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CURRENT
NEWS:
November/December
2008 - Recently returned from a transatlantic sailing on QM2 to film the
final NY departure & crossing of Queen Elizabeth 2 as special bonus
footage for my upcoming DVD "3
Queens An International Rendezvous". Jason Brown is composing
an original music score for the soundtrack and we hope to have the final
DVD released to coincide with the QE2's final trip to Dubai at the end
of November. Some brief "Teaser" Clips can be seen on YouTube:
Departing
New York, Ship
to Ship, Horn
Salute. In Theatre I have been cast as Bruce Niles in a special staged
reading of Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART, directed by Brian Klaas, to
be presented as part of Aids Awareness Week in December.
July/August
2008 - I am honored to have been confirmed as part of the 2009 Cunard
Insights® Enrichment Programme where I will offer a series of
fun presentations on board the grand ocean liner Queen
Mary 2. My intial booking will be a Transatlantic
crossing departing Southampton on April 20th for New York. Cunard's
Cultural Insights® Programmes "explore a number of historical
and contemporary issues presented by a wide range of speakers including
explorers, academics, former ambassadors and politicians, historians and
scientists, novelists, biographers and award winning actors and film makers".
May/June
2008 -Recently Co-Directed and acted in FICKLE FORTUNE, a 2008 entry for
the Washington, DC
48 Hour Film Project again with Cavegirl Productions. Hosting selected
episodes for the local cable show TOP OF THE MORNING and will emcee this
year's live LAKEFEST
as part of the Columbia
Festival of the Arts. Opening June 20th, I play GARY
GAUGER in a regional production of THE
EXONERATED. This is a particularly chilling experience as Sunny
Jacobs is a Cousin and we only met when my musical was running at
the 2005 Edinburgh Festival in the Assembly
Rooms and Sunny played herself in a Festival production of The
Exonerated that won a Human Rights award and a Fringe First.
I
recently filmed great new New York, Transatlantic and Southampton, UK
footage of the Cunarders Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth, and the new Queen
Victoria for my upcoming DVD TRIBUTE
TO THE 3 CUNARD QUEENS, an International Rendezvous and Farewell to
the grand QE2. QE2 will reture this November after 40 years and sails
to Dubai to become a floating hotel on Palm Island.

March
2008 - It's been a busy start to the year. Major focus for 2008 has been
on the recent THEATREIV
production of my musical RUMPELSTILTKIN'S
DAUGHTER and the upcoming US National and Canada Tour. This exciting
new endeavor has taken up most of my attention as Producer of this venture
with Windwood
Theatricals as our booking management. Among other shows, Windwood
also represents National Tours of ALTAR
BOYZ, LITTLE
WOMEN, FOBIDDEN
BROADWAY, John Astin as EDGAR
ALLAN POE, MOSCOW
CATS THEATRE and more. We are filming a TV Commercial this month for
the tour and start casting shortly for the touring production.
October
2007 - Cast in a fun role as Bob, a business associate, in the festival
bound short film TRYST directed by Barry Gribble of Integral Arts, which
he co-wrote with actress Joy Haynes. Recently booked to again be part
of the independent thriller HOUSE
OF FALLEN as a "Member of the 12". Additional scenes to
film end of November/early December. Casting is nearly complete for RUMPELSTILTKIN'S
DAUGHTER which opens January 25th at THEATREIV
in Richmond. My New Print Comp Cards are now available and a jpg sample
is available under Acting/Photos.
September 2007- Just recorded an Industrial Voice Over for HUMIRA with
Harrison
and Star Agency. Last year's COUNTDOWN
TO GROUND ZERO for the History Channel, where I played FDNY Jay Jonas
of Ladder 6, has been nominated for a News & Documentary EMMY AWARD
by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences! COUNTDOWN is
scheduled to air again on History
International 9/10 at 8pm & Midnight as well as on History
Channel at 8am & 2pm on 9/11.
August
2007 - My next episode of A
HAUNTING "Ghost Hunter", where I come back as John Zaffis,
is scheduled to air on Discovery Channel, Friday Oct. 12th at 2pm and
my first episode of A
HAUNTING "The Possessed" will repeat on Thursday, Aug. 30th
at 2pm! RUMPELSTILTSKIN'S
DAUGHTER has also been picked up by Windwood
Theatricals which is now booking a National Tour for their 2008-2009
Season.
July
2007 - Booked a SAG Industrial for Rock
Creek Productions and TSA, directed by Catherine Hartman, filming
on location at Washington National Airport. RUMPELSTILTSKIN'S
DAUGHTER has been moved to a January/February 08 production at the
Empire Theatre in Richmond, VA with THEATRE
IV .
May
2007 -Joined the talented team of CaveGirl
Productions again for this year's DC
48 Hour Film Project where I just played the leading role of RANDOLF
in FOURGE. This short
film will screen at the AFI
Silver Theatre in Silver Spring. On the producton front, it was just
confirmed that my musical RUMPELSTILTSKIN'S
DAUGHTER will be produced at the Empire Theatre in Richmond, VA by
THEATRE IV this coming October.
February/March 2007 - The new year is off to a busy start, following a
great vacation in January! Booked a lead role for a Corporate Training
DVD as a British Executive. The indy feature HOUSE
OF FALLEN has gone through some casting and scheduling changes and
Corbin Bernsen will now be playing "Rowland". If I am going
to lose a role after being cast, I am honored that Corbin Bernsen was
the next choice! Also returned as my character JOHN
ZAFFIS, Psychic Investigator (appeared in A
HAUNTING "The Posessed" Season 3, Episode 8) in an upcoming
episode, "Ghosthunter", for Season 4. Hit the boards again as
Principal Snelgrove end of February in the Off-Broadway production of
AWESOME 80'S PROM
in New York. My new Acting Demo Reel
is now online.
October
2006 -Just cast in a lead role as Ken Dickerson, government Homeland Security
Director for an independent Video short NEOS: NATIONAL EARTH OBSERVING
SYSTEM. Filmed a supporting role as USAF Captain Davis in STOLEN THUNDER,
a new Series Pilot for The History Channel and my new Commercial
Voice Over Demo is now available oneline. It was announced that Episode
"The Possessed" of
A HAUNTING where I play Psychic Investigator John
Zaffis will premier November 30th on The Discovery Channel. Played
Principal Snelgrove again this month in the Off-Broadway production of
AWESOME 80'S PROM
in New York.
September
2006 - Just cast in a lead role as Rowland in an upcoming independent
feature thriller HOUSE
OF FALLEN, directed by Robert Stephens. It was announced recently
that The History Channel had its
best August in the network's history with COUNTDOWN
TO GROUND ZERO drawing 1.4 Million viewers! The program will repeat
Monday, September 11th at 10PM ET/PT on The History Channel. The DVD
is now available for purchase online Click link or visit history.com.
August 2006 - Performing on the 19th again as Principal Snelgrove in the
Off Broadway production of AWESOME
80'S PROM in New York. "COUNTDOWN
TO GROUND ZERO" will premiere on The History Channel Sunday,
August 13th at 8pm ET/PT as part of 9/11
Week Moments of Courage, Acts of Grace, Triumphs of Will. Added a
new Demo Reel with footage from COUNTDOWN TO GROUND ZERO and FAMILY
NIGHT. More variety will be added as footage from recent projects
becomes available.
June/July 2006 - Just completed filming another leading role as Hanan,
scribe to King Abgar of Edessa in LETTERS OF FAITH an Independent "Direct
to DVD" project. Offered a very nice supporting lead role in FIRST
LANDING about the Jamestown settlers for the ABC Family Channel, but
unfortunately critical shooting days conflicted with LETTERS
OF FAITH and could not be resolved so I could not take the job! How
Frustrating!!.
June 2006 - Finished filming an episode for Season 3 of A
HAUNTING for Discovery Channel. I play the role of John
Zaffis, a real life Psychic Investigator who helps a fellow investigator
after she becomes posessed by a Demon! Airs. Hosted "LAKEFEST",
the lake front outdoor music event for The
Columbia Festival of the Arts .
April/May
2006 - Completed filming "COUNTDOWN
TO GROUND ZERO" for The History Channel which was an exceptionally
emotional and challenging project. Still covering the role of Principal
Snelgrove in the Off Broadway production of AWESOME
80'S PROM in New York with a scheduled performance coming up in May
and just finished playing the Emperor Nero in a Comedy Short THE
OLD WORLD where history meets "The Real Word" and "Surreal
Life" for the 48 Hour Film Project.
February
2006 - Just cast in a leading role as FDNY Captain Jay Jonas of Ladder
6 in an upcoming prioject about 9/11 to air on the 5th Anniversary of
the event 9/11/2006 on The History Channel. This project is produced by
Story House Productions and is written and directed by Carsten Oblaender.
Jonas (Now a FDNY Battalion Chief) was one of the survivors with his company
and a civilian protected in a stairwell of the North Tower of the World
Trade Center when it collapsed. Principal photography to start on Feb
21st. For more on Jay Jonas and his story, visit http://www.recordonline.com/adayinseptember/jonas.htm
January
2006 - Happy New Year! Just completed AWESOME
80'S PROM in Balitmore and had the great opportunity to also perform
my role as Principal Snelgrove in the New York Off-Broadway production
of PROM at Webster Hall. Will reprise role in New York on March 4th. Completed
a short tour with Rain
Pryor at the end of the month with her show FRIED CHICKEN & LATKES.
October
2005 - AWESOME
80'S PROM has just been extended at the Hippodrome through December
17th!
September
2005 - Returned from a month at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where my
musical RUMPELSTILTSKIN'S
DAUGHTER was presented at the Assembly
Rooms. In Maryland, just joined the Baltimore cast of the New York
Off-Broadway Hit AWESOME
80'S PROM at the Hippodrome, written/directed by Ken Davenport. We
open end of this month and play through November 19th.
April
2005 - Just appeared in a staged reading of RESISTANCE and THE BAGGAGE
HANDLER (as the Baggage Handler) for the 2005 STAGE THIS! International
Short Play Competition at the 14th Street Y Theatre, New York, for the
Creative
Mechanics Theatre Company. THE BAGGAGE HANDLER was voted Winner of
the competition by the audience!
February/March
2005 - New revised 55 minute version of RUMPELSTILTSKIN'S DAUGHTER was
presented at Chesapeake Arts Center March 4-12th. Have been commissioned
by GRACE Heritage in Washington, DC to write a one-act musical play PASSIONATE
HEART to be presented as part of their SE Asian Film Festival Gala at
the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Grand Ballroom in May. Completed writing &
directing SPECIAL DELIVERY, a 10 minute SAG Experimental dramatic short
which is being submitted to several film festivals, including NowCasting.com.
Click to read an article published about the making of the film in Now
Casting.com's Actor's Ink
November
2004 - FBI FILES episode "Radical Resistance" where I play Croatian
political writer Pero Vucas will aired on Discovery Channel Saturday,
November 20th at 10pm (repeated at 1am). I was cast as Steven Nichols,
a lead role, in FAMILY
NIGHT a short film directed by Eset Akcilad and produced by Bulldog
Productions, based out of Yale University. Filming completed in December
and project will be submitted to various festivals. I played opposite
Tori Davis who was recently Kevin Bacon's wife in MYSTIC
RIVER. My children's musical RUMPELSTILTSKIN'S DAUGHTER was presented
at the National Theatre in Washington, DC as part of their Saturday Morning
Series.
October
2004 - Played Don Binsfield where I help a woman who has been raped and
set on fire in episode "Juan Nieto" of AMERICA'S MOST WANTED
for Fox Network. Aired on November 13th.
August
2004 - Completed Episode 8 "Stealing History" of INTERPOL
INVESTIGATES as Constable Detective Stephen Toms which will air on
the National Geographic Channel this Fall. Continue to film episodes of
THE WIRE as a Comstat Police Major.
June
2004 - Just completed filming an episode of FBI FILES as a Croatian political
writer for The Discovery Channel. Episode to air Fall 2004
June
2004 - October 2004. Working as a recurring Police Headquarters Major
on THE WIRE, now in its 3rd hit season on HBO.
May
2004. Recently appeared as a photographer in THE WEDDING CRASHERS, directed
by David Dobkin and starring Owen Wilson, Jane Seymour and Christopher
Walken. .
April
2004 - Appearing as Rufus in "A Cat's Life" and as The Professor
in "The Vulture", two short plays being presented as part of
the 18th Annual Young Playwright's Festival at CenterStage.
March
2004 -July 2004. As Director and Co-Producor, now beginning pre-production
and casting for GIRLFRIENDS,
Howard Goodall's moving musical about the Women's Auxilliary
Air Force in England during World War II at the Women in Military Service
for America Memorial Theatre. Washington, DC. This limited run production
opens on July 9th.
Also,
just finished several day's filming as an Undercover Agent for THE SERVICE,
a new television pilot for ABC/Touchstone.
February
13-March 13, 2004- Appeared as Ivan "Vanya" Voitski in UNCLE
VANYA at the Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre in Baltimore.
The
Baltimore CITYPAPER says "Marshall's somewhat
youthful version of Vanya, meanwhile, hits the right notes when he confronts
Serebryakov, who has just decided to sell his estate...[Serebryakov]
manages to bulldoze Vanya with the full force of his contempt. The panic
attack that ensues as Vanya tries to respond is impressively rendered.
"
January
2004 - Finished several days filming as a Distinguished Party Guest for
SOMETHING THE LORD made, scheduled to appear on HBO in May. The project
stars Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Kira Sedgewick and Mary Stuart Masterson.
There are some "behind the scenes" photographs in the Acting
section.
December
2003 - Reprised the role of "Sam the Snowman" for the 'back
by popular demand' Christmastime musical parody RUDOLPH THE RED HOSED
REINDEER.
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