Michael Hsu Rosen is an American actor and dancer best known for his starring roles as Ben in the Netflix series Glamorous, Jayden in the Netflix series Pretty Smart and Nabil in the Netflix series Tiny Pretty Things. Rosen is also known for his supporting roles in Presumed Innocent on Apple TV and The Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO Max among others. He has appeared in films such as Lavender, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York and After Class as well as numerous times on stage, notably starring in the Broadway revivals of Torch Song and West Side Story and in Nikolai and Others at Lincoln Center.
Early life and education Rosen was born and raised in New York City on the Upper West Side. He attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School, as well as the Professional Children's School. He trained for nine years at the School of American Ballet and matriculated at Yale University before withdrawing to pursue acting full-time.
Career While in high school, Rosen performed with the New York City Ballet and made his Broadway debut at seventeen in the 2009 revival of West Side Story. He later returned to Broadway in revivals of On the Town and Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song.
Rosen has appeared in such television shows as Looking, Jessica Jones, The Good Doctor and Elsbeth as well as earned main roles in Netflix's Glamorous, Tiny Pretty Things and Pretty Smart, Hulu's Monsterland, HBO Max's The Sex Lives of College Girls and Apple TV's Presumed Innocent.
Filmography Film YearTitleDirectorNotes2019LavenderMatthew Puccini2019 Sundance Film Festival2019After Class Daniel SchechterTribeca Festival2023Daughter of the BrideAnnette Haywood-Carter2026The Only Living Pickpocket in New YorkNoah Segan2026 Sundance Film Festival2026CallbackMatthew Puccini2026 Sundance Film Festival2026Before I DoGary JaffeFrameline Film Festival
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2014Taxi BrooklynDiegoEpisode: "Black Widow"2015Live from Lincoln CenterPerformerEpisode: "Sinatra: Voice for a Century"2016LookingJimmyTV Movie2019Jessica JonesLaurent LyonneRecurring role2020MonsterlandJosh HammondEpisode: "New York, New York"2020Tiny Pretty ThingsNabilSeries regular2021The Good DoctorLeoEpisode: "Spilled Milk"2021Pretty SmartJaydenSeries regular2023GlamorousBenSeries regular2024–2025The Sex Lives of College GirlsBrianMajor recurring role2025ElsbethCole CampbellEpisode: "Unalive and Well"
Stage
Broadway YearTitleRoleDirector2009–2011West Side StoryChinoArthur Laurents2014–2015On the TownEnsemble, u/s Gabey (performed)John Rando2018–2019Torch SongAlanMoisés Kaufman
Off-Broadway TitleRoleTheaterDirectorBus StopBo DeckerClassic Stage CompanyJack Cummings IIIDo I Hear a Waltz?Vito di RossiEncores! at New York City CenterEvan CabnetDotFidelVineyard TheatreSusan StromanNikolai and the OthersNicholas MagallanesLincoln CenterDavid Cromer
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