Richard Strahle started acting in his hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado at the age of 15. He has been involved in all aspects of dramatic production. His primary focus and first love is writing. "My Samurai" is his first produced screenplay. He has written dozens of unproduced screenplays. He has appeared as Matt Friedman in "Tally's Folly", Jack Jerome in both "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Broadway Bound", Doctor John Watson in "The Incredible Murder of Cardinal Tosca", and Frank in "Educating Rita". He has directed "K2", "Two Rooms", "All My Sons", and "Shooting Stars", among others. He is married to actress Lynn Freitas.