WHO I AM
"I do fear going into the storm.
I fear the regret of choosing not t0."
• Personal Motto •
I fear the regret of choosing not t0."
• Personal Motto •
A Bay Area kid, born in the year of the dragon, and often described as an old soul. A silver fox, the doppelganger of Rob McElhenney and bearded Paul McCartney, and an amateur haunted house enthusiast/designer. In love with all that is Renaissance art, a connoisseur of single malt Scotch whisky, and bold enough to cliff jump heights of 50+ feet into bodies of water because...well, why not? These are some of the pieces which complete my personal human puzzle, and at its center, in my spiritual depths, is a spark of madness that I have been nurturing, evolving, and willing into action for over 25 years; a passion I intend to give back to the world until my days are spent. Allow me to elaborate a bit more.
I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was 4 years old. Darth Vader's first entrance in Star Wars: Episode V - A New Hope, hearing Scar's "Long Live the King" in The Lion King, and watching my sister onstage in Oliver were the first fiery sparks that propelled me into the performing arts. I felt something pure, unbridled, and alive in my soul that I couldn't understand or consciously express it at the time, but cried out as if clearly saying, "I know who I am! I am going to be an actor!" And my choice to listen to that wholly thrilling desire, raw and ready for molding, was the pivotal launching point that got me involved in theatre the following year, beginning an integral journey that is now over two decades in the making.
I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was 4 years old. Darth Vader's first entrance in Star Wars: Episode V - A New Hope, hearing Scar's "Long Live the King" in The Lion King, and watching my sister onstage in Oliver were the first fiery sparks that propelled me into the performing arts. I felt something pure, unbridled, and alive in my soul that I couldn't understand or consciously express it at the time, but cried out as if clearly saying, "I know who I am! I am going to be an actor!" And my choice to listen to that wholly thrilling desire, raw and ready for molding, was the pivotal launching point that got me involved in theatre the following year, beginning an integral journey that is now over two decades in the making.
Some of my initial introductions to acting were in musical theatre and straight play productions, followed by a love of Shakespeare when I was 12, performing in his comedies and tragedies over the next eight years. From university days onward, I expanded my thespian horizons via improvisation, advanced my stage combat skills, dug deep into acting techniques, got heavily involved in short film and theatre productions, and then, after moving to Los Angeles in 2014, got the first taste of my ultimate dream: acting in a feature film, playing a principal supporting role in a made-for-TV movie in 2015. The journey has been quite the thing so far, with some of my adventures being post-apocalyptic battles with alien drones, returning to Earth as the ghost of the 20th Century's greatest American Hamlet, and adding levity as a British soldier and cook during World War I trench warfare, to name a few. No matter the story I embark on, I joyously dive into the unknown, seeking to understand and humanize these beings, and not only do I make friends with my professional fears, but I channel them to constantly expand my comfort zone, always choosing to be kind and compassionate to whoever I am giving voice to, and above all else, creating and playing for art's sake.
2017-2020 have been my most successful years yet. Drone Wars, the first feature film of my career, became available to purchase, rent, and stream on September 12th, 2017 (Amazon, Best Buy, Fandango, iTunes, Microsoft, Red Box, Target, Vudu, and YouTube). In January 2017, I played the leading role in the crime/thriller short film Collar, which, since its post-production completion in August 2017, has been accepted into 135 film, media, and award festivals worldwide, and has won and been nominated for 136 accolades. Other film and video roles from 2017-2020 are comprised of 21 principal and featured roles, including nine short films, an industrial, two music videos (one for a former American Idol contestant), one TV movie, and three feature films (one of which was on my thespian bucket list). Since July 2019, five of the mentioned productions are prominent on-screen gigs: the first being a supporting role in the short film A Conversation (12 official film festival selections/special mentions/semi-finalist acceptances), followed by a co-starring role in the indie feature film, Laugh Now, Cry Later (currently in post-production, intending for a December 2020 release), a supporting role in the TV movie Healer (in post, intending to air on television in early 2021), a supporting role in the indie feature film Knucks (in post, distributing the 2020 holiday season), and lastly a leading role in the short film Recalled to Life (principal photography begins winter 2020). In 2017, I was fortunate enough to be involved in two wonderful theatre productions: First, I played the principal role of Clifford Bradshaw in the critically acclaimed Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center production of Cabaret, directed by Fred Helsel and David Ralphe, followed immediately by filling in as a replacement Phantom in the Out of the Box Theatre Company production of The Rocky Horror Show, directed by Samantha Eve, in Santa Barbara. In July 2017, I signed with The Blackwell Files, LLC, a Bay Area print modeling agency that works out of both Northern and Southern California, and I am represented by their Real People Talent Department.
2017-2020 have been my most successful years yet. Drone Wars, the first feature film of my career, became available to purchase, rent, and stream on September 12th, 2017 (Amazon, Best Buy, Fandango, iTunes, Microsoft, Red Box, Target, Vudu, and YouTube). In January 2017, I played the leading role in the crime/thriller short film Collar, which, since its post-production completion in August 2017, has been accepted into 135 film, media, and award festivals worldwide, and has won and been nominated for 136 accolades. Other film and video roles from 2017-2020 are comprised of 21 principal and featured roles, including nine short films, an industrial, two music videos (one for a former American Idol contestant), one TV movie, and three feature films (one of which was on my thespian bucket list). Since July 2019, five of the mentioned productions are prominent on-screen gigs: the first being a supporting role in the short film A Conversation (12 official film festival selections/special mentions/semi-finalist acceptances), followed by a co-starring role in the indie feature film, Laugh Now, Cry Later (currently in post-production, intending for a December 2020 release), a supporting role in the TV movie Healer (in post, intending to air on television in early 2021), a supporting role in the indie feature film Knucks (in post, distributing the 2020 holiday season), and lastly a leading role in the short film Recalled to Life (principal photography begins winter 2020). In 2017, I was fortunate enough to be involved in two wonderful theatre productions: First, I played the principal role of Clifford Bradshaw in the critically acclaimed Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center production of Cabaret, directed by Fred Helsel and David Ralphe, followed immediately by filling in as a replacement Phantom in the Out of the Box Theatre Company production of The Rocky Horror Show, directed by Samantha Eve, in Santa Barbara. In July 2017, I signed with The Blackwell Files, LLC, a Bay Area print modeling agency that works out of both Northern and Southern California, and I am represented by their Real People Talent Department.
I know that this journey will be filled with its ups and downs, where the option to quit sounds attractive when the road least traveled becomes "too hard," but, to quote Tom Hanks's character said in A League of Their Own, his response is pure wisdom: "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great." Words like these are just one reason why I won't ever allow myself to stop, because the possibility of living my greatest passions for the rest of my life is fully attainable, all alive and well to make every calling in my heart reality. Therefore, I keep setting and making my intentions and goals crystal clear, and continuing to hustle healthily and passionately, accepting and embracing every opportunity and obstacle with patience, gratitude, and joy. Being a professional actor is worth everything, it's my roaring fire of creativity, and I see the world as bright as day when I create, because every endeavor of storytelling is my paramount source of understanding life and the human experience. In the end, it is all about the sheer pleasure that comes with the evolution of craft, the eternal joy of collaboration, and the honor and privilege of bringing to life these purposeful and meaningful voices, which will always be the most special feeling in the world.
This is my ultimate choice, the path will be forever forged, and I invite you to join me on this journey. Let us see what happens next!
This is my ultimate choice, the path will be forever forged, and I invite you to join me on this journey. Let us see what happens next!
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