Badminton, Baseball, Bicycling-general, Billiards-Pool, Bowling, Comedian, Disc Jockey, Driving - car, Ear Prompter, Frisbee - general, Frisbee - golf, Frisbee - freestyle, Frisbee - ultimate, Golf, Green screen, Guitar - 6 string, Guitar - 12 string, Guitar - electric, Harmonica, Improvisation, Juggler - 3, Lacrosse, Professional Speaker, Running - general, Running - long distance, Segway, Singer - Baritone, Soccer, Softball, Stage Combat, Swimming - general ability, Teleprompter, Voice Artist Only, Voices-characters, Industry Professional
Recent noteworthy acting experience (use the format on the Before Applying page):
FEATURE FILM/TELEVISION:
"Wonderful Life" - George (day player) - Enamze/Jin Liu
"Meet The Author" - Bookstore Owner - Blackwood Productions/Paul Taft
"Interference" - Garrison Welch (supporting) - Tega Productions/Ted Garland
"Sins of the Preacher" - Church Deacon (principal) - Moody Independent/John Stimpson
"Tending" - Father (principal) - BU Productions/Lauren Scully
"Anniversary" - Husband (principal) - BU Productions/Kellen Ryan
"Resolve" - Dr. Hames (principal) - Evil Swan/Christian Kiley
"The Toonies" - Gambler (principal) - Raucous Bacchus/Andrew Cromartie
"Family Meeting" - Dad (principal) - Willoughby Films/Greg Joyce
"Zookeeper" - Stand-In (Nick Bakay) - Happy Madison/Frank Coraci
"Zero Hour" - German Soldier - ABC
"Body of Proof" - Stand-in (Nicholas Bishop) - ABC
"Brotherhood" - Stand-In (Congressman #1) - Showtime
"The Company Men" - Golfer (special skill) - Weinstein Co./John Wells
"Moonrise Kingdom" - Scout Master - Universal/Wes Anderson
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL:
"Titleist" - Golf Spectator - Arnold Worldwide
"Health Habits Screening" - Narrator/Spokesperson - Pixel Media
"McDonald's" - Factory Worker - Arnold Worldwide
"Webster Bank" - Construction Worker - HHG Productions
"Lockheed Martin training video" - Chef - Resound
THEATER:
"Things My Mother Taught Me" - Carter - TCAN Players
"First Things First" - Alan - TCAN Players
"Stage Kiss" - He - Nashoba Players
"The Maltese Falcon" - Sam Spade - Nashoba Players
"Cahoots" - Al Shields - Acme Theater
"The Desk Set" - Abe Cutler - Concord Players
"Night Watch" - John Wheeler - Concord Players
"Gift of the Magi" - Art/Caroler - REP/Hudson Arts Alliance
"Spring Awakening" - Adult Male (9 roles) - Lexington Players
"Sound of Music" - Franz - Concord Players
"Mister Roberts" - Wiley - Concord Players
"9 to 5 the Musical!" - Tinsworthy - REP/Hudson Arts Alliance
"The Worker" - Man (lead) - REP/Hudson Arts Alliance
"Hooray For Hollywood" - Rudy von Hessel (lead) - CT Productions
VOICEOVER:
"Frontline" - Battle For Iraq - Narrator/Translator - WGBH
"Frontline" - Inside Assad's Syria - Narrator/Translator - WGBH
"Frontline" - Secret State of North Korea - Narrator/Translator - WGBH
"Frontline" - Syria Behind The Lines - Narrator/Translator - WGBH
"Frontline" - The Battle For Syria - Narrator/Translator - WGBH
"Frontline" - Al Qaeda in Yemen - Narrator/Translator - WGBH
"Frontline" - Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown - Narrator/Translator - WGBH
"Mass Save" - Soundtrack
Training or acting classes (class name, teacher & where):
*The Chekhov Foundation Intensive: Scott Fielding (Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston)
*Intermediate/Advanced Acting For Adults: Peter Berkrot (MPI)
*Voice Over For Commercials: Maura Tighe (Maura Tighe Casting)
*Improv for Beginners: Peter Berkrot (MPI)
*Acting for Commercials On-Camera: Ann Baker (MPI)
*Physical Comedy: Patrick Donnelly (C.P. Casting)
*Understanding Text For Acting: Peter Berkrot (The Boston Studio)
*B.S. Communication: Radio, minor in Comedy Writing (Emerson College)
Other non-acting related work, hobbies or charities (not skills) in which this actor is involved (1 or 2 word descriptions):
Radio, public speaking, corporate and private event facilitating, tradeshow spokesperson, booth model, corporate/commercial modeling and voice-overs. Member of the Boston SAG-AFTRA Council, the National SAG Panel for Voiceover Artists and the National SAG Panel for Background Artists.
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.):
Good medium range voice, warm, friendly, perfect for banking, insurance, narration, audiobooks and health spots. Neutral accent but can do Boston (hard and soft) accent as well. Frequently provides v/o translation for WGBH episodes of Frontline.
hi - how are things going? Did you ever catch My Best Friend's Girl? I did not and probably will not till DVD - but just wondering if our "big tourist/park scene" made the final cut - take care -
Ironically my friend just saw My Best F. Girl last night and said our scene is clearly in it -things seem to be pretty slow around here in general - hopefully we will all be busier soon - take care
HI RUSS - Berkrot's class was a blast - i need more! good to meet you and see you in Acton for sure in a few weeks - heading south for some fun in the sun! Jen
Next Step New York Voice Over Showcase Auditions !
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Hi Russell, I'm Marylou Depeiza I think we met at Bradley's Model event at the Hotel Indigo. I received an email yesterday for a non-union casting call. It was for the American Society of Reg. Anesthesiology. I replied with photo and contact info, but person's email wasn't correct and it came back. The email was tamara@imagemta.com Is there another person to send it to?
Elena Pellegrino
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NYC & New England
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NYC & New England
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NYC & New England
Bradley J. Van Dussen
Aug 29, 2008
NYC & New England
Bradley J. Van Dussen
I am at channel 5 right now...2nd to last 11:20 announcement...ever!
Aug 29, 2008
Elena Pellegrino
Oct 3, 2008
Elena Pellegrino
Oct 4, 2008
NYC & New England
Bradley J. Van Dussen
Oct 7, 2008
Andrea Lyman
Andrea
Feb 2, 2009
NYC & New England
Bradley J. Van Dussen
Feb 23, 2009
Susan Lombardi-Verticelli
May 19, 2009
Jennifer Bowen Cunningham
Mar 3, 2010
Peter Berkrot
Apr 15, 2010
Elena Pellegrino
Apr 19, 2010
Stephen "Stevo" Wu
May 25, 2010
Lau Lapides
Next Step New York Voice Over Showcase Auditions !
lau lapides company presents Next Step New York Voice Over Showcase. This unique, all inclusive program will put you in front of top New York Agents to Showcase your talents. A highlight of this exceptional program will be an opportunity to prepare for the Showcase with our New York City partners as well as the best trainers and coaches New England has to offer! All preparation will take place at lau lapides company in Wellesley, MA. Actors will then be escorted by lau lapides company representatives to New York City to Showcase for top Voice Over industry agents.
We are seeking professionally minded Voice Over Talent who have interest in working in New York.
Jul 19, 2011
Denise Lawrence
Hello Russell,
Kudos on being called 2 audition 2 "Labor Day." Who is casting for it?
Hope u get a nice role.
Denise Lawrence
Apr 16, 2012
Paul Held
Hey Russell - Great privilege serving with you aboard one of our nation's finest fighting ships! Paul Held
Oct 6, 2012
Marylou Depeiza
Hi Russell, I'm Marylou Depeiza I think we met at Bradley's Model event at the Hotel Indigo. I received an email yesterday for a non-union casting call. It was for the American Society of Reg. Anesthesiology. I replied with photo and contact info, but person's email wasn't correct and it came back. The email was tamara@imagemta.com Is there another person to send it to?
Apr 25, 2013
Marylou Depeiza
I'll try again, thanks.
Apr 26, 2013