Shi Yuansu - Defiant Survivor / Wounded Rebel

Lead male role. Young adult to adult male voice.

Shi Yuansu is a wounded, defiant survivor with sharp edges, survival rage, and unstable emotional restraint. He should sound like someone who has lived through too much, refuses to kneel, and hides pain under anger, sarcasm, and dangerous charisma.

I am looking for strong cinematic character acting, not commercial narration. The voice can be gritty, raw, tense, exhausted, bitter, emotionally volatile, or rock-frontman-like, but it should still feel intelligent and human.

For the first round, please submit either an existing character demo reel or a short read using one or more of the provided lines.

Actors must be comfortable with LGBTQ+ M/M dark romance themes and psychologically intense material.

Voice / tone references:

- Chris Daughtry / Daughtry - “Over You” for gritty, wounded arena-rock intensity.

- The Score - “Deep End” for driving urgency, defiance, and emotional momentum.

These are tone, texture, and energy references only. Please do not imitate the singers or perform the audition as singing; this should remain an original spoken character performance.