John R Smith, Jnr's Page

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

LOCAL HIRE: NYC, BOSTON, DMV, PHILLY
Email: jsmith@vagabondbpt.org
Cell: 203-520-8332

Representation:
Ann Wright Representatives
Susan Wright
annwrightreps@gmail.com

https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/johnrsmithjnr
https://IMDb.me/johnrsmithjnr

Member's acting, voice or modeling website:

http://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: 205 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):

FILM

Day Player or Principal Roles

+ Racoon (Feature)...Supporting...Michael Basta...Omnes Films...2025 (post-production)

+ The Kingdom of Rexmonte (Feature)...Supporting...Rebeccah Crabtree...Crabtree Films...2025 (post-production)

+ Michael Solace (Short)... Supporting... Chris Esper...Stories In Motion...2025 (post-production)

+ I've Seen All I Need To See (Feature)...Supporting... Zeshaan Younus...Something Metal...2024
WINNER: Best Feature Grand Jury Prize ... RIFF... 2025
NOMINEE: Best Feature ... SOHO FF ... 2025

+ Ashes Under the Sand (Short)...Supporting... Richard LePow...Dangerworks...2024

+ Always On (Short)...Supporting... Kyle Kuchta...Viva Fontana...2023

+ Hell House (Feature Segment)...Lead...Brooks Vernon...Potential Strangers...2023 (post-production)

+ Take From Me (Feature)...Supporting...West Eldredge...Tidewater Prods...2023
WINNER: Best Feature ... Red Rose FF... 2024
Audience Award / Best Feature ... Alexandria FF ... 2024

+ Breakfast of Champions (Short)...Lead...Andrew Shemin...Wonders in the Dark...2023
WINNER: Best Made in Reading Short ... Reading FF... 2024

+ Eephus (Feature)...Supporting Lead...Carson Lund...Omnes Films...2021/22
World Premiere: Director's Fortnight, Cannes - May 2024
North American Premiere: NYFF Main Slate - Oct 2024

WINNER: Best Performance: Full Ensemble ... Belfast Int'l FF ... 2024

+ WORLDS (Feature)...Supporting...Christopher Hammarberg...Unreality Prods...2022

WINNER: Best Found Footage Feature ... Highlands Horror FF... 2024

NOMINEE: Best Feature ... Horrorigins FF ... 2024

+ The Red Reina (Short)...Supporting...Sophia Ciampaglia & Nick Pithis...Ridgeway Films/Midnight Brunch...2021

+ The Woodsman (Short)...Lead...Kyle Kuchta...OTC Industries...2021

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

TELEVISION

Day Player or Principal Roles

+ The Trouble with Tessa...Series Regular...Dennis Cahlo...Cineverse/Screambox ...2024

+ Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death (Ep 502)...Guest Star...Phoebe Kwong...Investigation Discovery/Red Marble Media...2021

NEW MEDIA
Day Player or Principal Roles

+ By Way of the Sea (podcast)...Cpt Jeremiah Warren (Supporting/VO)...Director: Ashley Snow...Year: 2023

+ FORGOTTEN ROOM RADIO SHOW (podcast)...Ep 2: Thieves of The Temple...Butch (Lead/VO)...Director: Peter Litvin...Year: 2022

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