Rain Fuller – actor, writer, director, sketch comedienne
With Osamah Sami and Shahin Shafaei, Rain co-created and produced the award winning comedy web series Two Refugees and a Blonde, which appeared on Australian TV and screened at festivals around the world. Her new show SLUT stars Rain’s fellow Upright Citizens Brigade alumni Betsy Sodaro (regular on Netflix’s Disjointed, Another Period) and Ben Lawson (regular on Netflix’s new Firefly Lane with Katherine Heigl). Rain wrote, starred and directed the first episode of the new comedy series backed by the producers behind Just for Laughs Australia and late night sketch show Kinne Tonight. Her dramatic comedy series Crazy Love is currently in development with creative producers Diana Kunce and Jim Frohna (Transparent, Big Little Lies). Rain is an experienced sketch and improv comedienne, trained at Upright Citizens Brigade and Groundlings, with her new all-female sketch trio RARE comedy set to launch via Elizabeth Bank’s comedy channel WhoHaHa. As a writer/director she has trained with Joan Scheckel’s Filmmaking Labs, Corey Mandell, Michael Rowe and at AFTRS. As an actor, Rain has appeared many times on Australian TV and performed lead roles in international feature films.
ACTING BIOGRAPHY
With Osamah Sami and Shahin Shafaei, Rain co-created and produced the award winning comedy web series Two Refugees and a Blonde, which appeared on Australian TV and screened at festivals around the world. Her new show SLUT stars Rain’s fellow Upright Citizens Brigade alumni Betsy Sodaro (regular on Netflix’s Disjointed, Another Period) and Ben Lawson (regular on Netflix’s new Firefly Lane with Katherine Heigl). Rain wrote, starred and directed the first episode of the new comedy series backed by the producers behind Just for Laughs Australia and late night sketch show Kinne Tonight. Her dramatic comedy series Crazy Love is currently in development with creative producers Diana Kunce and Jim Frohna (Transparent, Big Little Lies). Rain is an experienced sketch and improv comedienne, trained at Upright Citizens Brigade and Groundlings, with her new all-female sketch trio RARE comedy set to launch via Elizabeth Bank’s comedy channel WhoHaHa. As a writer/director she has trained with Joan Scheckel’s Filmmaking Labs, Corey Mandell, Michael Rowe and at AFTRS. As an actor, Rain has appeared many times on Australian TV and performed lead roles in international feature films.
ACTING BIOGRAPHY
FILM
A Holly Wood Wedding Guest Star Feature Film Ozflix Original
Flow Lead Short Film Simon Shepherd Productions
The Legend of Ben Hall Guest Star Feature Film Two Tone Pictures
Experience the Knowing Lead Feature Film Mithridates Productions
Sizzler ’77 Guest Star Feature Film Star Baby Films (Best Film MUFF)
Project 103 Lead Feature Film Vox Dei, India
Pretty Good Friends Lead Feature Film Amalume Productions
Dead Heart of the City Lead Short Film Figure 9 (Best Film MIMFF)
Deep-Seeded Lead Short Film Pennie Brown Productions
TV & STREAMING
SLUT Series Regular (in negotiations) Big Yellow Taxi, Bubamara INC
Neighbours Guest Star Channel 11 Fremantle Media
Waiting on Sound Series Regular Film Ink Running Panda Productions
Two Refugees and a Blonde Series Regular YouTube Shahin Shafaei (dir.)
Brotherhood Guest Star TV Pilot Entertainment Embassy
Pickled Prozak Series Regular TV Pilot Waterlily Productions
23/7 Series Regular Network TV Pilot Rocket Science Entertainment
Theatre Games Live Recurring Channel 31 Deakin TV
Wicked Science Featured Channel 10 Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Heartbreak High Featured ABC TV Gannon Television
HOSTING
FreshFlix Series Regular Ozflix (hosting) Ozflix, Dir. Sandi Miller
Bytes Series Regular Ozflix (hosting) Ozflix, Dir. Sandi Miller
THEATRE
Trotsy and Friends Support Regional Tour Bon Voyage Productions
The Sinoatrial Mode Principal Corban Arts Centre Red Leap Theatre, Auckland NZ
The Perfect Garden Principal The Pavilion First Room Theatre, California
Wuthering Heights Principal Rippon Lea Estate Australian Shakespeare Company
Titus Andronicus Principal Revolt Artspace Four Letter Word Theatre
Angels In America Support Chapel off Chapel 3 Big Men Productions
Four Funny Folktales Principal Regional Tour Knockabout Theatre
Olympic Gold Principal Regional Tour Knockabout Theatre
Hold ‘Em Principal MIPAC Broken Mirror Productions
Hamletmachine Principal Revolt Artspace Broken Mirror Productions
dirty pictures Principal Collingwood Space A Room to One Side
EDUCATION Coach Approach
Monash University Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications)
Lesly Kahn Comedy Intensive
Upright Citizens Brigade Various Comedy Improvisation
The Groundlings Various Comedy Improvisation
Voice and Dialect Coach (LA) Bob & Claire Corff Coach to Sean Penn & Jennifer Lawrence
Voice and Dialect Coach Anna McCrossin-Owen Coach to Margot Robbie & Z for Zachariah
Eric Morris (LA) Eric Morris Eric Morris technique
Melbourne Actors Lab Peter Kalos Lee Strasberg & Stella Adler
Film & Television Studio Int. Kim Krejus Ivana Chubbuck
Verve Studios Jenny Kent (voice) Stanislavski, VCA
Verve Studios Tanya Gerstyle Stanislavski, VCA
Drama with a Difference Darren Natale VCA (Lindy Davies)
Victorian College of the Arts Various VCA (Lindy Davies)
Australian Youth Theatre Various
SKILLS & ABILITIES: Accents: American, British, Australian; folk singing, chanting, dancing, horse riding, swimming, bicycle riding, scuba diving, kayaking, rowing, writing, yoga and meditation.
Commercial credits available upon request.
Industry testimonials:
“Rain has a unique presence and expressive nature that make her a talent the US entertainment industry will benefit highly from.” – Jonathon Gruber, award winning writer/director, best known for the #1 box office hit The Butterfly Effect
“Rain Fuller first came to my attention as a stage performer at the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, an event second only to Edinburgh Fringe on the international comedy calendar. Rain has been cast in several of our projects including the narrative comedy pilot 23/7, opposite one of Australia's most legendary actors and comedians Shaun Micallef.” – Andy McIntyre, TV producer and former TV network executive, CEO of Rocket Science Entertainment
“I was impressed with her work ethic, her skill and professionalism. She prepared meticulously, she was able to improvise and contributed creatively to the piece. Her enthusiasm, diligence and focus was admirable and I would have no hesitation in working with Rain again.” - Nicholas Bufalo, veteran TV director
“Through all the actors I have worked with over two decades I have rarely seen an actor with the exceptional talent, poise and versatility of Rain. She is a rare find – with a great voice, stunning look and an incredible empathy for truth and finding the essence of a character." - Alex Broun, Australian theatre director and playwright
| rain_fuller_biography_2017.pdf |