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Alex Wong was born on November 13, 1986 in Edmonton, Alberta as Alexander Dustin King Wei Wong. He began dancing at 7, eventually studying at the Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver. After winning multiple awards in tap & ballet, he became the 1st Canadian to win the Prix de Lausanne in 2004. He then joined the American Ballet Theatre Company & the Miami City Ballet where he was eventually promoted to principal soloist.
He auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance (2005), where he was chosen as a show finalist. Because contractual obligations w/ MCB kept him from competing, he ultimately decided to leave MCB & audition again the following year. After landing in the top 10, a snapped Achilles tendon took him out of the running.
After securing an agent, he began to focus on commercial & theater work. Works include Smash (2012), Glee (2009) & American Idol (2002). He originated the role of Sniper in Newsies on Broadway, then joined the Broadway revival cast of The King & I. Afterwards, he landed roles in Peter Pan Live! (2014), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) & Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015). He continues to star on So You Think You Can Dance (2005) every season.- Actor
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Born in Spain on the island of Menorca to a Spanish father and Korean mother, Andy moved to Philadelphia as a child where he grew up. His interest in acting began at a very young age, but after high school he attended Temple University and studied International Business. After graduating in 2012, and a couple years working in the business world, he decided to pursue his passion for acting and relocated to Los Angeles in 2014. He studied at Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio and was recognized for his talent immediately landing roles in film, TV and series starting in 2015, including NCIS and S.W.A.T.- Brayden Maniago is a Filipino-American born in Los Angeles. His interest in acting started at a very young age and he began acting in small roles and commercials as a kid. Homeschooled starting from the 5th grade, his parents encouraged his interest in acting and incorporated acting into his school work. This opened the door for him in his teenage years to study theater at California School of the Arts where he received a four year degree. The very day he graduated, he auditioned for a recurring role in Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) and was cast in the series, his first major role.
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Bryan Espino was born on the island of Guam and attended the University of San Francisco earning a BS in Biology and BA in Psychology in 2013. Besides his passion for science, he also acquired a love for acting as a teenager after landing the lead role in a high school musical. In 2014 he relocated to Los Angeles to focus on acting. While studying under renowned acting coaches, he landed print, commercial and theater roles as well as lead and supporting film roles.- Born in Austria, Jakob moved to Berlin in 2012 to study film. The actor first caught the attention of his now world-wide fan base from his songwriting via his rap persona and alter ego, Candy Ken. His style as a rapper is a blend of flash, technicolor and gender-bending that vibed with Berlin's art and music scene. His style caught the eye of Diesel's creative director, Nicola Formichetti, Terry Richardson and Jeremy Scott. Starting in 2015 he was involved in a number of fashion shoots including a shoot in Milan for Nicolas Magazine based in Japan . His first two films were completed in 2015 and the film Welcome to Candyland won a best short award at the Alpinale Film Festival in Austria. In 2016 he landed his first feature, ZAPS INC, in a supporting role.
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Born in El Paso, Texas, Christian was very active in high school sports including varsity football, track, hockey and wrestling and was captain of the drumline in the marching band while still excelling academically; earning a perfect score on his SAT in Math, and eventually graduating summa cum laude.
After high school, he attended the US Air Force Academy in Colorado ranking first in his athletics class, competing in boxing, a member of the Cheerleading team, and where he found his interest in acting and entertainment by producing and choreographing dance videos. In 2011 he attended Arizona State University and continued to excel in athletics as a pole vaulter, playing football and in body building while studying business. At Arizona State his passion for acting developed where he also studied film and acting appearing in 15 student productions before graduating in 2015.
Relocating to Los Angeles after graduation, Christian devoted all his attention to acting and improvisation training and immediately landed work on a number of films.- Actor
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Dan Hoban was born in Wall, New Jersey, and graduated from Rutgers University. In 2013 he relocated to Los Angeles. He is an actor primarily known for Hopeless Romantic (2015), and As The Sun Sets (2014). He is also a screen-writer, producer, and singer, song writer. Dan Hoban has found his passion in creating art in all forms, and has studied his crafts for over 10 years in prestigious schools such as Mason Gross School of arts, and the Beverly Hills Playhouse.- Actor
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Daniel was born in Texas and grew up involved in acting, athletics, and the Chinese martial arts of Wu Shu Kung Fu in which he holds a black belt. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin earning a degree in finance and worked as a tax accountant and model while pursing acting. After being selected from 65,000 applicants to be on the reality TV show Survivor: The Amazon, he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career studying at the famed Beverly Hills Playhouse. His film and TV credits include Bones (2008), The Bold and the Beautiful (2009), Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016), Love Sick 2 (2017). and Bosch (2017).- Actor
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David Sung-Joon Kim grew up in Los Angeles training in martial arts, having been inspired by Bruce Lee. His acting passion started in high school and continued into college as a theater major at CSUN. During his freshman year, he had the opportunity to work on his first film, Balls of Fury. His acting talent was first recognized in the stage production of Houdini's Box as the lead, Harry Houdini that allowed him to travel to Shanghai University in China to perform the production there. Since graduating in 2009, he has been involved in a number of film projects including Mortal Kombat, Conan, and Battle of the Year, as both a martial artist/stuntman and actor.- Dennis Ji Ding is a bilingual (Chinese and English) screenwriter who studied under JD Payne, screenwriter The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Star trek: Beyond, Mike Reiss, producer/writer the Simpsons, Ice Age, and JS Mayank, screenwriter/director, in the United States and has an MFA in Screenwriting.
Dennis sold his first feature, The Flying Tribe, for co-production companies Genfilms Group and Goya Entertainment, known for their Oscar nominated 2013 film, Butter Lamp. His writing credits also include a Chinese feature film led by A-list Chinese actors Zheng Xu, Dying to Survive, Lost in Thailand, and Hewei Yu, Three Kingdoms, The Advisors Alliance, The Island, for Hewei Yu's production company.
Dennis is also a screenwriting professor in China at the largest fine arts-focused higher educational institute in the world. - Born in Oklahoma City's Little Saigon to refugee parents from Vietnam, Don became interested in rock climbing and had a sense of adventure at a very young age. This sparked his desire to study ecology and field biology at Colorado Mountain College and to explore thousands of miles of forests and national parks in the USA to get first-hand knowledge of history, botany and natural sciences. This culminated with a 2,200 mile hike of the Appalachian Trail after graduation form college and also connecting with his cultural heritage living with Vietnam's hill tribes.
As an experienced mountain guide and climbing and survival instructor, Don took on the ultimate challenge of survival on Naked and Afraid in Namibia in 2016 testing his primitive skills. - Actor
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Edward Zo was born in San Francisco and as a child became enamored with film and developed an interest in acting. While learning about how to navigate the industry, Edward developed his improvisation skills at The Groundlings and honed his acting skills with famed coaches like Margie Haber. During this time, he started building his platform on social media intended to create opportunities and take on the unique challenges faced by Asian Americans in Hollywood. As recognition for his acting talent began opening up film and TV roles, he also grew his own original YouTube content that expanded to over 10 million views, and half a million followers on Instagram with millions of impressions a week, further showcasing his creative abilities as an actor.
In 2017 Edward's acting career started taking off booking multiple TV Series and five feature films including The Brits Are Coming with Uma Thurman, Sofia Vergara and Stephen Fry.- Eric arrived in Los Angeles from Shanghai, China to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience/Neurobiology when his film making "hobby" turned into demand for his creative editing services. He teamed up with writer/director Scott Eriksson and in 2010 and 2011 completed 7 short films, had screenings at prestigious film festival, and won multiple awards with all of the films.
At the end of 2011, Eric then made the bold decision to apply to USC Cinematic Arts and was accepted into the production MFA program and was accepted on his first application. During this time he become a well-rounded, in-demand filmmaker with a primary focus on his greatest strength, cinematography and had been involved in more than 30 films by the time he graduated in 2016. - Born in Paris, Frédéric Siuen began performing comedy and theater at 15 and after high school spent five years at the prestigious Cours Florent drama school in Paris including his final two years in "Classe libre" that only has a 2% acceptance rate. After graduating, he was accepted into the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique the oldest acting school in continental Europe where only 15 actors and 15 actresses are accepted each year.
During his years of dramatic training, Frédéric has been involved in numerous commercials, films, TV series, and multiple theater productions in France including the TV series La fille au fond du verre à sake, a starring role in the feature L'âme du tigre, and an award winning performance in Mooncake in 2015. - Director
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Born in Taipei, Gorby Mufan Shih has lived and worked in New York, Los Angeles, and Beijing. Not exactly Asian or American, he has described himself as a cultural bridge. Gorby studied film production at the University of Southern California, graduating in 2014. When his short film "Love, Work & Other Demons" made a splash at festivals, he had the honor of directing "Killer Maid", a feature web movie for Tencent in 2017, which is now being adapted to a TV series by Legendary Entertainment. His skills in sound design, writing and directing have landed him numerous jobs on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. He often flies between Los Angeles and Beijing for various film work, using his bilingual and bi-cultural abilities to his advantage.- Born in FuZhou, China, Harrison inherited some Persian from his great grandfather giving him a few unique features. He grew up in Hong Kong where his interest in acting came at an early age when he starred in musicals while in middle school. Eventually his love of acting took him to London at age 17 where he studied acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and where he also attended Central Martins College of Art & Design which became an outlet for expressing himself as an artist through different mediums such as drawing and creative writing.
Harrison's first role was in the BBC mini-series "One Child" in 2014 followed by two additional film roles and in the UK feature "Deny Everything" and the Chinese feature Women in Front of the Camera both in 2017. - Actress
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Born in small town in China, He Huang found a place within the Australian entertainment industry, earning recognition and appreciation for her comedy winning multiple awards including Raw Comedy Award (2021), Best Emerging Artist, Darwin Fringe (2022) and Best New Comedian, Sydney Comedy Festival (2022). After He Huang's Australia's Got Talent audition went viral garnering over 60 million views worldwide, her career began to grow dramatically.
Her stand-up performances and interviews have been featured across Australian TV channels, numerous radio programs, and the internet.- Although born in San Francisco, Highdee grew up in a small rural village in the Netherlands where she discovered her passion for the arts, in particular acting, while studying classical ballet at Dutch Royal Conservatory. She moved back to California to study theater and visual arts at UC San Diego while simultaneously pursuing her acting career. Her initial foray into acting landed her immediate recognition and an acting award in 2016. Highdee is fluent in English, Mandarin, Dutch and German allowing her the opportunity to expand her acting career beyond Hollywood.
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James Boss, eldest of two children, was born in Hollywood, California and raised in Hacienda Heights, California by Korean American parents Sun Kim, and Young W. Kim.
He began martial arts training at the age of 6. Upon graduating high school, he attended The Art Institute of Los Angeles studying graphic design. He later began acting at the Howard Fine Studio, studied under Ivanna Chubbuck, and then relocated to South Korea's Seoul Institute of the Arts to further his study in theater. He co-directed his first play, Liar Reversal to critical acclaim in 2011.
In 2010 he starred and directed in the worldwide release of "White Wall", an action post apocalyptic film set in a dystopian society. In 2012-2017 he went on to write, direct and act in three short films that was nominated and won awards in several established film festivals around the globe. Working between the South Korean and Hollywood film industries, his career has been well noted for his DIY approach in movie's and music video's.- James Cretan, who is Filipino and Greek, was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He started in the film industry when he was 11 years old doing commercial and print work. While studying at California State University Chico, he landed a recurring role in Seasons 1-4 of 13 Reasons Why. After filming Season 3, he relocated to Los Angeles in early 2019 to continue his film career.
James has one sibling, Nina Cretan, who is also pursing a career in the entertainment industry. - Actor/Dancer Rodrigo Fernandez Jr (Jayar) was born in New York and the age of five moved to Chicago where he landed his first role as a child actor in "Miracle on 34th Street." In 2001, Jayar relocated to Phoenix, Arizona where he pursued acting and dancing. In his teens Jayar quickly landed film roles and commercial credits including a featured dance role for the Adidas "All In" campaign. He has become a recognized dancer performing countless shows, including Miss Teen World 2008, PIDC talent show (Winner), Celebration of Dance with Epik Dance Co., World Of Dance SD 2010, and Performance company Automatic Response featured on television's America's Best Dance Crew. Jayar's other talents include guitar, piano, and music recording/producing, however, Jayar's focus is his acting career.
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Originally from New York City, Taiwanese-American Actor, Dancer, Writer and Martial Artist John Wusah has studied and learned from the legendary Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, where Sir Anthony Hopkins graduated from. John has seen his career grow steadily ever since his debut on Marvel Agents of Shield, to sharing the screen with the one and only Meryl Streep in "The Prom". John is looking forward to future endeavors and upcoming roles in Hollywood.- Actor
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Jonathan Tanigaki was born in New Jersey outside of New York City, the son of a Japanese father and Taiwanese mother. Recognizing his boundless energy, his sister unknowingly signed him up for a high school musical his Freshman year. He immediately fell in love with acting. In his senior year in high school, he was nominated for his acting abilities and as a Rising Star at the renowned Paper Mill Playhouse. He continued his study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York and graduated in 2017. He recently appeared on NCIS Hawaii as a guest star showcasing his dramatic acting range- Actor
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Kai Braden is an actor and model from San Francisco who has worked on TV shows including NCIS: Hawaii, Magnum P.I., and Orange Is the New Black; national commercials for brands such as Geico, Nivea, and Toyota; and music videos for artists like Katy Perry, Tata Young, and A-Mei.
As an international model, he has worked with Men's Health Magazine, J.Crew, Marc Jacobs, Samsung, and Lululemon to name a few. Kai's fitness compliments his work in entertainment, as he is also a highly certified and experienced trainer for an array of virtual fitness platforms and personal clients like Zac Efron and DJ Vice. Kai also serves as a council member in the fashion labor rights nonprofit, The Model Alliance.- Actor
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Kenny Pollone grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2009 he attended the University of Hawai'i studying acting under the tutelage of actor Glenn Cannon (Hawai'i Five-0 and Magnum P.I.) where he got his first acting experience and graduated in 2013. In 2015 he relocated to Los Angeles to continue his acting career.
He has been in a number of films and TV series including The Grime, Celebrity Crush and Jap. Kenny is also experienced in MMA, boxing, Jiu Jitsu, and Judo.- Actor
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Kento Matsunami was born in Tokyo and began acting as a teenager. After high school he moved to Los Angeles to study at Santa Monica College graduating with a Theater degree in 2016. His first film role was as the lead character Akira Oniwa in the independent feature film, Another Yesterday in 2017.- Koji Niiya was born in Florida to professional musicians. He attended Florida State University and is a multi-talented actor who is also a model, painter, tattoo artist a musician who plays multiple instruments, and a black belt in Kendo and Iaido. After moving to Los Angeles, he quickly landed roles in films included Slith Mouth Woman in LA (2014), Masterless (2015), The Surface (2015), Into the Dark (2018), Westworld (2019) and Sarogeto (2021).
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Writer/Director/Actor Leon Le was born in Vietnam and grew up there until the age of 13 when he moved with his family to Southern California. After college he pursued his dream of being on stage by moving to New York City to begin a career in Musical Theater. After establishing himself as an accomplished Actor/Dancer/Singer, including Broadway, film and TV as well as acting roles in TV series and feature films in Vietnam, he began pursuing another life long dream, writing and directing.
His multiple award winning short film Dawn (2012) that he wrote and directed won critical acclaim and screened at over 30 film festivals worldwide garnering such awards as Excellence in Fiction Short Filmmaking Award (AAIFF), Best Short Film (VIFFl), Best LGBT Short Film (YXINEFF), Best International Short Film (YXINEFF), Best Director (YXINEFF), Best Editing (AOFF), Best Ensemble Cast (AOFF) and a nomination for the Iris Prize Festival Award in Wales. Proving his exceptional and visionary talent as a Writer/Director, his short film Talking to My Mother (2014) started it's festival run in 2015 and has already won awards including Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Score at Asians on Film Festival, Best Short Film at the Viet Film Fest, and Best LGBT Short and Audience Choice Award at YXINEFF.
His first feature film, Song Lang, filmed entirely in Vietnam, made its debut there in 2018 earning significant awards worldwide.- Born in Tianjin, China, Lucia began dance training at the age of five. She moved to California at the age of 15 where she continued her dance training eventually becoming a professional dancer and dance teacher. She went to U.C. Santa Barbara for global studies and at age 19 she also started a modeling career. She turned her attention to an acting career after the worldwide search began for Disney's live action, Mulan; a strong female character that was always an inspiration to her growing up. She began training with Margie Haber and in 2016 she landed the lead role in the Chinese series "Chasing the Dream" which brought her recognition and stardom in China. In 2018 she starred in the Wanda Pictures feature "Chinese Pie" and then relocated to Los Angeles to continue her acting career in Hollywood.
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Lyndon Hoffman-Lew is an award-winning actor, originally from Mountain View, California. Once a kinesiology major, he quickly learned his real passion resided in acting and pursuing a truer form of self-expression and reflection. Studying under Ivana Chubbuck, after quickly ascending to her Master's Class, she instilled in him acting as a form of cathartically overcoming thyself through relentlessly pursuing objectives. Due to his diverse ethnic background and versatility and adaptability to every role he pursues, Lyndon has successfully completed a wide array of roles ranging in the darkest of dramas to much more cavalier comedies. His immersion into each role has much to say about his dedication to the craft and consistent persistence of greatness. Additionally, he's built out a film production company, Legend Ethics Productions, focusing on films and projects that bring passion back to the arts and human imagination. During his off time, you'll find him enjoying quality time with his pup, Spunky, or riding out on his Harley.- Actor
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Mackenyu was born in Los Angeles, November 16, 1996, and is the son of actor, producer, director, and martial artist Shin'ichi Chiba. Growing up in Los Angeles, he appeared in a few films and TV shows while he was in school and had many interests that included learning to ride horseback, Kyokushin Karate, gymnastics, water polo, and wrestling as well as interest in music that led him to learn piano at age ten and later learning to play saxophone and flute.
Mackenyu rose to fame as an actor after landing the role of Wataya Arata in the Chihayafuru trilogy (2016) that earned him the 40th Annual Japan Academy Newcomer of the Year Award in 2017. His fame grew dramatically after his supporting role as Cadet Ryoichi in the feature Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) and his lead role in the racing action movie Over Drive (2018). Mackenyu was cast as the villain, Enishi Yukishiro, in the blockbuster Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter (2021) and then as Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge Of Scar and Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation (2022).
In 2021, Mackenyu was cast as Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix live action series adaptation of One Piece (2023), and as the lead, Seiya, in the feature Knights of the Zodiac (2023). Mackenyu also stars in two Disney+ projects in 2023, the original live action/ anime mixed feature, Dragons of Wonderhatch and the drama series, House Of The Owl.- The son of a Chinese father and Taiwanese mother, Mao was born in Massachusetts and studied Economics and Business Administration at Boston University. Later he realized that acting is his true love after becoming a student at the William Esper Acting Studio. Moving to New York in 2012, Mao became actively involved in theater, film, and improv at UCB. In 2017, he relocated to Los Angeles to further his film career.
He has performed in numerous Off-Broadway shows & television shows as co-star and principal roles in numerous films. He is also involved in numerous stand up comedy shows. - Born in Bangkok to a Dutch father and Chinese/Thai mother, Max was raised in Munich, Germany where he attended a European school graduating Cum Laude at age 17. From age four until 17, Max played professional tennis and considered going to a tennis University or to medical school before deciding to focus full time on his acting career.
Max's first foray into the film industry was at age 11 doing commercials and modeling, and also landing his first film role in Yoko, a Nickelodeon feature. He studied acting during high school and auditioned for a number of significant roles before landing a four episode guest spot in De spa and a breakout series regular role in Goede tijden, slechte tijden, both in 2017. - Actress
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Melissa Jane Rodriguez grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area majoring in theatre at San Diego State University and studying drama and physical theatre in Canterbury, England. Her acting career started in 2009 and has included credits in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), the multiple award winning film Lil Tokyo Reporter (2012), Days of Our Lives (2014), and an award winning performance as lead actress in Dyed (2014). In 2013 she won the title of Miss Binibining Pilipinas USA Tourism allowing her to travel to the Philippines to meet the president as an ambassador or tourism. In 2014 she joined Asians On Film hosting interviews for their media outlet.- Born in Auckland, Mike Ginn graduated from New Zealand's United School of Performing and Screen Arts and worked in New Zealand before moving to Los Angeles. He has landed roles across Asia in commercials such as Mazda, McDonald's and MSIG Insurance, been involved in multiple theater productions, TV shows, such as Power Rangers RPM as the gold ranger, and independent films including the multiple award winning film My Wedding and Other Secrets, and Blood Punch.
- Ming Xi was born in Shanghai and studied acting and fashion design at Shanghai Donghua University graduating in 2007. Her modeling career took off after being nominated as one of the 15 finalists for Elite Model Look eventually launching her into stardom as one of the world's top supermodels. After a number of Chinese TV shows, her acting career began to take off in 2016 when she appeared in the feature, Warrior's Gate produced by the legendary French director Luc Besson.
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Moe Alafrangy was born in Dubai and grew up in the Washington D.C. suburbs of Northern Virginia. Expressing himself artistically as a young child after watching The Karate Kid at age 9, he developed an interest in martial arts and acting. He began training in Tae Kwon Do earning his first black belt at the age of 14 on his way to a 4th degree Black Belt.
Relocating to Los Angeles to pursue acting, Moe used his martial arts experience to do stunt work in Marvel Universe Live World Tour as Spiderman and on TV shows including From Dusk Till Dawn, Glee and Castle. As a dancer, he has performed at the Grammy Awards and MTV Movie Awards and has worked with Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga and the NappyTabs. His growing acting resume includes Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Only In America and My Crazy.- Pranav was born in San Francisco to parents who were actors in India. At a very young age he also became interested in acting and singing and began participating in Indian cultural plays, dramas and dances in Los Angles where he grew up. At the age of 8 he began taking vocal lessons with Shoshana Payne as well as learning to play guitar and piano eventually writing original music. At age 10 he began taking acting seriously eventually enrolling in acting classes with David Gray and John Kirby, and with Margie Haber and improv at The Groundlings in 2016.
Having auditioned for Nickelodeon, Disney, feature films and commercials even before he turned 15, Pranav has already established an acting resume. - Ran Wei is an American actress and fashion model. She was born in China and moved to California as a teenager and started an acting and modeling career after being discovered while working in a clothing store in San Francisco. Her career quickly took off with international campaigns for Apple which was dubbed into many languages worldwide, the re-branding spokes model for Citadel Outlets, campaigns for Benefit Cosmetics, Cisco, and Chanel. She was the cover model for countless magazines. She gained attention in The Wall Street Journal and the Chinese newspaper, World Journal, and was shown as the Chinese actress bridging China and America on CCTV, China's predominant state television broadcaster.
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Born in Bangkok, Richie Kul moved to Southern California as a young child and later attended Stanford University, where he earned a B.A. in Economics and a Master's degree in Organizational Behavior. After stints as an investment banker and finance director left him increasingly disinterested in the business grind and more determined to pave his own path in life, Richie decided to shift gears entirely and pursue a career in modeling after having been approached many times by people who thought he had the right look. This proved to be a well-calculated risk as he immediately skyrocketed into a broad ranging modeling career that's seen him live and work in New York, Miami, Hong Kong, London, Milan, and Shanghai and land high profile print, commercial and editorial campaigns for Swatch, Chevrolet, Nivea, GQ, Men's Health, Out, Cosmopolitan, and FHM.
TV commercials fostered in him an interest in pursuing acting and his language skills in English, Thai, Mandarin and Spanish enhanced his international appeal leading to notable co-starring roles in independent films including the widely acclaimed Vietnamese film "Pearls of the Far East" by award winning director Cuong Ngo, who hired Richie for his "unique, thoughtful, reflective, but sensitive look."
A vegetarian since the age of 14, Richie frequently lends his star power to international animal welfare campaigns as a spokesperson and ambassador for charities and rescue organizations.- Born in Tokyo, Ryusuke was always adventurous involving himself in Racing Karts from the age of seven and by his teenage years he was racing in competitions around the world including the European Championships for Japan. At age 13 he took the initiative to move to the UK to study and attended University in Manchester where he became interested in acting and singing and learned to play guitar and piano. He moved to Hong Kong after college by invitation to join a boy band where he also pursued modeling and acting. Deciding to focus on acting and modeling, he quit the boy band and pursued new opportunities in Bangkok and Hollywood.
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At a very young age, Korean-American actress Sam Yim moved from South Korea to Toronto, Canada to Seattle, WA and finally to the New York City area where she grew up. She studied acting at Rutgers University and during her third year was able to work with acclaimed director Tim Carroll at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, as Ophelia in Hamlet. Her career began, while at Rutgers, in the feature film West 32nd with co-stars John Cho and Grace Park. After receiving her BFA, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Her most recent film role was in 2017 in Transformers: The Last Knight.- Shawn Dou was born in Xi'an, China and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada when he was 10 years old. In 2008 he moved back to China when he was accepted into the Beijing Film Academy where his film career began in 2010 with a starring role in "Under the Hawthorn Tree" by iconic Director Yimou Zhang.
After multiple film roles and awards, his career began to skyrocket in 2015 with starring roles in the films "Time to Love", "To the Fore" with Eddie Peng and Siwon Choi, "Log Out" with Blake Lively and Adrien Brody and in the Chinese blockbuster "Wolf Totem." These were followed in 2016 with starring roles in "Everybody's Fine," and with Joseph Fiennes in "The Last Race," as well as starring roles in the TV Series "Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy" and "Princess Agents." - Actress
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Sierra was born in Sun Valley, Idaho, She grew up performing as a ballerina, racing downhill on the ski team, and competing as a figure skater. At age 16 she relocated to California to focus on her figure skating career. After competing successfully for ten years, she turned her focus to another passion, acting. Also skilled in various martial arts, she's able to bring a dynamic package to the world of storytelling. She lives in Los Angeles and trains at The Imagined Life studio.- Actor
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Simon Twu is a triple-threat Bi-Lingual/Bi-Cultural actor, who grew up in Santa Monica. Simon started working in the entertainment business since 2002, with production teams from the US, China, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and France, playing Asian Dramas, TV reality shows, local Chinese Movies, and Co-Productions, speaking in Chinese -Mandarin, English, Taiwanese, Japanese, and French. Simon has worked on Co-Productions forth-coming as, Magic 7, On Wings of Eagle, in Asian films as, The Rise of A Tomboy, Truth or Dare, and Top 3-Rated Reality Shows in China, like Perfect Dating, amongst others; and has close to a million followers on http://weibo.com/simontwu.
Simon Twu has also worked in LA and in Asia in over 80 international commercials.
In 2010, Simon started focusing more of his attention on developing his acting talent that led to multiple recognitions and winning A-List Film Festival Awards for the movies he Starred in, such as the Audience Award for Short Shorts International Film Festival.
On the Musical side, he was trained in opera and musical theatre with faculties in such prestigious schools as The Juilliard School, Music Academy of the West; and performed in over 100 concerts and television shows, as well as , directing the acclaimed, international A Capella group, Quintessence, in Taiwan. Simon also trained/performed as a professional dancer at Degas Dance Studios with the ACFCLA Dance Company.
By 2019, Simon Twu was featured by CCTV (Most Influential TV in China) as a Special Speaker/Cultural Bridge to share his experience working in different countries with different cultures and productions, and honored as one of the truly bilingual and bi-cultural actors who is fighting to bridge the gaps between productions and finding an equilibrium in acting for Global empathy and understanding.- Simonas Pham was born in Vilnius to a Vietnamese father and Lithuanian mother. He was discovered as a model at age 19 at a fashion week casting in Lithuania. A month later he landed in New York City where he earned immediate attention becoming a "Model of the Week" on models.com. Working with top name photographers on world-wide print and commercial campaigns for some of the biggest brands opened new opportunities for him to pursue his true passion, acting. Studying in New York and Los Angeles, Simonas landed his first acting role in 2016.
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Narrator, reporter, emcee and entertainer Stephen Chun has developed a career around his powerful baritone voice and his ability to command a stage. Stephen began hosting in 2003 aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines where he became the Assistant Cruise Director before transitioning to Feld Entertainment's Disney On Ice as Announcer and Tour Coordinator.
His hosting, reporting and narration accomplishments also includes a CBS News reporter in San Francisco, a Documentary film narrator, a Health and Fitness Radio Talk Show host, a Casino Game Show host, a Fitness Commentator, and an International Festival Emcee.- Actor
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Stephon was born in Miami and had a passion for performing from a very young age. He began acting at age 13 after landing his first stage role from a cold read. He continued acting extensively in theater throughout his high school years while also pursuing modeling, ballet, jazz, modern and contemporary dance, and singing. In 2016 he landed his first film role as a supporting actor in the 2017 Academy Award winning Best Picture, Moonlight.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Todd Lien was born in Taiwan and started to pursue a career in medicine studying at the University of Washington. Beginning in 2014, Todd began following his passion for acting attending New York Film Academy graduating with an MFA degree in Acting for Film. He appeared in numerous theater productions including Love Boat (2016), Song of the Fall (2017), Happy Father's Day Musical (2018). His film credits include Straight A (2016), The Choice (2017), the feature film The Rescue (2020) and iBOT (2018) on IQIYI, and the TV miniseries Bob's New Roommates (2017).- Actor
- Producer
Born in Los Angeles, multi-talented Christopher Hyun Park grew up playing guitar and singing eventually modeling in his teens for iconic brands such as Samsung. His passion for acting led him to pursue a degree in theatre at UC Riverside where he graduated in 2015. During his final year of school, his acting talent become quickly noticed landing him in multiple films, including his first feature film, Boned (2015), and garnering praise and recognition for his dramatic performances and comedic timing.