NORMAN GARCY YAP - AEA, - ACTRA, - SAG-AFTRA

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FILM (selected):

The Metamorphosis Project

Lead - AWARD WINNER

DB Frieze L.A. Film/ Kaylen Ng

Sun King

Lead - AWARD WINNER

Amazon/ tubiTV / Marcus Aubin

Rollerball (LL Cool J)

Principal

MGM / John McTiernan

The Trafficker

Lead

Filmfest Circuit/ James Austen

Riceballer

Supporting

USC / Eric Tang

Good Luck

Supporting

Tang Chengqin / Sweet Potato

Hypoxia

Supporting

Black Apple / Dimestore Films

Little Star

Supporting

Wildflower Kim Prods

Shadows Of Death

Lead

Dash Entertainment

Imogen

Supporting

Applause For A Cause

Sunny Day Essays

Lead

Sulphur Buddies / A. Rooke

Pan Fried Dumplings

Lead

Centennial / T. Kobayashi

The Ache

Supporting

Wondrous Light / Keith Lock

Ruthless

Lead

John Woo Finalist /R Wolgemuth

Red Blue White Go

Lead

Stripnoise Prod. / N. Berlin

English Is Hard

Lead

Hamada Jensen Prod.

Bus Stop

Lead

Klaser Films

An Empty Chamber

Supporting

Guided Pictures Prod.

Mayer’s Cabin

Supporting

M3XC Productions

Cul-de-sac

Supporting

Picture This Productions

This Is The Remix

Principal

Mercedes Yolanda Films

Yellow Fellas

Principal

T. Shigematsu

The Steaks

Principal

Sunchaser Pics / G. Heffernan

TELEVISION (selected):

Chicago Med

Co-star

NBC Universal Television

Air Emergency / Mayday

Co-star

CBS / Discovery / Cineflix

Iconic Images Of Election 2016

Co-star

Fusion Channel / Onion Studios

Not Your Average Bill

Series Regular "Doug"

Basswood Productions

Second Person Shooter

Co-star

The Onion News Network

STAGE (selected):

The Great Leap

Wen Chang

Hangar Theatre/ Portland Stage

Chimerica

Zhang Lin

Timeline Theatre/ Nick Bowling

The Great Leap

Wen Chang U/s

Steppenwolf Theatre

Lantern Celebration

Co-creator / Host

Art Institute Of Chicago

The Legend Of Chang'E

Narrator

Art Institute Of Chicago

My Asian Mom

Indira / Son / Father

Chicago Dramatists

The Sketch Up

Lead Actor

Comedy Bar

Harold Night

Harold Player

Impatient Theatre Co.

Macro Neato

Guest Improvisor

Bad Dog Theatre

The Windy City : A Fart Joke

Improvisor

Playground Theater Chicago

Mother's Lesson

Improvisor

Various Chicago Venues

Awesome 80s Prom

Feung Schwey

Radiostar Ballroom Chicago

Becoming Strangers

Howard

Revolution Theater

Much Ado About Nothing

Conrade

Alchemy Theatre

VOICE OVER (selected):

Ford Cargo

Panit (And Others)

Ideo

English Is Hard

Lead - Koji

Hamada Jensen Prods

China Rises Episode 2

Principal- Hu Yang

CBC Television

China Rises Episode 1

Principal - Zhang Yue

CBC Television

TRAINING:

Advanced Meisner

Jacqueline McClintock

Acting

Lewis Baumander, Ron Leach, Richard Mck

Improvisation

Second City Chicago

Io Chicago: Charna Halpern

Shakespeare

John Neville, Nancy Palk, Joe Ziegler

Norman Garcy Yap is a multi-award-winning actor who won the 2024 Deutsche Bank Frieze LA Jury Award for The Metamorphosis Project. He has gotten the most acclaim for playing conscientious rebels with hidden pasts as well as Dads. A killer combo of Chicago Improv, hundreds of lead performances in Theatre, & Advanced Meisner training makes Norm an actor with depth. He loves collaborating and takes the responsibility of #1 on the call sheet seriously.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'7"

Weight: 150 lbs

Ultimate Frisbee, Combat - Stage, Frisbee, Ice Hockey, Martial Arts, Scuba Diver, Snow Skiing - General, Soccer, Firearms, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Piano, Vocal Range: Baritone, Voiceover, British - BBC English Accent, Canadian Accent, Quebecois Accent, Fluent Chinese, Fluent French Canadian, Fluent Mandarin