Austin Ku
SAG, AFTRA, AEA

Actor/Singer/Dancer, Model, Musician






My Performer Website
Contacts - Me, My Agents, and Recommended Links

Contacting Me for Legit work (Film, Television and Theatre) 

My exclusive New York legit agent for Film, Television and Theatre is:

Harden-Curtis Associates

850 Seventh Avenue, Suite 903

New York, NY  10019



Contacting Me for On-Camera Commercial work (Commercials, Industrial Videos) 

I am currently working with the following New York City representatives for On-Camera Commercials and Industrials:

Artists Entertainment Agency

165 West 46th Street, Suite #1114

New York, NY  10036

     AND

Ken Park Talent

92 Reade Street, 4th Floor

New York, NY  10013

    

Contacting Me for Print Modeling (Commercial/Product, Lifestyle, Corporate, Fashion, etc.)

I am also working with the following modeling agencies in New York City for Print Modeling (Commercial, Lifestyle, Fashion and Hand Modeling):

Rick Miller Agency, Inc. (Commercial Print)

22 W 21st Street, Suite 403

New York, NY  10010

     AND

Bella Agency (Lifestyle and Fashion Print Advertising)

270 Lafayette Street, Suite 802

New York, NY  10012

     AND

FunnyFace Today, Inc. (Commercial and Lifestyle Print)

Model Management

381 Park Avenue South, Suite 821

New York, NY  10016

   AND

CESD (Commercial/Product Print)

Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, Doherty

Print Division

257 Park Ave S. Suite #900

New York, NY 10010

     AND

Hampton Models (Commercial Print)

24 Bellemeade Avenue, Suite 1

Smithtown, NY  11787

     AND ALSO

Parts Models Management (Hand Modeling)

7529 FDR Station

New York, NY  10150

     

My Boston agent for TV/Film, Commercials, Industrials and Modeling/Print is: 

Maggie, Inc.

35 Newbury St.

Boston, MA  02116

 

My San Francisco commercial agent for TV/Film, Commercials and Industrials is: 

Tonry Talent

885 Bryant Street, Suite 201

San Francisco, CA  94103


Contacting Me

For all inquiries, you may also contact me by emailing Contact (at) (this website's address) (dot) com, and I will forward your message to the appropriate party!

I look forward to hearing from you!

--Austin

 

Contacting My Contacts

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Friends

Rachel York (New York) - Lovely Broadway and TV actress/singer, and a lovely person!

Anna Christy (New York) - Rice University colleague, silvery lyric opera soprano - just sang at the MET!

Brandon McReynolds (New York) - Rice University colleague, beautiful lyric opera tenor - Juilliard alum

Sacha Iskra (New York) - Castmate from Miss Saigon in 2004 - opera/music theatre soprano

Eric Starker (New York) - Friend and colleague from various projects in SF - character actor/tenor

Amy Krivohlavek (New York) - Rice University colleague, lyric musical theater soprano

Spencer Day (SF/NY) - Renowned jazz pianist/cabaret artist/singer-songwriter

Russ Lorenson (SF) - A colleague and fantastic cabaret artist 

Billy Philadelphia (SF) - Amazing pianist, composer and fellow artist

Erin Marie Wall (Chicago) - Rice University colleague, amazing operatic soprano - Lyric Opera of Chicago!

Tracy Wiu (Florida) - Castmate from Miss Saigon in 2004 - hot belter

 

Theaters and Theatre Companies (in chronological order; click on my Performances page for more details)

2010

Opening Doors Theatre Company (New York, NY)

The Duplex (New York, NY)

Columbia University's MFA Directing Class (New York, NY)

Jay Kuo's original musical Allegiance (New York, NY)

Playwrights Horizons (New York, NY)

Jackson Repertory Theatre (Queens, NY) 

Leviathan Theatre Lab (New York, NY)

2009

Definitely Dickens - holiday caroling group (New York, NY and NJ)

Benjamin Strouse's original musical Whatever Man (New York, NY)

NYMF (New York Musical Theatre Festival (New York, NY)

The 45th Street Theater (New York, NY)

Great Waters Music Festival (Wolfeboro, NH)

Kansas City Starlight Theatre (Kansas City, MO)

Lyric Stage (Boston, MA)

American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, MA)

The Sage Theater (New York, NY)

Boston Conservatory (Boston, MA)


2008

New Repertory Theatre (Watertown, MA)

Great Waters Music Festival (Wolfeboro, NH)

NorthEast Shakespeare Ensemble (New London, NH)

Boston Pops Orchestra (Boston, MA)

Lyric Stage (Boston, MA)

Boston Conservatory (Boston, MA)


2007

Boston Conservatory (Boston, MA)

Jay Kuo's original musical Homeland (Sacramento, CA)

PlayCafe (Berkeley, CA)

TheatreFIRST (Oakland, CA)

Scene night at Playwrights Center SF (SF, CA)

New Works Festival at TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, CA)

PlayGround SF's Monday Night Playground at Berkeley Rep (SF/Berkeley, CA)

Red Ladder Theatre Company at San Jose Repertory Theatre (San Jose, CA)

Marin Theatre Company (Mill Valley, CA)


2006

Diablo Light Opera Company (Walnut Creek, CA)

TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, CA)

San Jose Stage Company (San Jose, CA)

PlayGround SF's Monday Night Playground at Berkeley Rep (SF/Berkeley, CA)

Playwrights Center SF (San Francisco, CA)

Town Hall Theatre Company (Lafayette, CA)

The New Conservatory Theatre Center and their YouthAware Program(San Francisco, CA)

Jay Kuo's original musical Insignificant Others(San Francisco, CA)

Jon Sims Center AIRspace (artist-in-residency program) for Jay Kuo's original musical Insignificant Others (San Francisco, CA)


2005

National Jewish Theater Festival and Guggenheim Entertainment - home of The MeshugaNutcracker! (San Jose, CA) - order the original cast recording with this form!

Jay Kuo's original musical Insignificant Others(San Francisco, CA)

Jon Sims Center AIRspace (artist-in-residency program) for Jay Kuo's original musical Insignificant Others(San Francisco, CA)

San Francisco Opera Guild's "Opera a la Carte" program (San Francisco, CA)

African-American Shakespeare Company (San Francisco, CA)

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (San Francisco, CA)

Martinez Opera (Martinez, CA)

42nd Street Moon (San Francisco, CA)

Foothill Music Theatre (Los Altos Hills, CA)


2004

National Jewish Theater Festival and Guggenheim Entertainment - home of The MeshugaNutcracker! (San Jose, CA)

National Theater For Children (Minneapolis, MN)

Acme Players Ensemble (Berkeley, CA)

Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center (Marlton, NJ)

Theater on San Pedro Square (San Jose, CA)

The New Conservatory Theatre Center's YouthAware Program (San Francisco, CA)

Willows Theatre Company (Concord, CA)

Diablo Light Opera Company (Walnut Creek, CA)


2000-2003

42nd Street Moon (San Francisco, CA)

Contra Costa Musical Theatre (Walnut Creek, CA)

Shotgun Players (Berkeley, CA)

UC Berkeley Barestage (Berkeley, CA)

Main Street Theater (Houston, TX)

The Little Room Downstairs (Houston, TX) - closed in 2000, website shows their last season


Production Companies (click on my Performances page for more details)

TroyFilm Productions (Berkeley, CA) - Blind Love / coming 2006

9 am Films (San Jose, CA) - P3: The Alchemy of Lila Rose / 2006

SF World Music Festival / Door Dog Productions (San Francisco, CA) - RSA Play / 2004

KEA Productions (Berkeley, CA) - Animal Crackers / 2003

 


Training (click on my Resume for more details)

Voice

The Boston Conservatory (Boston, MA) - Kerry Deal/voice; Bill Casey, Peter Mansfield, Fran Charnas, Neil Donohoe, Cathy Rand, Gina Fiore/coachings

Jon Call (Walnut Creek, CA) - My fantastic musical theatre coach and sage back home

Brian Antonio Nagore (Antioch, CA) - My wonderful classical technique teacher back home

Movement

Broadway Dance Center (New York, NY) - Various teachers/styles

The Boston Conservatory (Boston, MA) - Jen Farrell, Lil Carter/jazz; Michelle Chasse, Dean Vollick, Steve Erwin/ballet, Carol Efron-Flier/tap

Dance Arts Center (San Mateo, CA) - Jayne Zaban/ballet, Berle Davis/jazz

Rhythm & Motion (San Francisco, CA) - various global dance styles

Rhythm Room (Walnut Creek, CA) - for ballet, jazz, tap

San Francisco Dance Center (San Francisco, CA) - for ballet, jazz, tap

AcroSports (San Francisco, CA) - For cool gymnastics (David Yin, Ethan Law)

Acting

The Boston Conservatory (Boston, MA) - Doug Lockwood, Karen Kopryanski, Christi Miles/Viewpoints &Suzuki, Candice Brown/Grotowski

Bay Area Theatresports (San Francisco, CA) - Improv fun (Regina Saisi)

Full Circle Productions (San Francisco, CA) - Acting classes for film and television - closed in 2005

Programs

The Boston Conservatory (Boston, MA)

Shepherd School of Music and Department of Asian Studies, both at Rice University (Houston, TX)

Seagle Music Colony (Lake Schroon, NY)

Aspen Music Festival and School (Aspen, CO)

Parkway Central High School (Saint Louis, MO)


More Recommended Links

Resources

StageSource (Boston, MA) - The Greater Boston Theatre Alliance

Theatre Bay Area (San Francisco, CA) - The Bay Area's premier theatre resource

Actor's Equity Association (Nationwide) - The union of American theatrical actors and stage managers

AFTRA (Nationwide) - The American Federation of Television and Radio Artist

SAG (Nationwide) - The Screen Actors' Guild

 

Photographers

Michael Sanville / Michael Sanville Photography (Los Angeles, CA) - Headshot photography

Lisa Keating / Lisa Keating Photography  (San Francisco, CA) - Headshot photography

Lauren Burke Photography (San Francisco, CA) - Commercial photography

Tanya Constantine / Tanya Constantine Photography (Fairfax, CA) - Commercial photography

Billy Winters / Billy Winters Photography (San Francisco, CA) - Commercial/fashion photography

Paul Simcock / Paul Simcock Photography (San Francisco, CA) - Commercial/lifestyle photography

Adam Gross / Benaiah Photography (Fairfax, CA) - Portrait/Art photography

Billy Bustamante Photography (Philadelphia, PA) - Actor headshot photography from a working actor!

 

Stock Photography Galleries

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Corbis Images

UpperCut Images

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