With a background in social work, I was taught very quickly the importance of resilience, emotional regulation in high-intensity situations, and fighting uphill battles. I've always had a passion for uphill battles and complex problems. Growing up without a budget for film, and hard to get butts in seats for plays, I taught myself to sing and dance to just have the chance to do body transformations for unpaid roles. I did my first film while training Uta Hagen and Meisner techniques at NYU, and continued my studies with Claire Karpen at Juilliard. I'm proud to say I've now acted in countless films, plays, and musicals, written my own films and plays, directed, gaffed, etc. It's all deepened my connection to the intricacies of storytelling. Every day, I am one step closer to connecting with that boy who was so inspired that he looked up a WikiHow on how to get into acting.