CHIASUI CHEN
SAG/AFTRA

chiasui@chiasuichen.com
www.imdb.me/chiasuichen

AWARDS
Winning Webby Awards, Aurora Awards, Telly Awards, & Aegis Awards for film, "Happy Anniversary"
Winning Best Cameo of Spotlight On Award for play, "
The Tempest"

FILM
Afternoon (Women Make Eaves film fest)                     Lead (mom)                                        Dir. Vivi Chen
Empire Borde I (Venice Biennial)                                   Ensemble Cast (single woman)           Dir. Chieh-Jen Chen
Red Shoes (Tribeca film fest )                                       Lead (single mom)                              Dir. Li-Anne Huang
The Child Within (NY Gypsy film fest)                            Lead (kidnapped woman)                   Dir. Luchia Dragosh
Jinx! (IFC distributed)                                                    Supporting (crazy art teacher)            Dir. Adam Baran
Happy Anniversary (NYIIFV film fest)                             Lead (asian bride)                              Dir. John Paul Su
Suspect Truth
(Women Mave Waves film fest )             Lead (hair stylist)                                Dir. Chu-Chen Hsiao

TELEVISION
Silly Girl                                                                        Supporting(Chong)                              Hakka TV(Dir. Zhi-Ru Lin)
Chairman of the Curb                                                  Supporting (Sister Jong)                     
  Da-Ai TV(Dir. Qi-Jun Chen)
When the Flamboyant Tree Blossoms                         Supporting (eldest sister)                     Da-Ai TV(Dir. Da-Jie Mai)
Starved                                                                        Supporting (massage parlor girl)        
  FX Networks

THEATER
Comedy Chekhov                                                         Lead                                                    WLD Herb Reading Garden
Google 0.2 (dir.
Michael Portnoy)                                 Ensemble Cast                                    Taipei Biennial
Theatresports                                                               Ensemble Cast                                    Guts Improv.
The Silviculture Museum                                               Lead                                                    chashama
Culture(a)lity, Part I                                                       Ensemble Cast                                    Brooklyn Arts Exchange
365 Days/365 Plays
(Ma-Yi Theatre)                           Ensemble Cast                                     The Public Theatre
As You Like It (Staged Reading)                                   Various Roles                                      The Workshop Theatre
The Tempest                                                                Sulis                                                     Looking Glass Theatre
My Fair Lady                                                                 Ensemble                                            Heights players
Our Daniel                                                                     Lead                                                   Eslite Cafe

Teaching Experience
Chinese Culture University, National Chung-Hsing University, National Taiwan University of Arts, Shu-Te University,
Shin-Min High School, Tai-Nan Arts University,
Taipei Film Commission, Xue-Xue Institute, Shanghai CBN Channel,
Chiasui Chen Acting Studio

TRAINING & EDUCATION
BFA in Music, majoy in piano at Soochow University, Taiwan
Acting Technique                                                          Alice McLane, Edward Morehouse      HB Studio
Scene Study                                                                 Alice McLane, Karen Ludwig                HB Studio
Shakespeare                                                                Carol Goodheart                                  HB Studio
Speech & Voice                                                            Robin McNair                                       HB Studio
Physical Storytelling & Stage Combat                           Ian Marshall                                         HB Studio
Cold Reading, On Camera Technique                          Jen Krater, Brad Calcaterra                Sally Johnson Studio
Sitcom Intensive                                                            Mary Lou Bellli                                     Actors Connection
Acting for Film & TV                                                      Peter Miner                                          Weist-Barron Studio
Commercial Technique                                                 Jerry Coyle                                          Weist-Barron Studio

SPECIAL SKILL
Fluently speaking Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese & English. Basic Japanese
Piano, Yoga, Japanese Classical Dance, Downhill Skiing, Stage Combat (unarmed)