Esther Chae is an award-winning actor, published playwright and professor in acting
Esther Chae's work has been covered by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Hollywood Reporter. Her life in Hollywood was the subject of a Korean Broadcasting Station (KBS) documentary.
Her film/television roles include NCIS, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, The West Wing, 24, The Shield and numerous national commercials; her voice-over credits include academy award-winning Soul, Over the Moon, The King’s Affection (Netflix); her theatre credits include Yale Repertory Theater, La Mama, Mark Taper Forum / Kirk Douglas Theater and Harvard/A.R.T.
As a published playwright, Esther created and performed So the Arrow Flies, her internationally acclaimed solo performance about an alleged North Korean spy and the FBI agent who interrogates her. She has performed it around the world, on stages such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland), Cherry Lane Theater (NYC), David Henry Hwang Theater (LA), October Nights Theater Festival (Italy) and Dongkuk Art Theater (Korea). The play is published by NoPassport Press (US) and Dong-In Publications (Korea).
Esther graduated from the Yale School of Drama (MFA in Acting), the University of Michigan (MA in Theater Studies) and Korea University (BA in French Lit.). She currently teaches acting at the University of Southern California’s School of Dramatic Arts.
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