Melbourne
Daniel Kim
He/Him · Represented by CentreStage Agency
- Height
- 174 cm
- Hair
- Black
- Eyes
- Brown
- Voice
- Baritone, Tenor
About
Eclectically trained, Daniel is a Naarm/Melbourne based performer who delights in using his decade of vocal harmony expertise to bring stories to life through musicals, plays and contemporary a cappella. His musical theatre credits include Painted Beauty in The Addams Family, Steven in In Transit, Man #2 in First Date, Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Mr Stephens in Carrie: The Musical. On stage he has played Therapist and Clarinettist in The Roof Is Caving In and Denier and Puppeteer in WAKE, and on screen he appeared in the short films Spliff and Adam Goes To Work. He is a long standing member of the Impromptunes musical improvisation troupe, performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Melbourne Fringe. As musical director of Harambee A Cappella he led the ensemble to overall Category Winner of the Open Pop Ensemble Division at the 2024 World Choir Games. His direction and musical direction credits have been nominated at both the Green Room and Lyrebird Awards.
Experience
- 2024
The Addams Family
Painted Beauty · dir. Joel Anderson · Stage
- 2024
The Roof Is Caving In
Therapist / Clarinettist · dir. Belle Hansen · Stage
- 2023
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Choir (Tenor 1) · dir. Joel Batalha · Stage
- 2023
In Transit
Steven · dir. Madeline Connolly & Peter Verhagen · Stage
- 2022
First Date
Man #2 · dir. Daniel Aguiar · Stage
- 2022
WAKE
Denier; Puppeteer · dir. Ben Anderson · Stage
- 2022
Spliff
Joe · Short Film, dir. Finn Baptie · Film
- 2022
Adam Goes To Work
Adam's Conscience · Short Film, dir. Hannah Groenewegen & Will Potter · Film
- 2020
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Leaf Coneybear · dir. Bronte Regos Thiele · Stage
- 2020
Heathers: The Musical
Kurt Kelly · Cancelled Season, dir. Ruby Doherty & Jayden Faul · Stage
- 2019
The Rest Is Drag
Steven · Midsumma Festival, dir. Caleb Darwent & Emily Gray · Stage
- 2019
Carrie: The Musical
Mr Stephens · dir. Emily Vitiello · Stage
- 2018
The Rest Is Drag
Steven · Melbourne Fringe Festival, dir. Caleb Darwent & Emily Gray · Stage
Headshots
Skills & training
Special skills
- Musical Improvisation
- Vocal Arranging
- Musical Direction
- Vocal Percussion
- Clarinet
- Piano
- Puppetry
Accents
- Australian
- American
Languages
- English
- Korean
Training
Award winning contemporary a cappella vocal arranger. Directs and performs with Harambee A Cappella, overall Category Winner of the Open Pop Ensemble Division at the 2024 World Choir Games. Green Room Award nomination for Best Direction, Independent/Fringe Musical Theatre (Blue to the Horizon, Sevenfold Theatre). Lyrebird Award nomination for Best Musical Director of a Musical (The Toxic Avenger, PEP Productions).
Appearance & measurements
- Ethnicity
- Asian
- Weight
- 74 kg
- Waist
- 85 cm
- Hips
- 98 cm
- Bust / chest
- 94 cm
- Shoe size
- 9
Representation
CentreStage Agency
David Greenwood OAM