David Chiu

As of today I no longer have commercial representation. My agent of 8 years sent me a standard form letter expressing their regret but that it’s time for both of us to move on.

I’m not completely surprised since my commercial auditions have been getting sparse. I’m actually surprised that the agency kept me around for 8 years.

I did show a lot of potential the first 2 years I was repped at the agency. I booked a couple regional and foreign commercials and landed a hosting gig with a new show called “IZ”. As I got older - especially the last couple of years, I did notice that I started to go out less on auditions. My agent then told me that I was no longer 23 and I needed to start marketing myself as a young professional/young dad/scientist type. I never really liked that.

So now I have to hustle for a new commercial agent in a town of a million actors seeking representation. It sucks.