WHO I AM
"I do not fear going into the storm.
I fear the regret of choosing not to."
• Personal Motto •
I fear the regret of choosing not to."
• 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 form my human puzzle, and centralized in my spiritual depths is a passionate spark of madness that I have been nurturing, evolving, and willing into action for over 25 years; something I intend to live out my entire lifetime. Allow me to share 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 at the time, but the feeling cried out as if saying, "I know who I am! I am going to be an actor!" My choice to listen to that wholly thrilling and raw desire was the launching point that got me involved in theatre the following year, beginning an integral journey 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 at the time, but the feeling cried out as if saying, "I know who I am! I am going to be an actor!" My choice to listen to that wholly thrilling and raw desire was the launching point that got me involved in theatre the following year, beginning an integral journey now over two decades in the making.
My initial introductions to acting were in musical theatre and straight plays, followed immediately by a love of Shakespeare when I was 12, to which I performed his comedies and tragedies for eight years straight. From university days onward, I expanded my comfort zone in improvisation, advanced my stage combat skills, dug deep into acting techniques, got heavily involved in short film and theatre productions, and then got the first taste of my ultimate dream: playing a principal role in a made-for-TV movie in 2015, shortly after moving to LA. This journey has been quite something, adventuring post-apocalyptic battles with alien drones, returning to Earth as the ghost of one of American's greatest Hamlets, and adding levity as a British soldier cook during World War I trench warfare to name a few. No matter what story I embark on, I joyously dive into the unknown, seeking to understand, humanize, and fully live these beings, and I embrace and use every moment that happens to me throughout the endeavor.
2017-2020 have been my most successful years yet. Drone Wars, the first TV movie of my career, became available to purchase, rent, and stream on September 12th, 2017 (Amazon Prime, Best Buy, iTunes, Red Box, and Vudu to name a few). In January 2017, I played the leading role in the crime/thriller short Collar, which has been selected into 141 film, media, and award festivals worldwide, and has won and been nominated for 141 accolades. Other film and video roles from 2017-2020 are comprised of over 20 principal and featured roles, including my second TV movie, nine shorts, two music videos (one for a former American Idol contestant), and four features (to which I crossed a fun goal off of my thespian bucket list). Since July 2019, six of the aforementioned productions are prominent on-screen gigs: a supporting role in the dramatic short A Conversation (12 official film festival selections), a co-starring role in the indie feature Laugh Now, Cry Later (intending for the 2021 festival circuit), a supporting role in the TV movie Healer (in negotiations with the Lifetime Channel), a supporting role in another indie feature Knucks (holiday 2020 distribution), a supporting role in the psychological thriller movie Reflections of a Broken Memory (principal photography begins December 2020), and a leading role in the dramatic short Recalled to Life (shooting in Michigan in 2021). In 2017, I was fortunate enough to be involved in two wonderful theatre productions: first, I played the principal role of Clifford Bradshaw in Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center's critically acclaimed Cabaret, directed by Fred Helsel and David Ralphe, followed immediately by becoming a replacement Phantom in Out of the Box Theatre Company's The Rocky Horror Show, directed by Samantha Eve. In July 2017, I signed with The Blackwell Files LLC, a Bay Area print modeling agency based out of San Francisco, represented by their Real People Talent Department.
2017-2020 have been my most successful years yet. Drone Wars, the first TV movie of my career, became available to purchase, rent, and stream on September 12th, 2017 (Amazon Prime, Best Buy, iTunes, Red Box, and Vudu to name a few). In January 2017, I played the leading role in the crime/thriller short Collar, which has been selected into 141 film, media, and award festivals worldwide, and has won and been nominated for 141 accolades. Other film and video roles from 2017-2020 are comprised of over 20 principal and featured roles, including my second TV movie, nine shorts, two music videos (one for a former American Idol contestant), and four features (to which I crossed a fun goal off of my thespian bucket list). Since July 2019, six of the aforementioned productions are prominent on-screen gigs: a supporting role in the dramatic short A Conversation (12 official film festival selections), a co-starring role in the indie feature Laugh Now, Cry Later (intending for the 2021 festival circuit), a supporting role in the TV movie Healer (in negotiations with the Lifetime Channel), a supporting role in another indie feature Knucks (holiday 2020 distribution), a supporting role in the psychological thriller movie Reflections of a Broken Memory (principal photography begins December 2020), and a leading role in the dramatic short Recalled to Life (shooting in Michigan in 2021). In 2017, I was fortunate enough to be involved in two wonderful theatre productions: first, I played the principal role of Clifford Bradshaw in Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center's critically acclaimed Cabaret, directed by Fred Helsel and David Ralphe, followed immediately by becoming a replacement Phantom in Out of the Box Theatre Company's The Rocky Horror Show, directed by Samantha Eve. In July 2017, I signed with The Blackwell Files LLC, a Bay Area print modeling agency based out of San Francisco, 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." However, Tom Hanks's quote from in A League of Their Own is pure golden 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 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 in me to turn into reality. I set crystal clear intentions and goals, I continue to hustle healthily and passionately, and I embrace every opportunity and obstacle in order to learn, grow, and achieve breakthroughs. 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. In the end, every theatrical endeavor is my paramount source of understanding life and the human experience, and the sheer pleasure that comes with collaboration, evolving my craft, and honoring these beautiful souls that I am privileged to bring to life 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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