Hair: Black
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 171 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Theatre
Role
Production Company
Director
Much Ado About Nothing
The Audience
For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls
Philistines by Maxim Gorky
Bad Blood
Principal
Featured
Supporting
Principal
Chorus Member
University of Regina
University of Regina
University of Regina
University of Regina
Curtain Razors/U of R
Kelly Handerek
Gerald Lenton-Young
Gerald Lenton-Young
David Zoob
Joey Tremblay
Film
Modern Mimes
F_cked
Queen City Blues
The Mud Dreams
Basic Human Needs
World’s Worst Dominatrix
Fragments of Penny
Patient 62*
Lost Valley
Talent
Merry What??**
Rock Bottom
I Lived with a Killer –
Playboy Bunny Killer Paul Snider
Supporting
Lead
Lead
Lead
Featured
Featured
Featured
Supporting
Lead
Supporting
Lead
Lead
Co-Star
Prairie Cat Productions
Factory Factory Ent.
Prairie Cat Productions
University of Regina
Basic Human Needs Prod.
Brown/Mazil Productions
Prairie Cat Productions
Factory Factory Ent.
Practical Pioneer Pictures
Prairie Cat Productions
Character Flaw Prod.
Character Flaw Prod.
Wavelength Ent.
Lucas Frison
Chad Hehr
Lucas Frison
Mohammad Saadoun
Matt Yim
Neil Schell
Lucas Frison
Bryce Schlamp
Patrick Acuña
Lucas Frison
Andrew Valdez & Jason Truong
Rick Anthony & Bryce Schlamp
Steve Allen
*2017: Best Supporting Actor Nominee Macabre Faire Film Festival (New York City)
**2018: Best Actor Nominee Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards
Training: University of Regina & Globe Theatre SK
Acting: KellyHanderek, Gerald Lenton-Young
Voice: Kelly Handerek
Film/TV: Kathryn Bracht
Shakespeare: Kelly Handerek
Movement Intensive Workshop (Globe Theatre SK): Johanna Bundon
Improv Intensive Workshop (Globe Theatre SK): Jayden Pfeifer
Voice Intensive Workshop (Globe Theatre SK): Cathy MacKinnon
Character Half Mask Intensive Workshop (Globe Theatre SK): Perry Schneiderman
Stanislavsky Method Intensive Workshop (Globe Theatre SK): Ruth Smillie
Acting Back to Basics Artist Lab (Globe Theatre SK): Scott Hurst
Voice and Vulnerability Artist Lab (Globe Theatre SK): Kris Alvarez
Contemporary Movement: Improvisation & Creation Artist Lab (Globe Theatre SK): Belle Brown-McEwen
Preparing an Audition Artist Lab (Globe Theatre SK): Andrew Ritchie
Awareness Through Movement Artist Lab (Globe Theatre SK): Johanna Bundon
Fitzmaurice Voicework Artist Lab (Globe Theatre SK): Traci Foster
Private Breath & Movement Training: Johanna Bundon
Private Shakespeare Coaching: Kelly Handerek
Commercials: List upon request
Special Skills
Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish
Pop & Lock dancing
Drive automatic
Stunt training: Falling & Striking
Hapkido Martial Arts Training: Orange Belt
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Let me tell ya a thing or two about me:
I’m interested in persuasion through inspiration. To work with filmmakers who use a character’s actions to show life’s opportunities.
My mission is to tell stories that entertain and, with a little luck, enlighten. Whether that’s the first-year college student who’s unsure about his career choice; Or the recently divorced nurse who wants to reboot her life. They’re both watching your movie; sharing that experience. In the best-case scenario, that person leaves the cinema with a changed perspective.
How do I create relatable, vivid, and flawed characters that serve your project? It starts with listening and collaboration between us. I work to build characters on a foundation of clear ideas that align with the story’s focus. Next, I bring my choices to the table to craft an attention-grabbing character.
Your pre-production time is valuable. I know the character types I can play on screen. No guesswork is needed from you. Whether that’s the platonic best friend next door, the self-serving obnoxious buddy, or the eager intelligent ethnically ambiguous lawyer. I use this knowledge to create something unique that serves the story.
True excellence happens when we work with smart people who nudge us out of our comfort zone. My goal is for our collaboration to help you create magic moments. The kind where the image, the performance, and the sounds on screen reflect a real human experience. The moments that make you go: “That’s f***ing cinema.”
Your stories and voice matter. That’s why I help create storytelling possibilities by listening and working with you. Why? Because performances can do more than entertain, they allow people to learn and change their lives.
Let’s get to work and have fun!
Andrew