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 •
Born in the Bay Area in the Year of the Dragon, a 31-year old silver fox, and a very old soul. The doppelganger of Rob McElhenney and bearded Paul McCartney, an enthusiast of creating haunted houses, and a connoisseur of single malt Scotch whisky. Obsessed with soaking up any and all Renaissance art, and bold enough to cliff jump 60-feet into a body of water, because...well, why not? These are just some of the pieces which complete my own human puzzle, and at its center, in the deepest depths of my spirit, is a passion that I have been pursuing, loving, and evolving into reality for over 25 years; my own spark of madness that I intend share express, grow, and share with 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 true sparks of passion that propelled me to pursue a life in the performing arts. I felt something pure, unbridled, and alive deep in my heart that, though I couldn't understand or consciously express it at the time, cried out to the effect of, "I am going to do that! I am going to be an actor!" And that choice to listen to wholly thrilling desire, raw and ready for molding, was the pivotal launching point that got me involved in theater the following year, beginning an integral journey that has now spanned for more than two decades.
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 true sparks of passion that propelled me to pursue a life in the performing arts. I felt something pure, unbridled, and alive deep in my heart that, though I couldn't understand or consciously express it at the time, cried out to the effect of, "I am going to do that! I am going to be an actor!" And that choice to listen to wholly thrilling desire, raw and ready for molding, was the pivotal launching point that got me involved in theater the following year, beginning an integral journey that has now spanned for more than two decades.
When I was five, I began acting in musical theatre and straight play productions, which led to a love of Shakespeare when I was 12, performing in his comedies and tragedies over the course of the next eight years. From college years onward, I expanded my horizons through improv, advanced my stage combat skills, dug deep into techniques, got heavily involved in short film productions, and, in 2015, lived my greatest dream by acting in a feature film, playing a principal role in a made-for-television movie. I possess a strong photographic memory, am a visual learner who can memorize dialogue quickly, making way for clear focus on character development via various methods and creative avenues. To name a few of my adventures, I have fended off alien enemies in a post-apocalyptic future, returned to earth as the ghost of the 20th Century's greatest American Hamlet, and added levity as a British soldier and cook in the French trenches of World War I. Whoever I play, I dive courageously into the unknown, making friends with my fears, going to wherever my transformative process takes me, and consistently challenging myself to expand my comfort zone through whatever intuitively works.
2017-2020 have been my most successful years yet as an actor. Film wise, in 2017, Drone Wars, the first feature film of my career, became available to purchase, rent, and stream on September 12th (Amazon, Best Buy, Fandango, iTunes, Microsoft, Red Box, and Target); At the beginning of that same year, 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 118 film, media, and award festivals worldwide, and has won and been nominated for 128 accolades. Other film and video roles from 2017-2020 include 18 principal and featured roles that span eight short films, an industrial, a music video for a former American Idol contestant, a couple of web series productions, a bridal photo/video shoot, and three feature films (one of which was a role that I was able to cross off a personal wish on my thespian bucket list). Since July 2019, three of the productions I just mentioned were prominent screen acting opportunities: the first being a supporting role in the short film A Conversation (11 film festival selections/special mentions/semi-finalist acceptances), followed by with a co-starring role in the indie feature film, Laugh Now, Cry Later (currently in post-production with intention for release in Summer 2020), and lastly is my latest booking as a supporting role in the TV Movie Healer (beginning principal photography in March 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; this was followed immediately by becoming a replacement ensemble 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 modeling agency that works primarily with Bay Area corporations, and I am represented by their Real People Talent Department.
2017-2020 have been my most successful years yet as an actor. Film wise, in 2017, Drone Wars, the first feature film of my career, became available to purchase, rent, and stream on September 12th (Amazon, Best Buy, Fandango, iTunes, Microsoft, Red Box, and Target); At the beginning of that same year, 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 118 film, media, and award festivals worldwide, and has won and been nominated for 128 accolades. Other film and video roles from 2017-2020 include 18 principal and featured roles that span eight short films, an industrial, a music video for a former American Idol contestant, a couple of web series productions, a bridal photo/video shoot, and three feature films (one of which was a role that I was able to cross off a personal wish on my thespian bucket list). Since July 2019, three of the productions I just mentioned were prominent screen acting opportunities: the first being a supporting role in the short film A Conversation (11 film festival selections/special mentions/semi-finalist acceptances), followed by with a co-starring role in the indie feature film, Laugh Now, Cry Later (currently in post-production with intention for release in Summer 2020), and lastly is my latest booking as a supporting role in the TV Movie Healer (beginning principal photography in March 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; this was followed immediately by becoming a replacement ensemble 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 modeling agency that works primarily with Bay Area corporations, 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 knowledge: "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great." Words like those 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, and all within me to make every calling in my heart reality. Therefore, I keep setting my goals to task, making my intentions 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 clear as day when I create, because every endeavor of playing characters through 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 life these purposeful and meaningful voices, which, to me, 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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