Austin Ku,
AEA, AFTRA, SAG

Actor/Singer/Dancer, Musician







My Performer Website
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                                   Austin Ku
contact(at)austin-ku.com                AEA, AFTRA, SAG            Maggie, Inc. (East Coast commercial)
(theatrical)                                                       Tonry Talent (West Coast commercial)
                      
Actor / Singer (wide range)/ Dancer & Musician 
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    Height: 6'0"       Weight: 160                   
Current Location: Boston, MA
    Hair: Black        Eyes: Brown                
                                                     Denotes Current/Upcoming Performances   

FILM and TELEVISION                  

   The Princess of Nebraska     Partygoer [featured]   CAA Media: Wayne Wang

   Blind Love [film festivals]  Leon [lead]            TroyFilm Productions: Troy Choi

   P3: Parabola of the Third    Reminghue [supp.]      8 AM Productions: David Daniels

   Lemmy Lemmm...               Tom [supp.]            Dir: Jason Wehling

   Animal Crackers [episodic]   Raptors [v/o]          KEA Productions: Kamala Appel

   Solve This! [pilot]          Thomas/Killer [supp.]  OdeCurtis Prod.: Lester Kwok

   DMX: Party Up! [music video] Bank Hostage [MOS]     Dir: Dave Meyers 


MUSICAL THEATRE                                

Tours

   The MeshugaNutcracker! [new] Velvel [principal]     Nat'l Jewish Th.: Scott Guggenheim

   Pirates of Penzance [TYA]    Frederic               SF Opera/a la Carte: Jane Hammett

   Wonderland [new TYA]         Cheshire [principal]   Seagle Mus. Colony (NY): Eric Dillner

Regional 

 * Gutenburg! The Musical!      Bud                    New Repertory (MA): Stephen Nachamie

   Adrift in Macao              Tempura                Lyric Stage (MA): Stephen Terrell

       (w/Kathy St. George)     

   Urinetown (w/Paul Myrvold)   Tiny Tom/Dr. B.,       San Jose Stage Co.: Rick Singleton

                                   u/s Bobby, Dance Captain  

   Homeland [new]               Lincoln Park [princ.]  SF New Th. Workshop/OCA: George Quick

   Sweeney Todd                 Anthony Hope           Foothill Music Theatre: Jay Manley

      (w/James M. Iglehart)    

   Thoroughly Modern Millie     Bun Foo                Diablo Lt. Opera Co.: Ryan Weible  

   The King and I               Lun Tha                Diablo Lt. Opera Co.: Dennis Lickteig

   Gypsy                        Tulsa                  Town Hall Th. Co.: Kevin A. Morales

   A New Brain                  Roger Delli-Bovi       Shotgun Players (CA): Yuval Sharon

   Cabaret                      Hans/Violinist, Rudy   Th. San Pedro Sq.: Gary A. De Mattei

      (w/Elsa Carmona)              

   Miss Saigon                  Feat'd Soldier         Lenape Reg'l PAC (NJ): Vincent Marini

      (w/Kristine Fraelich)

   Children of Eden             Snake, Storyteller     Willows Theatre Company: Andrew Holtz

      (w/James M. Iglehart)

   The Boys From Syracuse       Angelo, Tailor         42nd St. Moon: Dennis Lickteig   

   Oh Captain!                  First Sailor, Guide    42nd St. Moon: Greg MacKellan

   Finian's Rainbow             First Man, Fiddler     42nd St. Moon: Bonnie Hellman

   Roberta (w/Kathryn Crosby)   Violin Player          42nd St. Moon: Greg MacKellan

   Paint Your Wagon             Salem, Fiddler         42nd St. Moon: Greg MacKellan

Workshops / Readings (Selected)     

    The Burnt Part Boys          Jake [principal]       TheatreWorks (CA): Robert Kelley

      (Elder, Miller & Tysen)

    Homeland (Jay Kuo)          Lincoln Park [princ.]  SF New Theatre Wkshop: George Quick  

    Insignificant Others        Jordan [principal]     Jon Sims AIRspace Workshop: Jay Kuo 

       (Jay Kuo)

    When Stars Collide          Male Ensemble          Eureka Theatre: Billy Philadelphia

       (Billy Philadelphia & Val Penn Addams)        

 

DRAMATIC THEATRE

Tours

   Much Ado About Nothing       Balthasar, Watch       S.F. Shakes: Kenneth Kelleher  

   Water Pirates II [new TYA]   Kip [lead]             Nat'l Th./Children (MN): Chris Becker

   The Inner Circle [TYA]       Mark                   NCTC-SF: Sara Staley

Regional

   Much Ado About Nothing       Balthasar, Sexton      NorthEast Shakesp. (NH): John Goodlin

   M. Butterfly (w/Francis Jue) Kurogo, u/s Song       TheatreWorks (CA): Robert Kelley 

   In the Blood [reading]       Doctor/Trouble         Marin Th. Co.: Jasson Minadakis

   365 Days/365 Plays (6/11-17) company                TheatreFIRST (CA): Clive Chafer

   Corpus Christi               James the Less         Little Rm. Downst. (TX): Richard Laub

   Behind the Scenes [new]      Chan [principal]       Martinez Opera: Cesare Curzi

   Buzz [TYA]                   Actor 3 (James/Tyra)   NCTC-SF: Sara Staley

   Get Real [TYA]               Actor 1 (Harry Potter) NCTC-SF: Sara Staley 

Workshops / Readings (Selected)     

    Stereopticon (Erik Ehn)     Kamikaze Pilot [lead]  PlayGround SF: Elizabeth Williamson 

    Errors of Omission          Boy                    PlayGround SF: Nancy Carlin

       (Aaron Loeb)

    The...Captain Queer         Male Voice [narrator]  NCTC-SF: Arturo Catricala

       (Prince Gomolvilas)

    

COMMERCIALS

   Conflicts Available Upon Request 


CORPORATE / INDUSTRIALS (On Camera, Voiceover, Print)

   A.S.K. LEARNING              FOLEY'S DEPT. STORES            SERVICE CORPS INTL. 
   AUTODESK, INC.               GETTY IMAGES                    SHUTTLE WORLDWIDE   
   B-PAD GROUP, INC.            GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE           SUPERSTOCK
   BUSINESS OBJECTS             HILTON HOTELS                   SYMANTEC
   CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.          MERIDIAN-EATON GLOBAL           UPPERCUT IMAGES
   COMPAQ                       PG&E                            VERITAS SOFTWARE
   CORBIS                       PROF'L CULINARY INSTITUTE       WADSWORTH-THOMSON
   COYOTE PT. MUSEUM            S.F. VISITORS BUREAU            WALMART     
             


AWARDS and DISTINCTIONS (Selected)

 * Soloist        Great Waters Orchestra Pops, Best of Broadway (Con: Peter Mansfield), 2008

   Soloist        Boston Pops Orchestra, Bernstein Tribute (Conductor: Keith Lockhart), 2008

   Company Member Red Ladder Theatre Company (Artistic Director: Karen Altree Piemme), 2007

   Company Member PlayGround S.F. Company (Artistic Director: Jim Kleinmann), 2006-2007

   Recipient      Dean Goodman Award, Supporting Actor (Anthony, Sweeney Todd), 2005

   Performer      SF Performing Arts Library & Museum Gala (Green Room Revue), 2005 

   Performer      42nd Street Moon Gala (I Remember it Well: Songs of Alan Jay Lerner), 2003

   Winner         Boalt Hall Talent Show/Competition ("I'll Cover You" duet from Rent), 2002

   Recipient      Rice Univ. "Sammy" Award, Actor in a Musical (The Emcee, Cabaret), 1999

   Second Place   NATS-Houston Regional Vocal Competition, Sophomore Male division, 1998

   Nominee        Rice Univ. "Sammy" Award, Actor in a Musical (Berger, Hair), 1997

   Recipient      National Arion Award, High School Achievement in Music/Academics, 1996 


TRAINING and EDUCATION (Selected)

Education: 

 * M.M., Musical Theatre ('09)  The Boston Conservatory: Kerry Deal et al. 

   B.A/B.M. (Voice/Opera major) Rice Univ./Shepherd School (TX): Kathleen Kaun et al.     

   Young Artist summer program  Seagle Music Colony (NY): Ellen Shade, Susan Yankee et al.

   Vocal Concert summer program Aspen Music Festival (CO): Viviane Thomas et al.

   J.D. (Law degree)            UC Berkeley School of Law/Boalt Hall (CA)

Training:

 * Voice (Musical Theatre)      BoCo: Kerry Deal; Jon Call

   Voice (Classical)            Brian Antonio Nagore, Gregory and Marcie Stapp, 

                                Kathleen Kaun, Ellen Shade, Viviane Thomas,

                                Andrea Jaber, Susan Yankee, Jay Middleton

 * Musical Theatre Coaching     BoCo: Neil Donohoe, Cathy Rand, Fran Charnas, 

                                      Peter Mansfield, Gina Fiore

 * Acting                       BoCo: Candice Brown (Grotowski), Cristi Miles (Viewpoints), 

                                      Karen Kopryanski, Ross MacDonald (Sheakespeare)

                                Full Circle Productions (Commercial), BATS (Improv)

 * Dance                        BoCo: Jen Farrell (jazz), Carol Efron-Flier (tap),

                                      Rebecca Rozell, Steven Erwin (ballet);   

                                Dance Arts Center: Jayne Zaban (ballet), Berle Davis (jazz);

                                Rhythm & Motion, SF Dance Center/Lines Ballet (modern) 

   Stage Combat                 Richard Lane/Academy of the Sword (unarmed, rapier & dagger)

   Gymnastics                   Acrosports SF: David Yin, Ethan Law (beginning/intermediate)                            

SPECIAL SKILLS

   Quick study, Works hard; Adv. Musician/Sightreader - Singer, Violin, Mandolin, et al.;

   Can speak Chinese; Can do Chinese, British, Southern, other accents & voices;

   Proficient with legalese, technical jargon, terminology; Proficient with Teleprompter;

   Int. Dancer, rollerskate/blade, stage combat, yoga; Some clown/physical comedy exp.;

   Has teaching and S.P. experience; Has tuxedo/suits, passport, tattoos, & a good attitude!


For downloadable/printable one-page Resumes (Headshot photos too), click here


To hear me singing the role of Jordan in Jay Kuo's new musical Insignificant Others (2006), click HERE

(be patient... then open the "Audio Samples" folder)


To see the YouTube trailer for the indie movie Blind Love (2006), click HERE


To see the MySpace trailer (you must be logged in) for the indie movie P3: Parabola of the Third (2006), click HERE


Don't forget to visit the Performances page for photos and reviews!


This Page Last Updated: 08/2008

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