Actress, playwright, lecturer, and advisor for Korean and Hollywood entertainment American of Korean descent, Esther Chae.
A few TV shows that Chae has appeared in include NCIS, Law, and Order: Criminal Intent, The West Wing, The Shield, and ER.
In addition, she has performed on stages at several other theaters, including Harvard/American Repertory Theater, Yale Repertory Theater, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, East West Players, P.S. 122, and Kirk Douglas Theater at the Mark Taper Forum.
Chae was a part of the inaugural class of TED fellows in 2009. She wrote and performed The Arrow Flies, an 80-minute solo performance about a North Korean spy and the FBI agent who hunts her down.
Esther K. Chae’s top movies and TV shows
- Bosch
- The Young and the Restless
- Sisyphus: The Myth
- The Shield
- Bones
- The West Wing
- 24
- Almost Human
- ER
- Guidance
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- NCIS
- S.W.A.T.
- Twenty-Five Twenty-One
- Lost
- White Famous
- Wednesday
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- Gang Related
- The King’s Affection
- JAG
- The Envoys
- Criminal Minds
- Days of Our Lives
Esther K. Chae awards and nominations
- 2014 “Extraordinary Chambers” (Play) Nominated for ‘Outstanding Dramatic Production’ & ‘Outstanding Ensemble’ by San Diego Theater Critic Circle
- 2010 Asian American Trailblazer Award
- 2010 University of Michigan Emerging Artist Alumni Award
- 2009 TED Fellow
- 2009 Tanee Artist Recognition Award
- 2009 Durfee ARC Grant
- 2009 Asian Women’s Giving Circle Grant
- 2009 Santa Fe Art Institute Screenwriting Fellow
- 2008 the University of Southern California, Center for Asia Pacific Leadership
- 2008 NetKAL Fellowship
- 2007 Korean Wave Asian Star Award at the Asia Model Festival Awards
- 2006 Vision Award by The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (“Cinema AZN”/International Channel)
- 2005 Producers Guild of America Film Development Workshop Fellow
- 2005 AFTRA Best American Scene Award (“Micro Miniseries”/ABC)
- 2005 Golden Reel Award, Best Radio Play (“Hiroshima” with Tyne Daly and Ruby Dee)
- 2001 Ammy Award for Asian Americans, Best Documentary Nominee (“Becoming an Actress in NYC”)
- 2000 Obie Theater Award Nominee (“Pojagi”/Ping Chong and Co.)
