Acting
Mia Park loves acting as a form of expression and communication. She's grateful for the opportunity to share herself in the universal stories of the characters she plays.
"Miss Mia" has co-hosted the kid's music TV show, Chic-A-Go-Go, since 1997 with a rat puppet named Ratso. As an actress, Mia began her on-camera career in 2000; see her IMDb page for more on-camera info. She's joined the acting unions SAG/AFTRA and AEA and began her theatre career in 2006. Mia also thrives as an MC for the City of Chicago and for several organizations and events.
As an advocate for Asian American representation, Mia co-founded the Asian American theater company, A-Squared Theatre Workshop in 2006 and ran the Chicago Asian American Acting Industry Group which hosted educational acting workshops and supported local Asian American talent. She currently runs the Our Perspective: Asian American Plays program.
On stage, Mia has worked with Goodman Theatre, Silk Road Rising, Collaboraction, Court Theatre, A-Squared Theatre Workshop, Halcyon Theater, About Face Theater, Chicago Children's Theatre and other fine companies. Mia served on the the Joseph Jefferson Committee in 2019, which grants awards to Chicago theatres.
On television, Mia played the recurring character, Nurse Beth Cole, on NBC's Chicago Med for five seasons. She's also appeared on Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., APB, Shameless, BOSS, and Empire. Mia has also filmed several commercials for television and the internet. See highlights of her commercial work here.
On film, Mia has acted in several independent films as well as in the feature films The Lakehouse and The Other Guys. See her IMDb account for more film credits.
Mia is the entertainment correspondent for Chicago Asian Network and reviews performances that feature Asian and Asian American performers, creators and themes.
View her resume here.
"Miss Mia" has co-hosted the kid's music TV show, Chic-A-Go-Go, since 1997 with a rat puppet named Ratso. As an actress, Mia began her on-camera career in 2000; see her IMDb page for more on-camera info. She's joined the acting unions SAG/AFTRA and AEA and began her theatre career in 2006. Mia also thrives as an MC for the City of Chicago and for several organizations and events.
As an advocate for Asian American representation, Mia co-founded the Asian American theater company, A-Squared Theatre Workshop in 2006 and ran the Chicago Asian American Acting Industry Group which hosted educational acting workshops and supported local Asian American talent. She currently runs the Our Perspective: Asian American Plays program.
On stage, Mia has worked with Goodman Theatre, Silk Road Rising, Collaboraction, Court Theatre, A-Squared Theatre Workshop, Halcyon Theater, About Face Theater, Chicago Children's Theatre and other fine companies. Mia served on the the Joseph Jefferson Committee in 2019, which grants awards to Chicago theatres.
On television, Mia played the recurring character, Nurse Beth Cole, on NBC's Chicago Med for five seasons. She's also appeared on Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., APB, Shameless, BOSS, and Empire. Mia has also filmed several commercials for television and the internet. See highlights of her commercial work here.
On film, Mia has acted in several independent films as well as in the feature films The Lakehouse and The Other Guys. See her IMDb account for more film credits.
Mia is the entertainment correspondent for Chicago Asian Network and reviews performances that feature Asian and Asian American performers, creators and themes.
View her resume here.
Acting News
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2016 News:
- I shot a Superbowl commercial in Winona, WI and it was lovely meeting the very nice people there.
- Our play, "Fast Company" by Carla Ching at Jackalope Theatre was supposed to run March 4 - April 11 and was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic.
- During the pandemic, I still auditioned for theatre and on-camera projects, read plays on Zoom, and booked a print ad for #AllInIllinois
- I shot a webseries called "Complete Bull" in Iowa while the pandemic slowed its roll in the summer.
- I'm thrilled to be cast in Jackalope Theatre's production of the amazing play, Fast Company in March, 2020. I've missed doing theatre!
- It's was a great summer returning to NBC's Chicago Med as Nurse Beth and producing the next Our Perspective reading at Goodman Theatre October 5th. My tenure as Nurse Beth has ended since they cut my character. It was a great run and I'm grateful for the experience.
- In June, I participated in three new play development workshops - how exciting! Some are open to the public:
- I play Nina in the reading of "prefer not to answer, or other" by Gavin Pak, hosted by The Syndicates as part of their First Read Chicago 2019 festival. First Read is a week-long festival of new play readings and community events that center trans and non-binary theater artists and connect the queer theater community. The Martin, 2515 W North Ave, Saturday, June 15, 7:30PM. More info here. Free.
- Emerald City Theatre invites you to a free staged reading of THE NAME JAR By Sue Pak. Adapted from the Book "The Name Jar" by Yangsook Choi. Directed by Jacqueline Stone. Featuring: Janyce Caraballo, Jimmy Chung, Mia Park, Jin Park, Donovan Session, Eli Sulkowski, Join us in creating a World Premiere play! Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Saturday, June 22, 3:30 PM. RVSP here. Free.
- I'll also workshop THE FIG AND THE WASP by Samantha Behr directed by Associate Artistic Director Josh Sobel with Haven Theatre. No public performance for this on.
- I feel like I'm so behind on keeping up with Acting News. I'm still busy producing the Our Perspective play reading series and playing Nurse Beth Cole on NBC's Chicago Med. I'm always grateful for these marvelous opportunities and am excited to see how the rest of 2019 unfolds.
2018 News:
- It's been a busy year already with art administration! I'm producing and curating "Our Perspective: Asian American Play Readings" in Chicago. 135 people attended our first reading in February at Goodman Theatre and I'm psyched for the May 21 reading at Steppenwolf Theatre.
- I'm still good old Nurse Beth on Chicago Med, currently shooting Season 4.
2017 News:
- I continue to play Nurse Beth on NBC's show, Chicago Med and have filmed 13 episodes. I love fake operating on fake hearts in this TV series.
- I shot a few commercials where I was dancing my face off (again!), walking outside in the cold trying to not look cold, and other fun acting demands.
- I also shot a print job for Groupon which will look great - their set designer was boss.
- I workshopped the new performance piece "Postnation" at Goodman Theatre in July and performed a staged reading of the play, "Refrigerator" by Lucas Baisch.
- Also, I've done dozens of readings in playwright development classes and am thrilled at my own playwriting path. I've submitted short plays for production and am applying for playwright residencies in Chicago. I really love playwriting! And, the Chicago Asian American Acting Industry Meetup group I organize is still hosting successful workshops and events.
2016 News:
- In November, I began organizing an educational workshop series for Asian American actors. With the help of friends, I'm excited to be a part of a movement to rally Asian American theater and film artists to empower ourselves by sharpening our acting skills. I'm also shooting another Chicago Med episode. Fun!
- In September and October, I performed at the Goodman Theatre in their workshop production of "The King of Hell's Palace". It's a heavy, dark comedy. I also shot a commercial and episodes of Chicago Med and APB.. A fun and active acting month, for sure.
- In August, I shot a commercial for BF Goodrich tires, AARP and loved being a glorified bookshop customer in the indie film, "Signature Move".
- In July, I shot a hysterical webisode of "Beta Males" and my mug appeared all over network cable, TV and in Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech promo video as I stood on the floor on the Democratic National Convention. I'm at 1:40. Shinery faced and impressed.
- In May, I did a print job that was a joy to shoot. I also shot a web commercial for Esurance.com.
- In March and April, I shot a few episodes of Chicago Med as the recurring character, Nurse Beth Cole. I love shooting episodic TV and the Med crew is mega nice. I also shot my first episode of Chicago P.D. making me the most nursiest of nurses since, in Dick Wolf's Chicago shows, I've played seven types of nurses.
- In April, I performed in the staged reading of Sarah Ruhl's "The Oldest Boy" at Goodman Theatre to benefit survivors of the Nepal earthquake that occurred exactly one year earlier.
- In January, I read at a pro-choice event at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble in Chicago. This performance celebrated the 43rd anniversary of Roe V Wade. Curated by Tanya Palmer at Goodman Theatre, I was honored to be a part of this important event.