To Tell a Story

Ever since I was a young child, I have always been drawn to the fantastic art of story telling. My passions for Acting, Writing, Playing, Creating, Podcasting, etc. continue to run rampant throughout my daily life.

Hailing from the city of fountains (Kansas City), I started my journey acting at a young age. I was given the choice, by my parents, when starting middle school, to choose an after school activity. I wasn’t versed in many sports, and always had a knack for movies, so the Drama club was the obvious choice. This one decision led to numerous school plays, auditions, rejections, failures, and opportunities to learn.

As the years went on, I got better at acting. I made two feature length movies in high school with my close friend, Ishan Parikh. We filmed them on our cell-phones and showed them to our friends for their amusement. Looking back, these two films were not groundbreaking, but we made them, and making those two feature films sparked a curiosity in what was yet to come.

This led to me working harder, and getting much better at storytelling. I went to college at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and film, at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. There, in the middle of the country, is where I started honing in on my craft.

I see Acting like this- One can never not be themselves, but one can act and change daily. To be an actor is to try to understand the art of living. To be an actor, one must remain a student to this short life we live, learn from others stories, and find how we fit within them.

I continue to explore this philosophy daily, and share it through my performances. So welcome, and thank you for joining me on this little website.

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