XIAOXIAO SUN
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Physical comedy/Stage combat: swords (Performance Video) Quicktime
Stage combat end of class showcase at Bristol Old Vic
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Conflicted Son in ZìMo _ family drama (Performance Video) Quicktime
Sacrificed mom’s birthday celebration for boss’s party Directed by Anson Fok
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Gambler in CAERUS _ action thriller (Performance Video) Quicktime
An emerging film maker. Also a gambler & Trickster to ex-girlfriend. - Directed by Yuqiao Peng. SVA MFA thesis.
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Boyfriend in a music video _ romantic drama (Performance Video) Quicktime
Struggling actor boyfriend facing new challenges after moving to a new city Directed by Kao Cheng Kai. - Full video of Paul Cherry’s “Between Me and Chicago”: https://youtu.be/e6g_Ujcprf4
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Pop/rock musical showcase _ comical (Performance Video) Quicktime
Closeted gay-boy coming out in “Why I love football” from musical Scotland, PA.
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Pop/rock musical performance @ 54 Below (Performance Video) Quicktime
The ambitious & cunning “Engineer”. ”If You Want To Die In Bed” from musical MISS SAIGON.
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Caring Husband in SMALL, GOOD THINGS _ family drama (Performance Video) Quicktime
Caring husband trying to get the family back on its feet after young son’s sudden death. Directed by Dylan Rizzo.
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Conflicted son/husband in thesis film WAI PO (grandma) _ Horror (Performance Video) Quicktime
Cowardly fiancé yielding to family’s dark tradition. Directed by Stephan Law.
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ambitious PhD student trying to get what he needs (Performance Video) Quicktime
From David Auburn’s play “PROOF”. A math PhD candidate is trying to get the notebook from the daughter of his recently deceased professor.
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BTS footage of experimental horror “Home Body” (Performance Video) Quicktime
Gender-less “entity” replacing the wife of a suburban household. Symboling all screen-addiction. - Movement inspired by Balinese dance. With bald cap and special makeup by Hinano Leung. Directed by Linden Renz.
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Mandarin VO _ commercial _ Xiaoxiao Sun (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Mostly natural voice affected voice at the end
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Impromptu in North India (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Some melody improvised when doing my anthropology field work in Dharamsala’s Tibetan refugee community.
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Anime VO _ “Spiritual Prodigy” (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Elder brother vibe. 1st encounter with the little girl whom he is destined to protect and guide.
Résumé Print Résumé
Theatre | ||
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The MUNY (Development Reading) / Dir. Sam Pinkleton |
Thoroughly Modern Millie |
Zeon Fung (fka “Bun Foo”) |
Literally Alive Theatre / Dir. Shino Frances |
Beauty & the Beast (off-Broadway) |
Chance (Supporting) |
Ma-Yi Theatre Company / dir. Ralph Peña |
Short Stack 2 (musical “Play Lab”) |
Lab Expert (Lead) |
Ma-Yi Theatre Company / dir. Miranda Cornell |
Short Stack 1 (musical “Mr. J”) |
Man 2 (Supporting) |
Picturesque Shakespeare / Dir. Hunter Lustberg |
King Lear |
Edgar (Lead) |
Stairwell Theater / Dir. Sam Gibbs |
The Comedy of Errors |
Duke (Ensemble) |
Prague Shakespeare Company / dir. Dani Bedau |
Twelfth Night |
Feste the Fool (Lead) |
Bristol Old Vic / dir. Natalie Simone |
The Effect |
Tristan (Lead) |
The Tank / dir. Michi Zaya |
Ancient History |
Emperor Ai (Lead) |
The How / Dir. Ionina & Glover |
Rat King (physical theatre) |
Ensemble |
Underground Skills Exchange / dir. Caitlin Wees |
Devised Theatre Lab |
Ensemble |
Columbia MFA / dir. Danica Selem |
The Woman and the Banana Tree |
Private Taniguchi (Lead) |
Columbia MFA / dir. Danica Selem |
The Cherry Orchard |
Yasha (Supporting) |
Screen | ||
Dir. Constance Tsang |
Blue Sun Palace (Cannes 2024 winner) |
Robber (Featured) |
Dir. Lloyd Lee Choi |
Lucky Lu (opposite Chang Chen) |
Shou (Featured) |
Dir. Sen-I Yu |
My Heavenly City (UFVA 2024 Winner) |
Patient (Featured) |
Dir. Patty Sailer |
Special Arrangements (IVFF Winner) |
Immigrant Student (Lead) |
Dir. Cate Christiansen |
Three Ladies |
York (Lead) |
Dir. Shane P. Liao |
1000 Minutes |
Andy (Lead) |
NYU / Dir. Emily Zhang |
MamaLand (BFA thesis) |
Ming (Lead) |
NYU / dir. Stephen Law |
Wai’Po (BFA thesis) |
Haoran (Lead) |
NYU / dir. Louise Zhang |
Chrystal Mountain (MFA thesis) |
Xiao Li (Supporting) |
Loyola Marymount University / Dir. Zhihao Hu |
Cheek Over Lune (MFA thesis) |
Jun (Lead) |
School of Visual Arts / dir. Yuqiao Peng |
Caerus (MFA thesis) |
Caerus (Lead) |
Savannah School of Art & Design / dir. Wenfeng Li |
Do Not Go to the Riverside (MFA thesis) |
Monk (Supporting) |
Stony Brook University / dir. Anson Fok |
ZìMo (MFA thesis) |
David (Lead) |
Feirnstein Graduate School of Cinema / dir. Dylan Rizzo |
Small, Good Things |
Andy (Lead) |
Musician Paul Cherry / dir. Kao Cheng Kai |
Between Me and Chicago (music video) |
Roommate (Lead) |
Concerts & Workshops | ||
Feinstein’s 54 Below / dir. Ryan Scott Oliver |
Legally Blonde concert |
Padamadan |
Feinstein’s 54 Below / dir. Ryan Scott Oliver |
New Work Cabaret |
Soloist |
Loading Dock Theatre / Dir. Jonathan Taylor |
Trojans: a Musical |
Doug |
The Shed @ Hudson Yards / dir. Troy Anthony |
The Revival: It’s Our Duty |
Minister |
Carnegie Hall / dir. Tim Sharp |
Missa Eclectica |
Choir |
Training | ||
Columbia University |
MA |
Anthropology |
Renmin University of China |
BA |
Sociology |
Jeremy Powell Voice, New York |
Ongoing |
Estill Method |
Matthew Corozine Studio, New York |
Ongoing |
Meisner Technique |
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, UK |
Summer Intensive |
10-Week Foundation Course |
Stella Adler Studio, New York |
Summer Intensive |
Musical Theatre |
SITI Company Anne Bogart, New York |
Winter Intensive |
Suzuki + Viewpoints |
Suzuki Company of Toga, Japan |
Summer Intensive |
Suzuki Technique |
Bali Bagus Ensemble, Indonesia |
Summer Intensive |
Lucid Body + Mask Work |
Kalakeli Movement Arts, India |
Spring Intensive (3 months) |
Contemporary + Kalaripayattu |
The Dome Studio, China |
Winter Intensive |
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Troubleyn Theater, Belgium |
Summer Intensive |
Jan Fabre Teaching Group |
Odin Teatret, Denmark |
Odin Week Festival |
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Languages | ||
Mandarin (fluent) |
Cantonese (conversational) |
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Tibetan (basic) |
Japanese (basic) |
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Vocal Range | ||
Tenor |
C2 - A4 |
Falsetto to G5 |
Capable of both contemporary & legit styles |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'8" |
Weight: 150 lbs |
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Balinese Dance, Balloon Twisting, Magic Show for Kids, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Martial Arts - Jiu-Jitsu, Ping Pong, Roller Skating, Running - General, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Snow Skiing - General, Swimming - ability - general, Yoga, Clowning, Improvisation, Singer, Vocal Range: Tenor, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, American - Standard/General Accent, Asian - Chinese Accent, Fluent Cantonese, Fluent Chinese, Fluent Mandarin
Sun, Xiaoxiao (@sxxinyc) is a Chinese actor/singer calling NYC home for 12 years. They acts in Mandarin, English, Cantonese, and can sing in Tibetan thanks to anthropology training. Their recent theatre projects include King Lear (Dir. Hunter Lustberg) and a musical reading with the MUNY (Dir. Sam Pinkleton). His film credits include “Blue Sun Palace” (Cannes Winner 2024, U.S. premiere 4/22) and “Lucky Lu” (acting opposite Chang Chen). He’s a U.S. passport holder.