Albert Lew
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| Albert Lew | |
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 Lew on February 2022 | |
| Born | Albert Chung Lew 18 November 1984 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 🏫 Education | University of California, Berkeley (BS)[1] |
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| 📆 Years active | 2021–present |
Albert Lew (Chinese: 劉安博; born 18 November 1984) is an Asian-American actor and engineer. He is known for Don't Get Comfortable and his roles in A Cotton Moon, Al & Joshua, One Hundred, Don't Look Behind, as well as several upcoming projects.
Early life[edit]
Lew was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the son of a Taiwanese mother and a Chinese father. His father, Desmond, is a civil engineer [2] and his mother was a pharmacist in Taipei before immigrating to the United States where they met through a mutual friend. He has a younger sister. He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute for high school and studied civil & environmental engineering at the UC Berkeley College of Engineering in the University of California, Berkeley, graduating from its Bachelor Of Science program[3] one year earlier in 2005.
Lew initially worked as an engineer upon graduation, obtaining his professional license[4] as well as co-authored several research papers and presentations.[5][6] He also started taking vocal lessons as a hobby. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he began taking acting classes remotely at the Houde School Of Acting, Drama, Inc, and Upright Citizens Brigade through recommendations.[7]
Career[edit]
2021–present: Early work and independent market[edit]
Lew got his start in acting as a supporting role for the non-profit organization Kids In The Spotlight short film Don't Get Comfortable (2021) that won Best Film at its annual awards ceremony.[8] He also had experience as a background actor, appearing in TV shows such as the premiere episodes for the fifth season of SEAL Team. His other early on-screen principal credits include TV pilots such as Grand Jeté and Al & Joshua as well as short films A Distant Land and The Bench. His latest film She'll Be Back was an official selection for the Global Film Festival with him and the castmates receiving an Honorable Mention Best Ensemble Cast award.[9]
Selected Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Don't Get Comfortable | Julius Nguyen | Released November 2021[10] |
| Don't Look Behind | Johnny | Voice | |
| The Heroic | Dad | Post-production | |
| A Cotton Moon | Dancing Guy | Co-star with Eric Roberts; Release 2023[11] | |
| 2022 | Notes Of A Past, Present, & Future | The Traveler | Post-production |
| One Hundred | Commander | Released | |
| Water | Authority Figure | Released 2022[12] | |
| 170 | Doctor | Released | |
| In The Cards | Fresh Start Agent | Post-production | |
| A Distant Land | Quan Zi | Post-production | |
| The Bench | Mr. Huang | Post-production | |
| The Tale Of The Chopsticks | Papa | Post-production | |
| Rope From Heaven | Japanese Soldier | Post-production |
Television/New Media[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SEAL Team | North Korean soldier | Uncredited; 2 episodes |
| QueerTalk | Bar patron | Pilot | |
| Grand Jeté | Professor D | Pilot | |
| Al & Joshua | Dad | Pilot |
External links[edit]
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- Albert Lew on IMDb
References[edit]
- ↑ "Berkeley's alumni network, @cal". @cal.
- ↑ "DCA - Search Details". search.dca.ca.gov.
- ↑ "Berkeley's alumni network, @cal". @cal.
- ↑ "DCA - Search Details". search.dca.ca.gov.
- ↑ Hagekhalil, Adel H.; Dimzon, Mario S.; Lew, Albert; Poosti, Ali; Gonzalez, Fernando; Ali-Ahmad, Samara; Shah, Harshad (1 January 2011). "A Los Angeles Marathon — Building 60 Miles of Sewers a Year". Water Environment Federation: 6849–6859.
- ↑ Dimzon, Mario; Khachikian, Artoosh; Gonzalez, Fernando; Martinez, Carmelo; Vu, Ba; Lew, Albert; Skipper, Gary; Briggs, Mark (1 October 2014). "Difficult Access Reaches Pilot Projects". Water Environment Federation.
- ↑ "Meet Albert Lew: Engineer turned Actor, Writer & Singer". 11 April 2022.
- ↑ @KidsInSpotlight. "#Flashback to that moment @destindaniel presented BEST FILM to our youth from @TheRightWay for "Don't Get Comfortable" 🏆🏆 So proud of the youth who wrote this film, the actors who helped tell the story & the director @BroadyTheJoker for bringing the full vision to life!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ "GFF Awards Winners of Monthly Competitions". gffawards.
- ↑ Spotlight, Kids In The (15 November 2021). "Don't Get Comfortable".
- ↑ "A Cotton Moon (2023)". 1 January 2023.
- ↑ Ma, Yuchi (14 October 2021). "WATER_SHOWCUT".
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