Gender

Male

Member's contact info (email and phone or agent):

LOCAL HIRE: NYC, BOSTON, DMV, PHILLY SAG/AFTRA ELIGIBLE
Email: jsmith@vagabondbpt.org
Cell: 203-520-8332
Representation: Susan Wright
Ann Wright Representatives
annwrightreps@gmail.com
https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/johnrsmithjnr
https://IMDb.me/johnrsmithjnr

Member's acting, voice or modeling website:

https://johnrsmithjnr.com

Member's age range:

46-50, 51-55, 56-60

Member's Affiliations:

Non-Union

Portray-able or Actual Biological Look:

Caucasian / White

Member's PHYSICAL TRAITS (use format on the "Before Applying" page)

Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 200 lb
Eyes: Hazel
Hair length: Long (Curly/Past Shoulders)
Hair color: Light Brown/Dirty Blond
Suit: 46R
Shirt: L
Sleeve: 32
Neck: 17.5
Shoe: 9.5
Inseam: 31
Waist: 36
Glove: M
Body Markings: none
Build or Body Style: dad bod
Fluent Languages: English
Special Wardrobe: N/A
Other: N/A

Portrayable & believable accents or dialects (e.g. Southern, Chinese, Spanish, German, Boston, etc.):

Southern US, New York, Irish, Scottish, Cockney, BBC English, German, French, Russian, Slavic, Eastern European

Member's Performance Skills:

Billiards-Pool, Bocci Ball, Bowling, Card Playing - Euchre, Card Playing - Poker, Card Playing - Texas Hold 'em, Darts, Driving - car, Driving - stick shift-standard, Improvisation

Recent noteworthy acting experience (use the format on the Before Applying page):

Selected Credits:

FILM
+ Eephus (Feature) - John Faiella (Supporting Lead) - Carson Lund - Omnes Films
World Premiere: Director's Fortnight, Cannes  -  May 2024
North American Premiere: NYFF Main Slate  -  Oct 2024
Theatrical Release: March 2025 thru Magic Box
WINNER: Best Film  -  New York Film Critics Circle Awards  -  2024
Best Performance: Full Ensemble  -  Belfast Int'l FF  -  2024
NOMINEE: John Cassavetes Award  -  Independent Spirit Awards  -  2026
+ I've Seen All I Need To See (Feature) - Tucson (Supporting) -  Zeshaan Younus - Coyote Blood
WINNER: Best Feature Grand Jury Prize  -  RIFF -  2025
Grand Jury Award for Best Drama Feature Film & Audience Award for Best Feature Film Sherman Oaks FF 2025
NOMINEE: Best Feature  -  SOHO FF  -  2025
Best Feature ..Chandler Int'l FF  -  2026
+ Take From Me (aka Love Dogs) (Feature) - Teddy (Supporting) - Westley Eldredge - Tidewater Prods
WINNER: Best Feature  -  Red Rose FF -  2024 Audience Award
Best Feature  -  Alexandria FF  -  2024
+ Racoon (Feature) – Yardsale (Supporting) – Michael Basta - Omnes Films
+ The Kingdom of Rexmonte (Feature) – Ed (Supporting) – Rebeccah Crabtree – Crabtree Pictures
+ WORLDS (Feature) - Jon Fischer (Supporting) - Christopher Hammarberg - Unreality Prods
WINNER: Best Found Footage Feature  -  Highlands Horror FF -  2024
NOMINEE: Best Feature  -  Horrorigins FF  -  2024
+ The Woodsman(Short) - Bernie (Lead) - Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
WINNER: Best Male Performance (Comedy)  -  Bridgeport Film Fest  -  2022
Best Comedic Actor  -  Tabloid Witch Awards  -  2022
Best Psychological Thriller (Short)  -  Southeast Regional FF  -  2022
NOMINEE: Best CT Film  -  Bridgeport Film Fest  -  2022
Best Local Horror  -  Shawna Shea Film Fest  -  2022
Best Actor (Short)  -  Southeast Regional FF  -  2022
+ Ashes Under the Sand (Short) - Tech (Supporting) -  Richard LePow - Dangerworks
+ Breakfast of Champions (Short) - Elvis (Lead) - Andrew Shemin - Wonders in the Dark
WINNER: Best Made in Reading Short  -  Reading FF -  2024
+ Always On (Short) - Jack (Supporting) -  Kyle Kuchta - Viva Fontana
+ The Red Reina (Short) - Moka Joe (Supporting) - Sophia Ciampaglia & Nick Pithis - Ridgeway Films/Midnight Brunch
+ Michael Solace (Short) -  Marcus Shadowman (Supporting) -  Chris Esper - Stories In Motion

TELEVISION
+ The Trouble with Tessa - Series Regular - Dennis Cahlo - Cineverse/Screambox  
+ Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death(S3/E2) - Guest Star - Phoebe Kwong - Investigation Discovery/Red Marble Media

NEW MEDIA
+ The Tormented Wolf Boy (podcast) - Earl (Supporting/VO) - Director: Tony Rick/Andrew Sachs
+ By Way of the Sea (podcast) - Cpt Jeremiah Warren (Supporting/VO) - Director: Ashley Snow
+ FORGOTTEN ROOM RADIO SHOW (podcast) - Ep 2: Thieves of The Temple - Butch (Lead/VO) - Director: Peter Litvin

THEATER
+ The Pillowman - Katurian - Julie Bell Petrak - Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
+ Hamlet - Hamlet - Marty Black - Eagle Carl -  Algonkuin Theatre Co., Hamden CT
+ The Lion in Winter - Richard - Richard Mancini - Wilton Playshop, Wilton CT
+ The Last Days of Judas Iscariot - Judas Iscariot - Mat Young -  Vagabond Theatre Co., Trumbull CT
+ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Dale Harding - Tanya Feduik - Smith - Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
+ Hamlet (In Rep W. R&G) - Claudius -  Mat Young - Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
+ R&G Are Dead (In Rep W. Hamlet) - Claudius - Jeremy Funke - Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
+ The Exonerated - Gary Gauger - Richard Mancini -  Vagabond Theatre Co., Bridgeport CT
+ The Memory Of -  - Tyler - Jess Rodi -  The Lipstick Project, Wilton CT
+ Macbeth - Angus / Doctor - Joe Tantalo -  Godlight Prods @ Long Wharf Stage II, New Haven CT
+ Murder in Green Meadows - Jeff Symonds - Marty Black - Eagle Carl -  Algonkuin Theatre Co., New Haven CT

Training or acting classes (class name, teacher & where):

+ Theatre Arts Coursework – Montgomery College – Rockville MD
+ Theatre Arts Coursework – Slippery Rock University – Slippery Rock PA
+ Playing Shakespeare USA – John Barton, CBE – Stratford CT
+ Shakespearean & Classical Technique – Louis Burke – Stratford CT
+ Shakespearean & Classical Technique – Folger Library Student Festivals – Washington DC
+ Basic Improv – Jason Kravits, Robbie Chafetz – Rockville MD

Other non-acting related work, hobbies or charities (not skills) in which this actor is involved (1 or 2 word descriptions):

Professional Metal Trader / Salesman (25+ Years)
Co-Founder/Co-Producing Artistic Director – Vagabond Theatre Co. – Trumbull/Bridgeport CT (2016-Present)
Co-Producer – The Bijou Actors Guild – The Bijou Theatre – Bridgeport CT (2016)
Artistic Consultant/Dramaturg – The Bijou Theatre – Bridgeport CT (2016)

VOICE ARTISTS ONLY [you must have a professional demo to upload]: illustrative 1-word descriptions for this actor's voice (e.g. conversational, announcer, warm, etc.):

Angry, Whiny, Announcer, Versatile, Scary, Sarcastic, Natural, Husky, Friendly, Dangerous, Authoritative, Arrogant, Intense

Home Studio Setup: Small Baffled Room
w/ RODE NT-1/Gen 5 mic & iRig Pro adapter.
Dolby On recording and Audacity editing software.
Remote Sessions via Source Connect, Riverside FM or similar programs available

Name of the person who referred NEActor to you?

N/A - Stumbled on the site by chance thru Google