Many young actors and actresses are taking advantage of the Michigan film incentive. Good friends, Cindy Chu, and Jordan Trovillion are two such actresses with similar aspirations.

Cindy Chu

“I go where the wind takes me and it hasn’t been the right time to go anywhere else yet. I am just happy to see so many day player roles currently being cast in Michigan.”

Chu has been acting since childhood and has been involved in theater and choir since high school. She has also studied dance styles ranging from break-dancing to ballet.  She started working in film as a featured extra and wardrobe assistant on Whip It. She was Taft-Hartleyed on the Detroit based Red Dawn.  Chu most recently worked on Salvation Boulevard with Pierce Brosnan.

Additionally, Chu co-starred in the visually mesmerizing Qing Lou Nu, a Michigan-made independent short directed by Bryan D. Hopkins, which won Best Editing and Cinematography at DIFF and has already been selected for DWIFF and the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.

Chu speaks three languages, knows Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and loves to bake. Cindy’s many talents, and strong work ethic have been keeping her days full.

Jordan Trovillion

“I love that I can work here in Michigan because I get to meet so many amazing people and play World of Warcraft for three days straight when I’m not working, because I am already at home.”

Trovillion says that having the support of her family has been very important to her in her acting career. “My mom has always said that she refused to have a very talented waitress for a daughter,” she said.

In high school, Trovillion took up acting in sixth grade and took every drama and choir course available. “I didn’t have any free time in high school,” she said. Trovillion is one of two lead singers (opposite her boyfriend, Colin McMillan) in The Party, a local band covering everything from Led Zeppelin to Lady Gaga.

The actress is exclusively signed with Curt Howe, from Charlie’s Talent Agency. She most recently worked on Big Screen Entertainment’s Sucker, and her impressive filmography includes many other Michigan-made titles, including Made, Vanishing on 7th Street, Highland Park, and The Genesis Code.

Trovillion has been reading for numerous roles in Michigan and across the country this spring and would love to do sci-fi.  She is also looking forward to the Lifetime network release of Secrets in the Walls where she plays a “scary ghost”.