SAMANTHA TAN

SAG-AFTRA

Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio

Height: 5'5"

Writer/director/producer and star of ALLY CHIA on Amazon Prime Video

ON-CAMERA

Smothered

Fresh Off the Boat

Venom

Ally Chia

Harry Potter V

Harry Potter VI

THEATER

According to the Chorus

Memorial Day

Blackbird

Marisol

Laundry and Bourbon

Agnes of God

The Lover

Other People

Closer

Kokoro (True Heart)

MUSICAL THEATER

The King & I

The King & I

High School Musical*

Carmen

LIVE EVENTS

San Diego Comic Con

2012 Olympics Closing

BRIT Awards

Geneva Motor Show

Jazz Dance Company

COMMERCIALS

Full list on request.

 

Guest Star

Co-Star

Malay Loop ADR

Lead/writer/director

Cho Chang Double

Inferi

Lead

Lead

Froggy

Angel

Hattie

Agnes

Sarah

Petra

Anna

Yasako

 

Soloist/ensemble

Soloist/ensemble

Kelsi cover/ensemble

Soloist

 

Dancer

Dancer- Russell Brand

Dancer- Lady Gaga 

Dancer/gymnast

Soloist

 

Boom Baby Productions

ABC

Marvel/Sony Pictures

Standco Productions

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

 

The Road Theatre

The Road Theatre

ASDS Repertory

ASDS Repertory

Actors Studio DS

Actors Studio DS

ASDS Director's Unit

Actors Studio DS

Actors Studio DS

Actors Studio DS

 

Royal Albert Hall

Curve Leicester, UK

London West End

O2 Arena, London

 

The Exorcist

London Olympics

London

Switzerland

UK Tour

 

Carlyle King

Chris Koch

Ruben Fleischer

Samantha Tan

David Yates

David Yates

Emily Chase

Dan Bonnell

G. Duman

Rachel Stevens

Susan Aston

Elizabeth Kemp

G. Duman

Elizabeth Kemp

Jacqueline Knapp

Jacqueline Knapp

 

Jeremy Sams

Paul Kerryson

Jeff Calhoun

David Freeman

 

Fox Broadcasting

Kim Gavin

Lynne Page

Kim Gavin

Petra Siniawski

SPECIAL SKILLS

Dance/Sports: Muay Thai/kickboxing, rhythmic gymnastics (ribbon/hoop), ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, pointe work, partnering, Horton, ballroom/Latin, Stott Pilates instructor, Bikram yoga, stage combat

Languages: Fluent English and Malay, basic Cantonese, Mandarin and Hokkien/Taiwanese. Can learn lines phonetically.

Accents: IPA phonetics trained, good ear. Neutral American, British RP, Malaysian, Chinese, West Texan

Music: Mezzo soprano, Grade 8 ABRSM piano

Other: Chef-entrepreneur, cooking, baking, kitchen knife skills, hand model, audiobook narrator

 

TRAINING

MFA Acting: The Actors Studio Drama School, Pace University NYC.

  • Acting technique- Jacqueline Knapp, Elizabeth Kemp and Susan Aston

Improv: The Groundlings, LA - Andrew Friedman and Daniel Robbins

BA (Hons) Theatre Dance: London Studio Centre, UK

*denotes original London cast