Acting and Diversity with Chum Ehelepola

Details

  • 30 August 2023
    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Online
Applications Open 17 August 2023 8:00 am
Applications Close 30 August 2023 11:00 am
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Synopsis

An opportunity for a frank talk about diversity and acting from Chum Ehelepola (The Newsreader, Preppers, Nautilus). With a successful career as an actor as well as training and empowering actors with a diverse background to book jobs through his studio the Sydney Actors Collective this is a chance to talk frankly about the current state of play for the diverse actor and how to utilise information, skills and technique to keep building your careers. Please note: This livestream will take place from 12-1.30pm AEST/2-3.30pm NZ time.    

Host(s)

  • Chum Ehelepola

    Having walked away from an engineering career to follow his passion for acting Chum’s television credits include:  The Straits playing the lovable rogue, Joseph; Rake, A Moody Christmas, Dr Dr, No Activity, Redfern Now, Sea Patrol, Laid, All Saints, the critically acclaimed The Surgeon and Cate Blanchett’s Stateless. Chum has performed in numerous films that have had the honour of playing at festivals such as Cannes, Sundance, Sydney to name a few. Most recently Chum is a starring cast member in the 2021 AACTA award winner and LOGIE award winner for best Australian drama The Newsreader. He played one of the lead roles in ABC comedy Preppers. Chum has had success in Hollywood appearing in Lady Dynamite (Netflix), and Paul Giamatti's Lodge 49 (AMC), Bones (Fox), Sequestered (Sony) and core cast in the Disney tentpole mega film MULAN. This year Chum will appear in Paramount + ONE NIGHT, Season 2 of Newsreader, Channel 7’s We Interrupt This Broadcast and is starring in Disney’s mega budget NAUTILUS for release late this year. Chum is an advocate for diversity. He was selected for the ABC USA diversity program (12 participants from 20 000 applications) and has worked with MEAA on their diversity showcase. Through Chums acting studio www.sydneyactorscollective.com he champions diverse actors helping them reach their highest potential for booking.

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