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.
Elena Pellegrino
Congrats on The Minister's Wife!
Jun 7, 2013
David W. Cook
Hey Russ - Good luck at Night Watch. Leslie Wagner, also in the play, was my wife in a Toyota commercial Hope to see you there.
Jan 31, 2014
Kate Avallone
Hey Russ! Nice lookin' reel you got there! Fun to see it featured on the NEActor home page. Hope you're doing well and having a great summer!
Aug 11, 2014