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Austin Ku

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2021 Grammy Nominee SAG-AFTRA, AEA

2021 Grammy Nominee SAG-AFTRA, AEA2021 Grammy Nominee SAG-AFTRA, AEA2021 Grammy Nominee SAG-AFTRA, AEA
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Now available! 

  • Model in the 2022 Broadway Asian Men Calendar <-- click to get it for $19.99 (partial proceeds benefiting #StopAAPIHate)
  • Recurring role ("Michael Xufu Huang") in Shonda Rhimes' Netflix series "Inventing Anna" (episodes 103 & 104) 
  • Supporting role ("Executive Chairman Li") in Judd Apatow's Netflix film The Bubble 
  • Audiobook co-narrator of Grace D. Li's new heist novel Portrait of a Thief - NY Times Bestseller, now optioned for a TV series!


Current/Upcoming:

  • June 10: Keynote speaker for a corporate Pride event - virtual
  • June 28: Table read of a series regular role in an indie TV pilot - virtual
  • July 17: Singing in a new songs concert - NYC, more details TBA
  • Also coming soon: Leading & principal roles in two short films, series regular & principal roles in two more indie pilots, and narrating two more audiobooks!


Recent Highlights:   

  • Summer 2021: Performed from new musical Soft Power in the star-studded Kennedy Center 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert - live and also filmed for PBS (subscription required, check us out at 1:15:00-1:30:00)
  • Spring 2020: Performed in the star-studded virtual concert Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration - Our "Someone in a Tree" quartet was named one of the New York Times "Best Performances of 2020"! 
  • Fall 2019: A supporting role in the new musical Soft Power at The Public Theater Off-Broadway - watch the MUSIC VIDEO and get the ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM (I was nominated for a Grammy Award as a Principal Soloist in the Best Musical Theater Album category!) 

Notable Mentions

  • "It is Austin Ku who steals the show" - Jan Nargi, BROADWAYWORLD.COM 
  • "He's the funniest thing onstage" - Louise Kennedy, BOSTON GLOBE 
  • "A find" - David C. Nichols, LOS ANGELES TIMES
  • "It's refreshing to hear Austin Ku's natural voice" - Steven Winn, SF CHRONICLE 
  • "An expert storyteller" - Madeleine Marshall, DC METRO THEATER ARTS
  • "A standout" - Deb Miller, DC METRO THEATER ARTS

Awards

  • Nominee, 2021 Grammy Award - Best Musical Theater Album (Principal Soloist, Soft Power) 
  • Nominee, Barrymore Award (Philadelphia area) - Supporting Actor in a Musical 
  • Nominee, IRNE Award (New England area) - Supporting Actor in a Musical (Large Theater) 
  • Nominee, BroadwayWorld Boston Award - Lead Actor in a Musical (Medium Theater) 
  • Recipient, Dean Goodman Choice Award (S.F. Bay Area) - Supporting Actor in a Musical 

About Me

I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, where I played a lot of violin as a kid and then got more into choir and theater as a teen.

I went to Rice University, where I really got into musicals and even transferred into The Shepherd School of Music as a Vocal/Opera Performance major for several semesters before ultimately graduating with a degree in Asian Studies (Chinese History, Culture and Language, magna cum laude).

Seeking a "practical" career in the arts, I went to the UC Berkeley School of Law and became an entertainment lawyer in S.F.--briefly.

I was still loving doing theater on the side, started doing on-camera and print work too, and joined AEA & SAG-AFTRA (professional actors' unions).

I decided to finally go for it for real, and left law to attend The Boston Conservatory (at Berklee), where I gat a Master's Degree in Musical Theater.

Now I live in NYC, and am having the time of my life doing musicals and plays, film and TV, commercials, modeling, hand modeling and voiceovers!

I still play the violin every now and then. 

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I also love cooking and all things food-related. 


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