Acting and Diversity with Chum Ehelepola

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  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.