I grew up on a lake in Chanhassen, Minnesota. During the 14 years my family lived there I saw my town grow from a small farming community to a major suburb of Minneapolis. Before we moved to our second home in Chanhassen I would spend my summers along Lake Anne swimming, fishing, and canoeing. Things were simple in Chanhassen. I bounced between a few schools, searching for, but never quite fitting in. I went through a tough period, got in some fist fights, and wound up in private school for 2 years. After I finished middle school my family moved to Utah and I started my freshman year. I discovered drama class and for the first time really felt that I might fit in with a group of people. My sophomore year I moved schools yet again because of district lines. I had a number of friends and really had the most amazing year of my life. At the end of that year after flying back from a mission trip to Russia my family packed its bags and we moved to Virginia.

From the start I felt on the outside of my classmates. Over the years I had become a nomad, bouncing between states and schools every 2 years, and even though I was outgoing, I was the new kid on the block and they seemed suspicious of me. I continued acting and played team sports. Near the end of my junior year I had a disagreement with the church and left. I felt that they were not letting me reach my potential and I fell into a dark period. Till now the church had been my second home a trusted and safe place. This moment made me question many of these things. My acting teacher Mr. Ackley suggested, on a whim, that I spend the summer at North Carolina School of the Arts. I sent in an application and was accepted a few weeks later. That summer was the most amazing summer of my life. I had finally found my home. At the end of the summer I was offered a position in their high school program but had to turn it down due to family finances. We had always had what we needed growing up, never too little nor too much. My father was a good provider.

At the end of my senior year I decided I would leave home for North Carolina and East Carolina University as a candidate for their Acting Program. I had never truly felt at home in Virginia and hoped for a new start in NC. Assuming college would be just like arts school I threw myself into work and was very involved behind the scenes throughout my freshman year in all the shows on the main stage. I started my sophomore year with a lead role (Alan in Picnic). School and my studies went well but I began to feel a yearning for New York and the real world. My family at this time moved from Virginia to New York and I almost decided to join them, but realizing I had less then 2 years left I decided to finish school at ECU. A year and a half later I stood on the mainstage performing my final piece, a practicum entitled "Empty Chairs." It was time for me to make my move to New York.

One year later while "Boy In a Bathtub" was in post-production I accepted my role in Ascension as Lorenzo and received my first review from the New York Times. We extended the show for a month and a half and I signed the papers for my Equity Card. During the following months I traveled to both Japan and Korea doing commercial work. I also traveled between New York and Los Angeles for film and stage auditions eventually moving to LA for the Los Angeles production of Twist.

I spent 4 months living with lovers, haters, and friends. On one particularly stormy day, I received notice that I was being kicked out of my current living arrangement. I was given 24 hours notice. I had no money left and had no idea where I was going to go for shelter. Sensing things were amiss earlier in the week, I had started contacting the few friends I had left to call, but no one came through for me. I decided to ride the bus to Santa Monica and take a few pictures with my camera along the beach. I needed to unwind and center myself. As I stepped off the bus and started snapping pictures of an ultimate Frisbee championship, the sun began to peek through the clouds and it stopped raining. My phone rang... It was the producers of HERE! Network's THE LAIR and they offered me role in their upcoming season (due out in October).

With filming finished or THE LAIR, I accepted a part in the Off-Broadway production of A BODY WITHOUT A HEAD. My friend George Carr called me the week before the opened and asked me to fly out to NY and join the cast. Arriving for the final rehearsal, I joined the talented cast and started doing publicity for the show. Kevin Carrigan, of Calvin Klein, provided the wardrobe for the production. After our limited run I flew back to Los Angeles to start work on THE NEXT BIG THING, a rockin new 80s garage band musical.

Along with THE NEXT BIG THING, the producers for the feature film ONE DEGREE signed me to play the leading role, Rick.