BIO

Kenton Chen is an actor, writer, and singer based in Los Angeles. A California native, Kenton studied jazz at USC Thornton’s School of Music, where he began his career with award-winning a cappella group The SoCal VoCals. 

After college, he gained national attention with The Backbeats on NBC’s The Sing-Off, and opened for Ben Folds on his national tour. Since then, Kenton has established himself as a sought-after session and background singer, collaborating with popular projects as Postmodern Jukebox and Scary Pockets. 

On camera, Kenton has appeared in over a dozen national commercials, and several TV shows: Superstore(NBC), Platonic (Apple), Night Court (NBC), The Rookie (ABC), Perfect Harmony (NBC), and Room 104 (HBO). He most recently voiced the character Mogui in Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld (Netflix).

This year, Kenton will be releasing his debut original album Sweetmouth, where he blends his pop sensitivity with his Taiwanese roots in an exploration of family, forgiveness, and love.