‘Loki’ Star Ke Huy Quan Says He Wants to Play Bond Villain: “I want to go out of my comfort zone and just play this diabolical, really bad guy”

Ke Huy Quan gained fame as a child actor in ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’ and ‘The Goonies’ but took a 19-year break from acting to work behind the scenes. He returned with ‘Finding ʻOhana’ (2021) and earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ (2022), becoming the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Oscar.

In 2023, he was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people, and for our readers most importantly, he starred as Ouroboros aka OB in the second season of ‘Loki.’ Fans liked his role and while we are wondering whether he will reprise his role in the future of the MCU, Quan revealed he has different aspirations.

Ke Huy Quan revealed in an interview with Empire that he wants to step out of his usual roles and try playing a villain, like a Bond villain or a character similar to Hugh Grant’s in ‘Heretic.’ He’s excited about exploring darker, more diabolical characters and sees it as a fun way to challenge himself and step out of his comfort zone.

I would love to play a bad guy. Like a Bond villain, or the kind of thing Hugh Grant does in Heretic. I want to go out of my comfort zone and just play this diabolical, really bad guy. That would be a lot of fun.

The actor wants to showcase his range as an actor beyond his Oscar-winning role in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ While his upcoming movie ‘Love Hurts’ highlights his martial arts skills, he doesn’t want to be labeled solely as an action star. Instead, he aims to explore diverse characters, enjoying the opportunity to play roles as different as ‘Loki’s’ Ouroboros and ‘EEAAO’s’ Waymond.

I don’t want to be perceived as an action star. I hope I’m perceived as an actor who does action well. So I’m going to take it one step at a time. The best part about being an actor is, you get to play a variety of different characters. I love [Loki’s] Ouroboros because he’s so different than [EEAAO’s] Waymond, and Waymond is so different than [Love Hurts’] Marvin Gable.

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