I was born in Utah, where diversity meant the cut of beef, and raised in New York City, where a full night’s sleep was a sign of wealth. There were seven of us in an apartment built for far fewer. Money was tight. Space was tighter. Privacy was theoretical. Stability wasn’t inherited. It was assembled.

I trained at the High School of Performing Arts and The Theatre School at DePaul, then spent much of my adult life working as an actor in theatre, film, and television, including productions at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and New York Theatre Workshop. I also spent eight years drumming in an indie rock band and originated a role in Dee Snider’s Rock & Roll Christmas Tale, where we played the music live onstage. Somewhere along the way, I picked up a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s School of Communication.

I’m currently based in Las Vegas, where I found something I hadn’t expected: a thriving theatre community and an artistic home at A Public Fit Theatre Company. I continue to work professionally as an actor on stage and screen. I’d wanted to write for most of my life, though it took me far longer than I’d like to admit to actually begin. Acting taught me a few useful things that I’ve carried into my writing: where a line lands, what it costs to say it, and when silence does more than dialogue.

I write about people caught inside systems that demand something from them: families, institutions, and the beliefs they inherit. I’m interested in what happens when someone realizes the life they’ve been living isn’t entirely theirs and what they’re willing to sacrifice to change it.

I’m appearing in the North American premiere of Alistair McDowall’s Talk Show at A Public Fit through November 16, a dark comedy about three generations of men who find it easier to talk through a baby monitor than to each other. I’m also preparing to shoot my original short film, PENNY, in early 2027.