James Lau

Vitals

Gender
Male
Age Range
18 - 35
Ethnicity
Chinese
Height
168cm
Base Location
Sydney
Available In
Adelaide, Auckland, Australian Capital Territory, Brisbane, Gold Coast, International, Melbourne, Northern Territory, Perth, Sydney, Tasmania
Skills
Actor, Light Operator, Sound Operator, Director, Voice Artist
Hair
Black, Brown
Eye
Black, Brown
Memberships
M.E.A.A

Agent

Agent
Phoenix Talent - formerly Victoria Jackson Management
Phone

Feature Photo
James Lau
Feature Clip

Credits

Television

2021
Opium Seller Ah Chau
New Gold Mountain
SBS (Goalpost Pictures)
Corrie Chen
2019
Wey Yun
Glitch (Season 3)
ABC/Netflix (Matchbox Pictures)
Emma Freeman

Theatre

2024
Alex, and Others
Atlantis
New Theatre (Sydney)
Tiffany Wong
2023
Mao Mao
I Me She Him 你和我和 他和他 by Stan Lai
Wit Incorporated (Melbourne)
Ren Ruidi
2022
Ken (Lead)
Ken's Quest (Return Season)
La Mama Theatre (Melbourne)
Adam Cass
2022
Ken (Lead)
Ken's Quest
La Mama Theatre (Melbourne)
Adam Cass
2022
Sam
Dear Mama...There's Something Maybe I Should Tell You
Wit Incorporated (Melbourne)
Ellen O'Connor
2021
Sam
Dear Mama...There's Something Maybe I Should Tell You (Development Season)
Wit Incorporated (Melbourne)
Ellen O'Connor
2021
Dawa Sherpa, Tim Tam
Everest (Development)
Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne)
Janice Muller
2019
Casey
Queer Asians Anonymous
Queer Asians Theatre Project for Midsumma Festival 2019
QATP Collective
2018
Casey, Indra
Queer Asians Anonymous (Development Reading)
Queer Asians Theatre Project: Melbourne Fringe Festival 2018
2018
Party Guest
Can't Be Tamed
La Mama Theatre at The Midsumma Festival 2018 by Baker's Dozen Theatre Company
Justin Nott
2017
Tom
Staged Readings: Darkwater
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Romi Kupfer
2017
Joe
Staged Readings: A Brief Window of Hopefulness at Approximately 10PM
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Sara Afshar
2017
Creator/Performer
FRISK: NEVER
VCA & Melbourne Fringe Festival
Self-devised (Mentors: The Rabble)
2017
Transition Team
Human Error
Baker's Dozen Theatre Company
Justin Nott
2017
Lavrenti, Abashvilli, Innkeeper, Various
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Michael Kantor
2017
Featured dancer
Dancing with Death
Pichet Klunchun Dance Company & AsiaTOPA
Pichet Klunchun
2016
Jamie Campbell
Personnage (Verbatim Character Study)
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Tony Smith & Rinske Ginsberg
2016
Bill Fordham
August: Osage County
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Rinske Ginsberg
2016
Jonathan (Jane), Various
The Wonderful World of Dissocia
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Luke Kerridge
2016
Creator/Performer
The Wall
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Self-devised (Mentor: Laura Sheedy)
2016
Casca
Julius Caesar
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Tony Smith
2016
Man on Train
Who's Afraid of the Working Class
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Melanie Beddie
2016
Andrey
Three Sisters
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Melanie Beddie
2015
Roni
Mike Leigh Project
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Chris Edmund
2015
Oedipus
Oedipus at Colonus
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Melanie Beddie

Short Film

2023
Joel
A Former Lover Bakes Themselves Into A Pie
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2023 Australian Shorts & Awards (Swinburne/Box Hill TAFE/Melbourne Polytenic)
Matt Jenner
2022
Brendan
Mansplaining
AFTRS
Suzanna Steele
2021
Joel
A Former Lover...
Swinburne University Film & TV
Matt Jenner
2019
Ah Kun (Lead)
What We're Owed
VCA Film & Television (Victorian College of the Arts)
Yurou Zhang
2019
Su (Lead)
Phaethon
Swinburne University Film & TV
Elliott Nunn
2019
Michael
Surprise
Niu Studios
Vee Shi
2019
Sam (Lead)
Finally (Web-series Development/Pilot Episode)
Melbourne Polytechnic
Zi Gin Pan
2019
Jordan (M)
N.G.E. (Development/Proof of Concept)
Niu Studios
Vee Shi
2019
Percy
Barriers (Development)
RMIT
Caitlin Dempsey-Gregory
2017
Josh
Please Like Me (Scene)
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Tony Nikolakopoulos
2016
Boyfriend
So Much Green
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Self-directed

Commercial

2020
Man drinking beer
Water Safety Campaign
Majella Productions
Alex Campbell
2019
Kitchen Specialist
An introduction to buying a kitchen at IKEA Australia
IKEA Australia
2018
Featured Scorpion Friend
One Thrill Not To Be Missed: Toyota C-HR
The Sweet Shop
Joel Harmsworth
2015
Student
University of Melbourne: Collision
McCann Melbourne

Training

2015 - 2017
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre Practice)
Acting & Theatre-making Graduate
March - 2022
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
VCA Film & Television Actor Director Workshops
Acting
Sept - 2020
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
VCA Film & Television Actor Director Workshops
Acting
May - 2019
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
VCA Film & TV Actor Director Workshops
Acting
June - 2019
Monash University
Face-to-Face Interviews on Disappearances in Acting with Susan Hardgrave
Acting
May - 2019
16th Street
Larry Moss Masterclass
Auditor
March - 2019
Anthony Brandon Wong Workshop
Chubbuck Technique
Acting
June - 2018
Essential Voice
Estill Voice Training with Naomi Eyers
Voice
Feb - 2016
National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
Screen Acting Essentials
Acting
Apr-Jul - 2014
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
Acting Intensive Studio
Acting

Skills & Attributes

Shoe Size
8
Clothing Size
Male - S
Chest
92cm
Hip
70cm
Natural Accent
Australian
Accents
American Standard, Australian, Cantonese, Chinese, Cockney, English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Southern
Languages
English, Yue (Cantonese), Mandarin
Hair Length
Short
Hair Style
Straight
Dance
R & B, Hip Hop, Contemporary
Singing
Musical Theatre, Pop, Blues, Choir, Contemporary
Singing Range
Baritone, High Tenor, Tenor
Sport
Athletics, Badminton, Cycling, Soccer, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball, AFL Football, Baseball, Ice Skating, Netball, Rock Climbing , Roller Skating, Scuba Diving, Yoga, Hockey, Mountain Biking, Basketball, Aerobics
Circus
Stage Combat
Drivers Licences
Car
Professional Skills
Actor, Light Operator, Sound Operator, Director, Voice Artist

Media

Public Media
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