Shawn Ku
Shawn Ku is a U.S. choreographer and motion picture director. He has also danced on Broadway, and acted in an independent feature-length film. Inspired by his family's personal connection to the Virginia Tech shooting and unexpected death of a visiting friend, Shawn Ku developed his 2010 film Beautiful Boy from those experiences.
Shawn Ku
Mark Kari · originally posted to Flickr as Beautiful Boy · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Name
- Shawn Ku
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Born
- 1950 · New Jersey.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- film director · choreographer · screenwriter
- Education
- Harvard University
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Shawn Ku is a U.S. choreographer and motion picture director. He has also danced on Broadway, and acted in an independent feature-length film. Inspired by his family's personal connection to the Virginia Tech shooting and unexpected death of a visiting friend, Shawn Ku developed his 2010 film Beautiful Boy from those experiences.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Shawn Ku. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q7491395 · wikipedia · Shawn Ku
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Shawn Ku • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Years Active — 2001-present
Personal life
Personal life
Ku went to Harvard University as a chemistry pre-medical major and was accepted to Columbia medical school, before beginning his entertainment career.
Credits
Credits
• Samsara (2001) - actor • Making Tracks (2002) - choreographer • Pretty Dead Girl (2004) - writer, director • The American Mall (2008) - choreographer, director • Beautiful Boy (2010) - writer, director • A Score to Settle (2019) - director
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Shawn Ku”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q7491395: Shawn Ku
General reference · Wikidata
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
37,604 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Shawn ChristianPerson
- Shawn CrahanPerson
- Shawn HarrisonPerson
- Shawn HatosyPerson
- Shawn LevyPerson
- Shawn Michael PhelanPerson
- Shawn PyfromPerson
- Shawn WeatherlyPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Shawn Ku?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.