I AM CONSTANTLY RE-DISCOVERING MYSELF.
'Actor', 'dancer', 'singer', ‘writer’, ‘voiceover artist’, ‘choreographer’, & 'songwriter' describe what I have been hired to do.
I've never been one to follow rules.
I was born and raised in Northwest Indiana. I was a high school dropout who climbed lighthouses & defunct McDonalds buildings for fun. …?!
When I watched my aunt Susan Blommaert in EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, I knew I wanted to be an actor.
I live for cinema, theme parks, music, & getting to bed at a reasonable hour.
I have worked professionally as an actor since 2000. Today, I am represented by Grossman & Jack Talent & Feral Talent.
I wrote my first play, THE SEX WORKER AND THE RHINOCEROS, based on a dream I had where I was acting in a play of that same title. It had its first public reading in December 2023 directed by John Markland starring myself and David Dastmalchian (OPPENHEIMER, THE SUICIDE SQUAD). It is now available on Spotify!
For close to a decade, I choreographed dance fitness routines for WERQ dance.fitness.workout, and was featured in their videos.
I wrote songs for and fronted a Chicago-based rock band called hearts & wands from 2017-2020.
I once worked at a 1930’s funeral home turned haunted house as a designer & a sarcastic, Elvira-esque tour guide. However, I am sometimes too scared to go into other haunts!
Now I have my own creation; TERRORtwist cardio dance! A culmination of all things spooky, campy, and dance. It is a hugely popular cult cardio dance class in Los Angeles.
My mission is to join vulnerable artists in telling stories that shift perspective, and ignite a sense of wonder.
I am curious to continue learning as long as I exist.