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Actor, Model, Influencer, Singer, Guitarist,… more

New South Wales, Australia
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Asian Australian actor with credited roles in Pacific Rim: Uprising, Hacksaw Ridge, Season 2 Top of the Lake, and Me And My Mates Versus The Zombie Apocalypse. Performed in more than fifty sketches for comedy youtube channel 'Leo Kade' and comedy sketch series 'Make Canberra Great Again'.… more
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Jim Punnett Acting Showreel

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Audio

AustrAlien - Quippurb Radio Show Podcast

Mr. Sambesh, Biker #1, Blackjack Dealer Link: https://soundcloud.com/quippurb/sets/season-1

01►AustrAlien - Quippurb Radio Show Podcast
02►Hum
03►Fear
04►Needledick
05►Lines Upon Your Shoulders

Physical Attributes

Height:
180 cm / 5ft 11in
Waist:
81 cm / 32 in
Weight:
75 kg / 165 lbs
Eye color:
Brown
Ethnicity:
Other
Hair color:
Black
Chest:
96 cm / 38 in
Hair length:
Short
Skin color:
Tanned
Hair type:
Wavy

Credits & experience

2019
  • Capital - Web Series : Christian
  • Leo Kade - Youtube Comedy Channel (2014 - 2019) : Actor, writer, producer
  • Australian National University Medical School (2010 - Present) : Simulated Patient
  • Close Call - Lights, Canberra, Action Festival Finalist : Matthew
  • Walking In To Conversations At The Wrong Time - Sketch - Quippurb : Jayden
  • At The Phoenix - Web Series : Morgan - Lead Musician
  • Afterimage - Short Film : Mob Boss & Fight Choreographer
  • Wombat-Man - Web Series : Steven & Fight Choreographer
  • Space Rock - Short Film : OJ
2018
  • Pacific Rim: Uprising : Liwen Security
  • The Water Games - Hit 104.7 Short Film : Short Shadow Figure & Fight Choreographer
  • Make Canberra Great Again - Comedy Web Series : Various Leading Roles
  • The Day I Met A Dead Guy - Winner Best Screenplay, Best Performance, People's Choice Award - LCA : Shaun
  • Eagle Death Match - Official Selection at 3 Short Film Festivals : Writer, Director, Actor, Choreographer
  • Assist ED - The University of Adelaide : Intern/Doctor
  • Amaysim : Flatmate
  • CoVESTA - Pinstripe Media : Hipster
  • Ultraviolence : Fight Choreographer
  • Shoes - Tropfest Entrant : Jim
  • Good News : Mr Stricter
  • Canberra Vocal Development (1 term) : Singing Lessons
2017
  • Warm Up - Official Selection at 6 short film festivals : Writer, Director, Actor, Choreographer
  • Top Of The Lake - Season 2 : Senior Constable "Princess" Huan Williams
  • McDonald's: World of Win : Winner
  • Big Review TV - Deeks Cafe : Presenter
  • M.I.P.S.T: The Right Thing : Jim
  • Care : Jim
  • Drunk White Friend - You Are Here Festival : Lance
  • Goodwin Wellness Centre TVC : Ross - Carer
  • Snowy Hydro Southcare, Road Safety TVC - Coordinate : Actor
2016
  • Hacksaw Ridge : Japanese Soldier
  • Southern Plumbing Plus Sale Commercial : Presenter
  • Capstone Editing PTY LTD : Model
  • A Brief Case of Insanity - Lights, Canberra, Action - Winner of People's Choice Award : Cafe Owner
  • Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) Campaign : Voter
2015
  • Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse : Junior Soldier
  • Gust - Hopscotch Entry - Crux Media : North Korean Labourer
  • Insecure Digital - Tropfest Film - Screencraft Media : Office Worker
  • Rally for Refugees - The Refugee Council : Reading out letters from young refugees held in detention centres
  • Government Ad - Department of Employment : Young Job Seeker
  • PARALLAX - Art, Not Apart : Aggressive Jogger
  • 7 Stories in 7 Minutes - Art, Not Apart : Lazy Waiter
  • Knife Guy - Lights, Canberra, Action Film : Desmond
2014
  • Australian Tourism Advertisement : Model
  • Battle - Dylan Hekimian (Music Video) : Victim & Fight Choregrographer
  • Mooseheads Pub and Nightclub Commercial : Detective
  • iHR Australia (1 year) : Workplace Reality Theatre
  • EG Incursions (2 years) - Children Workshop Holiday Programs : Facilitator - Forensic Science, African Mask Painting, Dinosaur Dig
2013
  • Brain Tumour Alliance Australia - National TVC : Self
  • Locks of Love - Love Anthology Feature Film - Screen ACT : Officer Peter
  • A Familiar Feeling - Love Anthology Feature Film - Screen ACT : Vampire Hunter
  • Mind Matters - Government Funded Promotional Video : Presenter
  • Keep On Fighting - Bilal (Music Video) : Car Accident Victim/Husband
  • M.I.P.S.T - Short Film : Jim
  • Macquarie University Tutorials (6 months) : Actor + Presenter
  • Green Girl - Short Film : Hamlet
2012
  • People Sitting and Talking - Feature Film : Larry Sao (Lead)
  • Inner Ninja - Short Film - Finalist at Lights, Canberra, Action : Ninja #1 + Choreographer
  • Kung Fu Bachelors - Short Film : Thief & Fight Choreographer
  • Retrogress - Short Film : Director + Lead
  • Existential Plains - Short Film : Student
  • Behind Blue Eyes - Short Film : Detective
  • Hamlet - Short Film : Hamlet
  • Hamlet - Short Film : Laertes
  • Hamlet - Short Film : Horatio
  • Hamlet - Short Film : Rosencrantz
  • The National Acting School (1 year) : Acting School
2011
  • Regrets - Stage Show : Multiple Lead Characters; Rome, Robin, Father, Hippy #2, Orgy member #5
  • The Incessant Undulations of Wally D. Wilkinson - Short Film : Wally (Lead)
2010
  • Richard Norton - Stunt Coordinator & Actor : Combat for Camera & Stunts
  • Benny Urquidez - World Champion Fighter : Combat Training
  • Fracture - Stage Show : Sebastian|Sociopath (Lead)
  • Gamer - Short Film : Director + Lead
  • Supa Academy (2 years) : Drama Academy
2009
  • Canberra Short Film Festival - TVC - Silversun Pictures : Stuntman
  • Don Quixote - Stage Show : Assassin & Fight Choreographer
  • Fantasmicana - Fantasy Movie Trailer : Wizard (Lead)
  • NIDA Acting to Camera : Short Course
2008
  • Wushu (2 years) : Wushu Training / Chinese Martial Arts
  • Southern Canberra Gymnastics Club (2 years) : Adult Tumbling & Gymnastics
  • Bad Joy Happy Panic - Stage Show : Musician/Bass Guitarist
  • Clear Vision Studios - Introduction to Stunts (Igor Breakenback) : Stunt Training - Falls, Flips, Stairs, Choreography, etc
1999
  • Combat Systems International (10 years) : Mixed Martial Arts - karate, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, judo, ju jitsu, street fighting

Acting

Acting experience

Previous paid speaking roles

Languages
  • English
Accents
  • Australian
  • Canadian
  • Irish
  • South African
  • UK Cockney
  • UK English
  • UK Posh
  • UK Scottish
  • USA California
  • USA New York
  • African
  • Chinese
  • Indian
  • Japanese
Australian actor auditioning for leading roles around the world. Credited roles in Pacific Rim: Uprising, Hacksaw Ridge, handpicked by Jane Campion to play a police officer in Season 2 Top of the Lake and starred in the Australian feature comedy 'Me And My Mates Versus The Zombie Apocalypse'.
Also performed in close to forty sketches for comedy youtube channel 'Film Squad' and sketch show pilot 'Make Canberra Great Again'. Intensive training in stage theatre performing for SUPA Drama Academy, also trained at the National Acting School - acting to camera & characterisation; voice, physicality, movement, motive, history, etc.
Very strong background in Mixed Martial Arts and choreographed a number of short actions.

- Make Canberra Great Again:
https://youtu.be/KO-x8FKQOCk
- Film Squad: https://www.youtube.com/user/LockieMcLennan
- 2017 Showreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRh7T11Y2p0&t=1s
- MIPST (Comedy short): https://vimeo.com/206361218
- Gust (Drama short) : https://vimeo.com/141493721
- Warm Up (Action short): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8PRwkh7tBY
- 2015 Fight Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOzEO1Rh-7s

Modeling

Modeling experience

Part-time model - paid commercial work

Music

Guitar ability

Intermediate

Bass Guitar ability

Expert

Drumming ability

Intermediate

Vocal ability

Backing vocals

Vocal range

Alto

Singing styles
  • Pop
  • Rock
Favourite genres
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Indie
  • Electronic
  • Hip-hop
  • Jazz
Influences: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta, Funkadelic/parliament, Jackson 5, Led Zeppelin, Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, Jeff Buckley, Rage Against The Machine

Been performing for band Pleased To Jive You from the year 2005 as the bass guitarist and backup vocals. Currently have 4 EPs released:
- 'Cheeseman Place' recorded in Canberra at Infidel Studios and released 2010.
- 'Al Dente' recorded in Sydney at Broken Sound Studios and released 2012.
- 'At the Ranch' recorded in Murrumbateman on a farm self-produced and released 2013.
- 'Hand Power' recorded in home studio released 2017.
Performed at Canberra's biggest festival Foreshore in 2011 as well as won and run in as finalists in a number of competitions whilst still in highschool. Performed throughout the youth scenes, pubs, clubs and bars.
Link to music: https://pleasedtojiveyou1.bandcamp.com/

Presenting

Languages
  • English
Accents
  • Australian
  • Canadian
  • Irish
  • South African
  • UK Cockney
  • UK English
  • UK Posh
  • UK Scottish
  • USA California
  • USA New York
  • African
  • Chinese
  • Indian
  • Japanese

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