Jo Yuan . "Banana-Brained" . Meisner & Voice Trained

It’s not often that I’ll get to introduce a guest whose moniker is “banana-brained and voice-trained”!  But joining me today is a woman who is the embodiment of quirkiness, versatility, and her own words “a bit unhinged”. 

From clown noses to stage and to your favorite streaming platforms, Jo Yuan has covered a lot of ground...and that’s saying something given she’s been in the entertainment industry just shy of 6 years, and in voiceover for five of those years.

She’s made audiences laugh, cry while pondering social biases through the roles and characters she’s played, whether it’s in a packed house, on a TV set, or through your earbuds while narrating the Harper Collins’ audiobook Counterattacks at Thirty.

An Asian American actor of Chinese, Taiwanese, and Korean heritage, Jo’s career spans theatre, television, voiceover, and comedy, and brings authenticity, wit, and heart to every role. She’s trained in the Meisner technique, on-camera acting, clown and sketch comedy to long-form improv, as a graduate of the now defunct Second City Conservatory, in Hollywood. Her stage work includes performances at East West Players, IAMA Theatre, Artists at Play, and as a company member of PlayGround-LA.

As a voice actor, Jo’s credits read like a streaming guide - with an impressive list of dubbing credits, lead and recurring roles on Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, and Amazon Prime and Nat Geo.  In 2024, Jo was named one of 24 New Digital Audio Narrators by Macmillan Audio, selected from over 350 applicants. 

Jo is also a proud and active member of the Television Academy, the Asian American Theatre Artists Collective, and the century old Los Angeles Breakfast Club, to name a few.  In addition, she is my fellow Door Builder in the Building Doors VO Campaign!  From the stage to the booth, Jo’s work is a testament to the power of curiosity, craft, and connection.

To contact Jo, you can reach out to her via the followng:

Business email Address: [email protected]

Business Website:  www.jo-yuan.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/itsme.joyuan/

For more information on Jo Yuan's one woman show on September 21, 2025 'Something Borrowed. Something Blue. Something Tesla. Something True.':

https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=brea

For more on the Building Doors VO Campaign: https://www.buildingdoorsvo.com/

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