Born and raised in Southern Oregon he joined the US Navy at age 19 in 1999. Deployed on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt in response to 9/11/2001 he spent a lot of time and energy keeping morale up and entertaining those around him. Upon his honorable discharge, amid an abundance of suggestions to head to Hollywood, he packed up and headed to LA to attend the 3 year acting program at Los Angeles Theater Academy. Upon graduating he performed in a musical at the New York Musical Festival then returned to LA to perform in countless Shakespeare productions and innumerable independent and student directed short films. Now a proud SAG member he's constantly pushing for his chance to play the lead in a feature.