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A Leading Man
A Leading Man

A Leading Man

Seduce. Audition. Repeat.

Genres

Drama

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Everyone is happy for rising Asian American actor GQ Qi – the network, his mother, his best friend – everyone except GQ himself. Heʼs stuck playing an offensive stereotype on a sitcom, and the day he decides to speak up for himself on set, the executive producer fires him. Struggling to pick up the pieces, he starts dating casting director Rachel. Love and work become intertwined.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

26 September 2014

Country

Cast

Jack Yang

Jack Yang

GQ Qi

Heather Mazur

Heather Mazur

Rachel Cohen

Pat Tsao

Pat Tsao

Pat Qi

Bruno Oliver

Bruno Oliver

Mitch Lebowitz

Kate Miner

Kate Miner

Whitney Lake

Raymond Lee

Raymond Lee

Kelvin Kim

Coby Ryan McLaughlin

Coby Ryan McLaughlin

Larry Bentley

Cameron Bender

Cameron Bender

David Bell

Loren Lester

Loren Lester

Bruce Dodes

Alain Uy

Alain Uy

Tony

Kenzo Lee

Kenzo Lee

Bobby

Sam Marra

Sam Marra

Hansel

Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

Grandma Lu Mei-An

Isidora Goreshter

Isidora Goreshter

Morgan Tucker

Brooke Newton

Brooke Newton

Gabby Oz

Amanda Reed

Amanda Reed

Sue Jacobs

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