Ridwan was born in
Bellevue,
Washington, to a Chinese-American family. He is the third of five children. Ridwan first took up
acting at the age of six or seven, following an
advertisement for an
acting school. He has become passionate about
performing arts taking part in school theater productions. As a fifth-grader, he portrayed Belle's father, Maurice, in its
Beauty and the Beast production. Before pursuing the craft professionally and landing his first
audition, he participated in acting classes for two and a half years. Ridwan took advanced filmmaking in high school, and has shown interest in directing and producing. He graduated from
Campbell Hall High School with honors. Currently, Ridwan is enrolled at
Columbia University for creative writing. ==Career==