan Yaheen-Moy Chan

About the Actor

Ethan Yaheen-Moy Chan is an actor born, raised, and based in New York City.   He has been seen on stage in iconic New York venues (The Connelly Theater, 54 Below, Green Room 42, Playbill Studios, BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop) and regionally in the critically acclaimed original casts of Blended 和 (Harmony): The Kim Loo Sisters (for which he earned a 2024 Broadway World Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical) and Double Helix among other widely-produced classics.

Ethan is a graduate of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Western Connecticut State University with a BFA in Musical Theatre, and possesses an advanced regents diploma in vocal music from the world-famous Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music, Art, and the Performing Arts.

About the Person

If I hate this blurb and you've found yourself reading it before I get around to editing it again, just know this was written at 4:38 p.m on Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 in the basement where I teach voice and keyboard lessons.  Have fun!

I edit this section of my website quite frequently.  Sometimes I reread what I've written and think I'm coming off with a "greater-than-thou" kind of energy, and the more I edit this blurb the more I want to change it.  However, there's a mainstay in this "About the Person" section; a brilliant quote I keep finding myself coming back to.  It's taken straight from the website of Thom Sesma, a brilliant actor, advocate, and someone I've had the privilege of working with - 

"I’ve never thought of myself as an actor who lives in New York.  I’m a New Yorker who’s an actor."

I don't really know what this means for Thom, or for anyone else.  I do know what it means for me, though.

It means enjoying an Arsenal game at Jack Doyle's Pub (Come on you gunners!)

It means mingling and getting to know people I'll never see again at community mainstays, such as The Mad Donkey Bar & Grill or Annie's Social Club (both places where almost nobody knows my name, but everybody knows who I am).

It means taking in Mott Street with a new perspective and noticing things about my Grandmother's block I've never paid attention to before.

It means looking out for my own; making sure my communities continue to be a safe space for others who hope to be welcomed into it.

It means that sometimes, to ensure people know you're safe to be around, you have to come out and say with all the rigor you have that Black Lives Matter.  Queer and Trans people have a home with me.  And I have no problem punching a N*zi in the face.

I try not to take myself super seriously.  I literally play pretend for money.  That might seem reductive to people, who rightfully think that art can be a platform for social change.  My opinion on that differs slightly-- rather than getting to know someone from behind a screen or facade, I'm more interested in the stories real people have to tell me.  Sure, it might make me a better artist, but what is art if not representative of the person who makes it?

I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm not really an artist at all.  I'm just a "people-person' hiding behind the title of "Actor".   

Thanks for reading, and thanks for listening!

Ethan Yaheen-Moy Chan