is a Rochester, NY based actor, intimacy director, fight choreographer, and playwright. He has been studying stage combat since 2005, and is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. He relishes the opportunity to create visceral, authentic moments of violence and intimacy that are thrilling for audiences while being safe and fun for actors. He received his MFA in Acting at the Hilberry Repertory Theatre at Wayne State University in Detroit, where his roles included Iago in Othello, Carson in Gross Indecency, and Charles Lomax in Major Barbara. Regional acting credits include Sir Castor (and fight captain) in Camelot at Drury Lane Theatre and Horner in The Country Wife at Franklin Stage.  Intimacy Direction: Amadeus for Syracuse Stage; Romeo and Juliet, Everybody, Wild Party for SU Drama; Bard Bending: Fight Club Edition, Two Gentlemen of Verona for Wallbyrd Theatre Co.; Dracula for Utica College. Fight Direction: Amadeus, Suzette who Set to Sea, Deathtrap, Disgraced for Syracuse Stage; Wild Party, Kiss Me Kate for SU Drama; Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (with J. David Brimmer) for U. of Rochester; Spring Awakening, Hayfever, Vinegar Tom for Nazareth College; She Kills Monsters, Macbeth in Concert, Romeo & Juliet in Concert, The Liar for Le Moyne College; The Cripple of Inishmaan, Macbeth, The Mousetrap, Moon Over Buffalo for Hilberry Repertory Theatre; Arabian Nights, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, SubUrbia for Wayne State U; Two Gentlemen of Verona, Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Dracula for Wallbyrd Theatre Co. He is an apprentice with Intimacy Directors International, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and SAG/AFTRA.