Mia Fiona Kut
Mia Fiona Kut is an actress and filmmaker born in the rural suburb of Richmond, BC, Canada. She discovered her passion for storytelling through her gender-bending role as ‘The Deranged Man’ in a 2nd grade play in which she also wrote.
Mia pursued film after completing her Marketing degree at Simon Fraser University. Her first web series, 'Ivy Tower', landed a spot at the Los Angeles Web Fest, and she has recently directed, written, produced, and acted in the short film 'Wildhouse', which won the 'Special Jury Award' at the North American Film Awards, the 'Award of Excellence' at Canada Shorts, and spots at Canadian Diversity Film Festival and 2nd Asia International Youth Exhibition. She was also chosen as one of the Top 30 Under 30 Youth for the Richmond Review newspaper and featured on the cover page. She is the Face of Diversity in the upcoming Asians in Movies worldwide campaign, sponsored by Vancouver Asian Film Festival and the creator of the #StarringJohnCho campaign. She was also selected as part of the Acting Ensemble for the Women in the Director Chair's Story and Leadership program.
She has recently appeared on CW's 'The Flash', FOX's 'Wayward Pines' and 'Minority Report', DirecTV's 'Rogue', horror feature film 'Poignant' opening at the Rio Grind Film Festival, and arthouse feature 'Floating Away' in which she was awarded at the Los Angeles International Film Festival as part of 'Best Ensemble Cast'. She is also the founder of organic well-being company Luna Nectar, which specializes in natural eyelash growth serum, launching in 2017. Mia is a strong advocate of diversity and creating strong female characters in her films.