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Austin Ku(I)

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Austin Ku
www.Austin-Ku.com
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Austin Ku is an Asian American stage & screen actor based in New York City. He trained extensively in theater and music, and is a Grammy Award nominee for Best Musical Theater Album (as well as many other awards and honors).

Austin Ku is originally from Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. At a young age, he began studying classical music (violin, piano, and singing). He attended Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Asian Studies (focusing on Chinese Culture, History & Language - he is conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese), with additional studies in Vocal/Opera Performance (from Rice's Shepherd School of Music). He then attended UC Berkeley School of Law, and briefly practiced entertainment law before returning to school for a graduate degree in theater/musical theater from The Boston Conservatory (now The Boston Conservatory at Berklee). He then moved to New York City, where he is now a full-time performer.
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Austin Ku
NYC premiere of "Creative Control" (March 2016)
"Creative Control" at SXSW 2015
"Chinglish" Broadway Tour (Austin Ku, Michelle Krusiec)
As scrappy sidekick "Bobby Bob" (r) in "Soft Power" at The Ahmanson Theater, with Frances Jue (l) and Conrad Ricamora (c)
As "Akira" in the Off-Broadway musical "Tokio Confidential" (with Jeff Kready)
Jessica Blank, Benjamin Dickinson, Gavin McInnes, Austin Ku, Jacob Lodwick, Jay Eisenberg, and Paul Manza in Creative Control (2015)
As central character Xue Fei in Theresa Rebeck's play "The Bells" (with Sara Griffin)
As the star actor-singer-instrumentalist "Benny" in the new musical "Shanghai Sonatas"
“Love’s Labours Lost” at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey: Aaron McDaniel, Austin Ku
Sparrow Film Project “The Orochi 8” (2015): Ryan Duncan, Austin Ku, Ari Rosen
"Chinglish" Broadway Tour (l-r: Brian Nishii, Raymond Ma, Austin Ku)

Known for

Julia Garner in Inventing Anna (2022)
Inventing Anna
6.8
TV Mini Series
  • Michael Xufu Huang
David Duchovny, Leslie Mann, Fred Armisen, Pedro Pascal, Keegan-Michael Key, Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen, and Guz Khan in The Bubble (2022)
The Bubble
4.7
  • Li the Executive Chairman
  • 2022
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (2020)
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
9.1
TV Special
  • Soundtrack("Someone in a Tree")
  • 2020
Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta in Shades of Blue (2016)
Shades of Blue
7.0
TV Series
  • Ayres' Aide

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Actor

  • Life Interrupted
    • Doctor
    • Completed
    • Short
  • The People's Blood
    • Delegate
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • A Thousand Miles (2022)
    A Thousand Miles
    • Christopher
    • 2022
  • Michael Che in That Damn Michael Che (2021)
    That Damn Michael Che
    • Planner #3
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • David Duchovny, Leslie Mann, Fred Armisen, Pedro Pascal, Keegan-Michael Key, Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen, and Guz Khan in The Bubble (2022)
    The Bubble
    • Li the Executive Chairman
    • 2022
  • Julia Garner in Inventing Anna (2022)
    Inventing Anna
    • Michael Xufu Huang
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Quinn McColgan, Cameron Ocasio, and Jaz Goodreau in Project Pay Day (2021)
    Project Pay Day
    • Michael
    • 2021
  • Amanda Bullis and Alli Trussell in Assisted Living (2020)
    Assisted Living
    • Davis
    • Davis (2020)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Jess (2019)
    Jess
    • Jeremy
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Windows on the World (2019)
    Windows on the World
    • Snooty Manager
    • 2019
  • Expeditionary Force: Homefront (2019)
    Expeditionary Force: Homefront
    • Chen (2019)
    • Podcast Series
    • 2019
  • Billions (2016)
    Billions
    • Salesperson
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
    Homeland
    • Kevin Chan
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Giovanni Ribisi in Sneaky Pete (2015)
    Sneaky Pete
    • Emilio
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Austin Ku, Peter Pavlakis, Linnea Sage, Paul Skye Lehrman, and Marcus Crawford Guy in I Lost My Wife! (2018)
    I Lost My Wife!
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Detective Chinatown 2 (2018)
    Detective Chinatown 2
    • Detective Sissypants
    • 2018
  • Michael Weatherly in The Necklace (2016)
    Bull
    • Dr. James Muller
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Soundtrack

  • Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (2020)
    Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
    • performer: "Someone in a Tree"
    • TV Special
    • 2020

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Austin Ku REEL 2022
Demo Reel 4:36
Austin Ku REEL 2022
Blind Love
Trailer 2:20
Blind Love
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:30
Official Trailer

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    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)

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    • Male

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    Is also a hand model, whose hands have appeared in several TV commercials and national print campaigns.

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