Bryan "The Lude" Ludens, originally from eastern South Dakota, began his career in the entertainment industry at an early age, often auditioning for plays at South Dakota State University. His first big break came when he played the chief of police of Malibu in a production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. This later landed him a much larger role as Pirate #2 in a politically correct version of Peter Pan, and the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar, which was a full-contact play and helped fuel his interest in stunt work. Since then he has been in numerous films and television productions, mostly uncredited, and he regularly rides a horse in an Excalibur production in Las Vegas.