Austin Ku
SAG, AFTRA, AEA

Actor/Singer/Dancer, Model, Musician






My Performer Website
Resume - Performing Experience, Awards and Training

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for downloads: headshot, 1-page resume, on-camera reel, audio samples, etc...

                                      Austin Ku
Harden-Curtis Associates (legit/NYC)       SAG, AFTRA, AEA       See Contacts page for commercial/print
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Denotes Current/Upcoming Performances                        Ht/Wt: 5'11"/165              

FILM and TELEVISION (Selected)              Residence: New York, NY 

   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

   Solve This! [spec pilot]     Thomas/Killer [Guest]  OdeCurtis Productions (SF)

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

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


MUSICAL THEATRE (Selected)                               

New York

 * Is There Life After High     Man 2                  Opening Doors Theatre Company:

      School? (by Craig Carnelia)                         Jeremy Gold Kronenberg

   Allegiance (by Jay Kuo)      Featured Ensemble      Playwrights Horizons: Stafford Arima

      (Reading - w/Lea Salonga, George Takei, Tamlyn Tomita, et al.)

    Whatever Man [new]           Kory-Matsu/The Drill   NYMF (Ben Strouse): Hilary Adams

     (w/Paolo Montalban)

Regional Tours

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

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

Regional 

   Anything Goes (w/Rachel York)Luke                   K.C. Starlight Th.: Elliot Wasserman

   Gutenburg! The Musical!      Doug, dance captain    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 aka Worlds Apart    Lincoln Park [princ.]  SF New Th. Workshop/OCA: George Quick

   Sweeney Todd                 Anthony Hope           Foothill Music Theatre: Jay Manley

      (w/James M. Iglehart)         Dean Goodman Award

   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

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

      (by Elder, Miller & Tysen)

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

      a.k.a. Worlds Apart

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

       (by Jay Kuo)

   When Stars Collide           Male Ensemble          Eureka Theatre: Billy Philadelphia

       (by Billy Philadelphia & Val Penn Addams)        

 

DRAMATIC THEATRE (Selected)

Regional 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

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

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

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

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

   The Two Noble Kinsmen        Arcite                 African American Shakes: David Skillman

   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   

    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

   Available Upon Request 


INDUSTRIALS

A.S.K. LEARNING              FOLEY'S DEPT. STORES            SERVICE CORPS INTERNATIONAL 
B-PAD GROUP, INC.           
GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE           SHUTTLE WORLDWIDE
BUSINESS OBJECTS             HILTON HOTELS                   SYMANTEC/VERITAS SOFTWARE
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.          MERIDIAN-EATON GLOBAL           WADSWORTH_THOMSON LEARNING
COYOTE POINT MUSEUM          PG&E                            WAL-MART                  

PRINT

AUTODESK, INC.               PANTENE                         PROGRESSIVE AUTO INSURANCE
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.          PFIZER                          S.F. VISITORS' BUREAU

EDUC'L TESTING SYSTEMS       PROF. CULINARY INSTITUTE        UNITED TECHNOLOGIES


AWARDS and DISTINCTIONS (Selected)

 * Company Member Leviathan Theatre Lab (Artistic Director: Ariel Estrada), 2010-

   Soloist        Great Waters Pops, The Sensational Sixties (Con: Peter Mansfield), 2009

   Performer      Lyric Stage Company Lights Up! Benefit, Lost and Found, 2009

   Performer      A.R.T. Press Conference welcoming Diane Paulus, Red Sox Nation, 2009

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

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


TRAINING and EDUCATION (Selected)

Education: 

   M.M., Musical Theatre        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 - 15 years  

Musical Theatre / BoCo: Kerry Deal; Jon Call

Classical / Rice University: Kathleen Kaun, Andrea Jaber, Chris Holloway;

Seagle Music Colony: Ellen Shade, Susan Yankee; Aspen Music Festival: Viviane Thomas;

Brian Antonio Nagore, Gregory and Marcie Stapp, Jay Middleton

   Musical Theatre Coaching - 7 years   

BoCo: Neil Donohoe, Cathy Rand, Fran Charnas, Peter Mansfield, Maureen Brennan, Wade Russo, 

      Gina Fiore, Bill Casey; Jon Call

   Acting - 7 years                      

Leviathan Theatre Lab (Workshops): Ian Hersey (Shakespeare), Virginia Scott (clown);

BoCo: Candice Brown (Grotowski), Cristi Miles (Viewpoints), Ross MacDonald (Shakespeare),

      Karen Kopryanski, Douglas Lockwood;

Full Circle Productions (Commercial), BATS (Improv)

   Dance - 4 years theatre/jazz, 3 years ballet, 2 years tap, et al.        

Broadway Dance Center: Jason Marquette, Lainie Munroe (Theatre), Germaine Salsberg (Tap),

      Bev Brown (Hip-Hop);

Jeannette Neill: Jim Viera, Stephanie Heroux (jazz), Stephanie Heroux (tap);

BoCo: Jen Farrell, Lillian Carter (jazz), Carol Efron-Flier, Maggy Gorrill (tap),

      Becca Rozell, Steven Erwin, Dean Vollick, Michelle Chasse (ballet);

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

Rhythm & Motion (global/ethnic dance); SF Dance Center/Lines Ballet (various)

   Stage Combat and Tumbling - 1 year

Academy of the Sword: Richard Lane (unarmed, rapier & dagger)

Acrosports SF: David Yin, Ethan Law (beginning/advanced beginning adult tumbling)

   Violin - 15 years classical, 1 year jazz (also 3 years viola, piano; 1 year mandolin, cello)

                          

SPECIAL SKILLS

   Adv. Singer (new/difficult music), Actor (quick study), Musician (violin, mandolin, etc.);

   Speaks Chinese (Mandarin); Good with accents & voices; Proficient w/Teleprompter;

   Int. Dancer (dance captain), Yoga; some Stage Combat, Figure Skating; has Law Degree.


Downloads available (via SendSpace):


 Downloadable Headshot Photo available HERE

Downloadable one-page Legit Resume formatted for 8x10 trimming available HERE

Downloadable one-page Commercial Resume formatted for 8x10 trimming available HERE

2-minute On-Camera reel (Television/Film/Industrials) available HERE

Audio clip of me singing Pangloss (the lead voice) in "The Best of All Possible Worlds" from Candide with The Boston Pops Orchestra (conducted by Keith Lockhart) in 2008, available HERE

Audio clip of me singing the end of "Johanna" from Sweeney Todd at a 2009 Sondheim Benefit, available HERE

Audio clip of me singing "You Linger on My Mind" from Jay Kuo's 2006 hit S.F. musical Insignificant Others, available HERE


Also available online:

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


To see the MySpace trailer for the 2006 indie sci-fi movie P3: Parabola of the Third, click HERE 

(you must be logged into a MySpace account)


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


This Page Last Updated: 03/2010

Web Hosting Companies