SHAUN WU
- AEA,
- SAG-AFTRA
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DEMO REEL (2023) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Deadly Illusions (Netflix) (with Kristin Davis & Dermot Mulroney), From Scratch (Netflix) (with Zoey Saldana, Danielle Deadwyler, and Eugenio Mastrandrea), Step Up High Water (Starz) (with Christina Milian), and select independent films.
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Résumé Print Résumé
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Fluent in Japanese | ||
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Studio Features | ||
The Beanie Bubble |
Supporting |
Apple TV/w Zach Galifianakis |
Deadly Illusions |
Supporting |
Netflix/w Kristin Davis |
Television | ||
Richard |
Series Regular |
Tubi |
From Scratch |
Co-star |
Netflix |
Step Up: High Water |
Co-star |
Starz |
Independent Film | ||
Jeff |
Lead |
Natsumi Shibata |
Miss Boundless (Mandarin) |
Supporting |
Qiyu Zhou |
The Choice (Mandarin) |
Supporting |
Sharon Cai |
Translate This |
Supporting |
Kelsy Lua |
Awards | ||
*WINNER Best New Media |
Richard |
Asian Film Festival, LA |
*WINNER Best New Director |
Richard |
LA Asian Film Awards Festival |
Theater (Partial List) | ||
Ginger America |
Coach |
T.Schreiber Theater |
Dying For It |
Yegor |
A.R.T Institute at Harvard |
Pirate Princess |
Scarfoot |
A.R.T Institute at Harvard |
As You Like It |
Oliver |
A.R.T Institute at Harvard |
A Big Mess |
Lester |
A.R.T Institute at Harvard |
Things You Don’t Know About Asians |
Various |
A.R.T Institute at Harvard |
Karoline and Kashmir |
Kashmir |
A.R.T Institute at Harvard |
The Three Sisters |
Chebutykin/Andrei |
Moscow Art Theater School |
A Profitable Position |
Mykin/Douszhev |
Moscow Art Theater School |
The Lonely Voice |
Ensemble |
Moscow Art Theater School |
Training | ||
MFA Acting |
A.R.T Institute, Harvard University |
Graduated 2016 |
On-Camera |
Robert D'Avanzo |
Ongoing |
Audition Techinque |
Jami Rudofsky |
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Scene Study |
Gregory Berger |
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Improv |
Groundlings |
Ongoing |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'9" |
Weight: 155 lbs |
Eyes: Brown |
Hair Color: Black |
Hair Length: Short |
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Conversational French, Cooking potato strings, Aerobics, Badminton, Body Building, Body Surfing, Bowling, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Jump Rope, Karate - Kung Fu, Kick Boxing, Martial Arts, Ping Pong, Running - General, Running - Long Distance, Running - Sprint, Sky Diving, Snow Skiing - General, Snowboarding, Surfing, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Swimming - freestyle, Tennis, Volleyball, Weight Lifting, Yoga, Dance Jazz, Drag Performer, Drums, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Mime, Modeling, Singer, Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor, Voiceover, American - Standard/General Accent, Asian - Chinese Accent, Asian - Japanese Accent, British - BBC English Accent, Russian Accent, Fluent Chinese, Fluent Japanese, Fluent Mandarin
Born in China, raised in Ohio, and educated in Tokyo, Shaun Wu is an actor of Chinese descent based in Los Angeles. He was accepted into the prestigious the MFA acting program at Harvard University (A.R.T Institute) and graduated in 2016 after two and half years of training. He produced, wrote, and starred in the film Jeff (2019), which was selected for screening in the Cinema Diverse: Palm Springs Film Festival and the series Richard (2022), which won Best New Media at the Asian Film Festival, LA.