James Huang

'James Huang' (qv) resides in Melbourne, Australia where he teaches acting with his company the Hollywood Actor Lab and works as a filmmaker with his production company Yellow Sun Films. His feature film 'Starting from Scratch' was acquired and distributed worldwide after a successful film festival run. He wrote, directed, edited and starred in the heartfelt romantic comedy and produced the film with his wife 'Elizabeth Sandy' (qv) who also stars in the film. The movie won top honors of 'Best Film' at the DisOrient Film Festival of Oregon, 'Best Comedy' at the Asians on Film Festival in Los Angeles, 'Best Ensemble Cast' and 'Best Editing' at the Independent Filmmakers Showcase of Los Angeles, and 'Honorable Mention for Best Film' at the New Jersey Film Festival.He started his film and television career in New York before moving to Los Angeles where he has lived and worked extensively as an actor and filmmaker for twenty years. During Covid-19 in 2020, James and his family relocated to Melbourne, Australia where he could continue teaching actors and making films. He was born and raised in New York and attended high school and college in New Jersey. He was captain of his high school Varsity football team, played LaCrosse and Wrestled, while learning Taekwondo in the summers. At 17, a full financial-aid scholarship took him to Rutgers University where he majored in Theater and Cinema and also became a competitive 3rd degree black belt on the Taekwondo team as well as a senior captain. After graduating, his first job was as a resident actor at The George Street Playhouse. There, he met renowned Uta Hagen, who gave workshops to the actors during her last great performances of "Collected Stories". His training includes Rutgers University, The William Esper Studio, The Carter-Thor Studio, The Groundlings Improv Theater, The Richard Waterhouse Studio, Jonathan Slavin, and his favorite acting book is 'True and False' by David Mamet.::HAL