Erin is a Los Angeles-based Chinese American actor, activist, and all-around creative spirit. She grew up in Arcadia, CA where her earliest memory was performing on stage at the local community center at the ripe old age of four. Since then, her love for performance and art flourished from annual Nutcracker ballet performances to piano competitions to school plays.
Erin graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a double major in Theatre and Communications in 2019. While in college, she performed in undergraduate and graduate productions as well as productions in regional theatres all over San Diego County. Upon graduation, she is continuing her acting training with Craig Archibald at The Archibald Studio in Los Angeles. She has worked on play readings and workshops at the Chance Theater, Cygnet Theatre, and San Diego Repertory Theatre, as well as working on independent film projects. Her most recent feature film Balloon Animal, written and directed by Em Johnson at First Bloom Films, premiered internationally at the Manchester International Film Festival and will be screening at Cinequest, Arizona International Film Festival, and Kansas City FilmFest International. She just closed Man of God at the Geffen Playhouse, written by Anna Ouyang Moench and directed by Maggie Burrows, as Mimi. Man of God also performed at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in July 2022 where Erin reprised her role.
When she is not acting, you can find Erin at your nearest contemporary art museum, singing and dancing in her room, hiking all over LA, teaching her niece how to dance, scouring the thrift stores for the best vintage finds, and creating Tik Tok fashion videos in order to justify her many thrift store purchases!
ACTIVISM
Erin is a Climate Reality Leader with The Climate Reality Project where she collaborates with people all over the world to fight against climate change. She is a member of the Los Angeles branch and plans to begin giving presentations and educating other communities about the intersectionality of climate change and social justice. She is also a huge advocate for Asian-American and BIPOC representation in media. Recently, she joined the writing team at From The Intercom, a blog dedicated to showcasing and supporting Asian Americans in film, music, art, and entertainment. You can check out her first-ever published article here! As an Asian American artist, Erin wants to share her story and the story of her community and be a contributing factor to the growth and progression of the entertainment industry. There are so many beautiful collections of stories that are waiting to be told, and Erin wants to be at the forefront of sharing those stories, voices, cultures, and histories.
