3 quick facts
Juilliard graduate
Japanese American (yonsei) + Filipino American (Ilocano)
Named Libro.FM’s “Seven API narrators to add to your radar.”
ACTOR
Scenes from Paul Daisuke Goodman’s No No Girl (#LAAPFF2023), Grey’s Anatomy, The White Lotus, and Bosch: Legacy.
Juilliard graduate Kurt Kanazawa is an accomplished actor and opera singer based in Los Angeles and Detroit. He most recently starred in "No No Girl" alongside Academy Award winner Chris Tashima, as well as Amazon Studio's "Bosch: Legacy" opposite Madison Lintz and Denise G. Sanchez and "Grey's Anatomy." Fluent in Italian, French, and Japanese, his many award-winning audiobook, voiceover, and P-cap titles include Tribeca Festival premiere "A Life in Pieces: The Diary and Letters of Stanley Hayami" (produced by the Japanese American National Museum) and New York Times Bestseller "To Paradise” (by Hanya Yanagihara).
Unions - SAG-AFTRA, AEA
BIO
EIGHT NIGHTS
As Steven in Jennifer Maisel’s play “Eight Nights” at Detroit Public Theatre (September 29 - November 5. 2023).
Operatic Tenor
Operatic Tenor
Hailed by The New York Times for his “smoky-toned” voice and by Opera News for “villainy swathed in velvet,” Tenor Kurt Kanazawa has been lucky to sing concerts and galas, especially in support of local theatre and Asian American organizations, including East West Players, Sierra Madre Playhouse, and The Industry. He has studied with acclaimed singers like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sherrill Milnes, Thomas Hampson, Marilyn Horne, and Dwayne Croft amongst many others.
NARRATOR
Six-time AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner
“Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa gives a standout performance as Twitchy, whose liveliness and joyful personality are eventually challenged by horrifying experiences fighting for the U.S. overseas. ”
THE BOTTOMING PROCESS
June 2023 - performed Milo in the play The Bottoming Process by Nicholas Pilapil, co-produced by IAMA Theatre & LA LGBT Center.
Some Rave Reviews ↯
Oliver Carnay (Journalist, HollywoodFlip.Com)
“An unforgettable play...I was stunned by its ending...Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa marvelously took the character of Milo to a T.”
“I can’t help reiterate how incredible you were…[your] specificity and nuance gave us such a rich character and your arc was so clear… You were a star 🌟.”
Adrián Gonzalez (Actor, Vida)
“Baby you were fantastic. You were the perfect combination of humor, vulnerability, confidence, and heart. What a joy it was to watch you shine.”
Suzy Nakamura (Actress, Dr. Ken, POTUS-Broadway)
“Sooooooo fucking proud of you!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo.”
Jeanne Sakata (Actress/Writer, Hold These Truths)
“…simultaneously hilarious and gut-wrenching and searingly intelligent!!”
Rosie Narasaki (Actress/Writer, Unrivaled)
“Ugh, you were so so so so good.”
Scott Keiji Takeda (Actor, Huge in France, No No Girl)
“@kurtkanazawa is a SUPERSTAR”
Nicholas Pilapil (Writer, The Bottoming Process)
MODEL
CONTACT
Los Angeles (TV/Film)
Joseph Le Talent Agency
point : Joseph Le
818-973-2705
Chicago + NYC (Theatre; TV/Film; Print)
Stewart Talent
Theatre: Jim McCaffrey
724-255-8652
TV/Film: Todd Turina
312-943-3131
Print: Maher Naser
312-572-6103
Manager
Black Box Management
point : Lowell Shapiro
424-258-4204
V.O. & Audiobooks ONLY
Imperium 7 Talent Agency
point : Steven Neibert
818-940-3588