Tim Chiou

Chiou attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was involved in the Asian American theatre company on campus, LCC, which had been co-founded by Randall Park just several years prior. He would later join Park to form the comedy troupe "The Propaganders".{{cite web|title=Cast: Alumni and Inactive Cast|url=http://www.lcctheatre.com/cast.php|publisher=LCC Theatre Company at UCLA}}{{cite news|author=Ashok Kondabolu|author-link=Ashok Kondabolu|title=Ashok and Randall Park Celebrate Father's Day|newspaper=Asian American Writers' Workshop|date=July 26, 2013|url=http://aaww.org/ashok-and-randall-park|accessdate=December 17, 2014}}{{cite news|title=Meet Propergander (Part I)|url=http://www.international.ucla.edu/ccs/article/28398|publisher=UCLA International Institute|date=August 16, 2005}}

Chiou's most prominent role to date has been as the venture capitalist Ed Chen on Season 4 of HBO's Silicon Valley. The character, who works at the fictional Raviga Capital Management,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbo.com/silicon-valley|title=Silicon Valley | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com|via=www.hbo.com}} serves as a parody of Silicon Valley "bro" culture.{{Cite web|url=http://www.8asians.com/2017/06/14/hbos-silicon-valleys-vc-bro-ed-chen-breaking-the-stereotype/|title = HBO's Silicon Valley's VC-Bro 'Ed Chen' - Breaking the Stereotype|date = 14 June 2017}}

On television, he also played A.J., the Gang leader on IZombie,{{Cite web |title=2 broke girls has found its "hot asian guy" |url=http://blog.angryasianman.com/2012/02/2-broke-girls-has-found-its-hot-asian.html |access-date=2023-02-24}} and on TV shows such as House M.D., The Cape (as Kwan), Victorious, Parenthood (as Mike Garrison), CSI:NY, Grey's Anatomy, Southland, Dollhouse (as Travis Nikoden), NCIS (as Officer Kevin Lim), Hannah Montana, Chuck, Just Jordan, and 'Til Death.{{Cite web |date=2011-08-31 |title=Resume |url=https://timchiou.com/?page_id=7 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=tim chiou |language=en-US}}

Chiou has starred in feature films such as multi-character film Crossing Over also starring Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Justin Chon, Leonardo Nam and more, Seventh Moon opposite Amy Smart as her love interest, Quentin Lee's The People I've Slept With as Fred, the husband of Lynn Chen's character, Juliet, and as "The Wang" in Abraham Lim's The Achievers, written by Michael Golamco. He has also been in a number of independent short films such as James Huang's Represent and The Adventures of Johnny Karate and Golden Delicious, Viet Nguyen's Ninja Say What, and Nadine Truong's Initiation.Id.

Chiou has also appeared in the Colony Theater production of Michael Golamco's play, Year Zero as HanGlendale News-Press, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131102023308/http://articles.glendalenewspress.com/2011-06-19/entertainment/tn-gnp-0619-colony_1_immigrant-cambodians-vuthy A Poignant Immigrant Story] {{cite web |first=Scott |last=Eriksson|url=http://www.asiansonfilm.com/2011/06/year-zero-review-eymard-cabling-tim-chiou-christine-corpuz-david-huynh/ |title=Year Zero Review: Eymard Cabling, Tim Chiou, Christine Corpuz & David Huynh | Asians on Film |accessdate=2012-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213174259/http://www.asiansonfilm.com/2011/06/year-zero-review-eymard-cabling-tim-chiou-christine-corpuz-david-huynh/ |archivedate=2011-12-13 }} as well as the production of the play at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago.Chicagoist, Victory Gardens’ Year Zero Has Its Strengths, But Doesn’t Connect, {{cite web |url=http://chicagoist.com/2009/09/29/victory_gardens_year_zero_has_its_s.php |title=Victory Gardens' Year Zero Has its Strengths, but Doesn't Connect - Chicagoist |accessdate=2012-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207004905/http://chicagoist.com/2009/09/29/victory_gardens_year_zero_has_its_s.php |archivedate=2010-02-07 }} Chiou has also appeared in Snow Falling on Cedars at Theaterworks in Silicon Valley as Kabuo Miyamoto,{{Cite web|url=http://www.starkinsider.com/2011/04/review-snow-falling-on-cedars-at-theatreworks.html|title = Review: 'Snow Falling on Cedars' at TheatreWorks|date = 4 April 2011}} Beth Henley's Crimes of the Heart at East West Players,East West Players, Crimes of the Heart, {{cite web |url=http://www.eastwestplayers.org/on_the_stage/crimes_of_the_heart.htm |title=CRIMES OF THE HEART - A Pulitzer Prize Winner |accessdate=2012-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023042038/http://www.eastwestplayers.org//on_the_stage/crimes_of_the_heart.htm |archivedate=2012-10-23 }} You Can't Take It with You at the Geffen Playhouse[https://web.archive.org/web/20131102093327/http://www.geffenplayhouse.org/mediacenter/press/RELEASE_YouCantTakeIt_3_18_05.htm Geffen Playhouse, Press Release, You Can't Take It With You], {{dead link|date=February 2023}} as well as the Berkeley Repertory Theater production of Heidi Stillman's The North China Lover, a stage adaptation of Marguerite Duras's novel, The Lover.{{Cite web |date=2012-08-02 |title=The North China Lover @ The Ground Floor |url=https://timchiou.com/?p=192 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=tim chiou |language=en-US}} He has also reprised his role as "The Lover" in Looking Glass Theater's 2013 Chicago production of Heidi Stillman's The North China Lover, the play getting rave reviews from The Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out Chicago, and The Chicago Theater Beat.{{Cite web |date=2013-10-25 |title=Reviews for "The North China Lover" |url=https://timchiou.com/?p=304 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=tim chiou |language=en-US}}{{cite web |url=http://lookingglasstheatre.org/content/box_office/north_china_lover |title=The North China Lover | Lookingglass Theatre Company |accessdate=2013-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102041907/http://lookingglasstheatre.org/content/box_office/north_china_lover |archivedate=2013-11-02 }}[http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/22673284-421/theater-the-north-china-lover.html Heidi Weiss, Theater - 'The North China Lover', Chicago Sun-Times]<{{dead link|date=February 2023}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20131102081308/http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/theater/16448986/the-north-china-lover-at-lookingglass-theatre-company-theater-review Kris Vire, The North China Lover at Lookingglass Theatre Company: Theater review] [http://chicagotheaterbeat.com/2013/10/15/north-china-lover-review-lookingglass-theatre-chicago/ Scotty Zacher, Review: The North China Lover (Lookingglass Theatre)]

Chiou has also appeared in print modeling ads for companies such as GNC.{{Cite web |title=GNC |url=https://timchiou.com/?tag=gnc |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=tim chiou |language=en-US}}

Chiou won a "Best Actor" award at the 8th Annual NBC Short Cuts Film Festival in 2013 for his performance as "King" in Kevin Lau's short film, Made in Chinatown opposite Elaine Kao.{{Cite web |date=2013-10-24 |title=‘Chinatown’ wins big at NBC Short Cuts |url=https://timchiou.com/?p=286 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=tim chiou |language=en-US}} The awards ceremony was hosted by Craig Robinson, and the film Made in Chinatown also won awards for Best Short (presented by Marlon Wayans), and Best Writing.{{Cite web |date=2013-10-25 |title=Donloe's Lowdown: Winners Announced At NBCUniversal's 8th Annual Short Cuts Festival, Hosted By Craig Robinson |url=http://donloeslowdown.blogspot.com/2013/10/winners-announced-at-nbcuniversals-8th.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Donloeslowdown.blogspot.com}} For the 2013 NBC Short Cuts Film Festival, only eight films made the final cut of finalists considered for awards out of the 1400 total films submitted.

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