I’ve always been drawn to stories and the creative chaos that comes with making them. As a kid, I spent most of my time in costume, staging scenes from my imagination and roping my friends into whatever homemade epic we were filming that week. My first “starring role” was Fin M’Coul in third grade- not because of my acting chops, but because I was the tallest kid in class and the character was a giant. Still, something clicked. From then on, I knew I wanted to create, perform, and build worlds from scratch.

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I earned one of the highest scholarships to a performing arts university, where I studied musical theatre and film and was the first in my class to land a job on a major motion picture. 

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My first professional job was in the art department on Jack Reacher (the one with Tom Cruise) under the legendary production designer Jim Bissell. From there, I worked on Promised Land (Gus Van Sant) and Foxcatcher (Bennett Miller) in Pittsburgh before moving to New York, where I continued to work in film production and signed with Avanti Talent Management for acting and voiceover work. That opened the door to a range of opportunities both on set and in the booth, and taught me just how many people it takes to make something meaningful—and how hard every one of them works.

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Since then, I’ve worked on award-winning productions like The Affair, Master of None, and The Deuce, balancing roles both behind and in front of the camera. At the same time, I discovered a passion for teaching. I became a lead instructor and creative program director at Cinema Kidz, where I helped students ages 5 to 18 take their ideas from a blank page to a finished film. During the pandemic, I led the full transition of our in-person program into a thriving online platform, continuing to teach hundreds of kids globally. I also became the voice of the company, while writing curriculum, editing media, and reshaping stories every day.

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In my free time, I co-wrote a full season of an adult comedy called Mannies with my writing partner Dylan. We produced the pilot independently, and the pilot script went on to place in multiple screenwriting festivals. We didn’t have reps. We just believed in what we made and pushed until it got in front of some of the biggest players in the industry. That project taught me more than any class ever could- about persistence, craft, and what happens when a funny idea refuses to die.

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These days, I spend my work week as an account manager at Inizio Engage, helping brands shape stories that resonate. Outside of that, you’ll find me writing screenplays, recording voiceover, sketching, editing video, or figuring out how to use AI tools in ways that don’t suck the soul out of the creative process. I’m always looking for new ways to bring ideas to life, whether it’s through emerging technology or just a well-timed cut.

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This is the work I care about most, and I feel lucky to still be doing it.