Hayden Szeto was born on September 11, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as Hayden Chun Hay Szeto. He is known for his work on The Edge of Seventeen: Das Jahr der Entscheidung (2016), Die Autodiebe (2014) and The Unbidden (2016).

Studied at the New York Film Academy. Parents are from Hong Kong. Studied at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio in Los Angeles. Grandson of famous Chinese painter, Kei Szeto. His Chinese name means "Sunrise". Both his grandfather, Kei Szeto and father, Nigel Szeto are famous painters in China. Has a family lineage of famous artists including painters, sculptors and poets. Speaks Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Has Canadian and Hong Kong citizenship. Has done major commercials for Walmart, Adidas, Nike, Coca Cola, Honda and Microsoft. Studied with renowned acting coach, Larry Moss.