Actor

BIOGRAPHY

Bruce holds a B.A. in Theatre from Florida State University and interned at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
He has been acting, directing and teaching in Arizona for several years. He has performed with diverse theaters in a broad variety of roles.
While in Arizona, Bruce has worked with Southwest Shakespeare Company (SSC) and its sister company Shakespeare Sedona as Master Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Casca in Julius Caesar, Mr. Webb in Our Town, Hortensio in The Taming of the Shrew, Holofernes in Love’s Labour’s Lost and Nicola in Arms and the Man. Other Arizona acting credits include the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, John Adams in 1776, Iago in Othello, Eddie in AZ Jewish Theatre’s Lost in Yonkers, Laertes in Hamlet, George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, Walter in Keely &Du, Max in Phoenix Theatre’s Dial ‘M’ for Murder and numerous other roles/productions with Childsplay, Theater Works, The Cookie Co., iTheatre Collaborative and other Phoenix-area theatres.
Prior to Phoenix, Bruce’s work included Arthur in Camelot (Chattanooga, TN); Ken in Rumours (Raleigh, NC); Bolingbroke in Richard II (Raleigh, NC); Harry in the world premiere of Hollywood Playhouse’s Harry and Thelma in the Woods (FL) abd Bobby Gould in Speed-the-Plow for which he received a Best Actor award in Raleigh, NC.
Bruce has appeared in numerous industrial training videos for such clients as the U.S. Border Patrol, Olin Chemical, Bowater Southern, Carolina Power & Light, Northern Automotive and Northern Telecom. He has also appeared in commercials for Sonic, Gatorade, Claritin, Bank One, UPS and Mazda.
Bruce is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the Society of American Fight Directors and the Educational Theatre Association.

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Bruce is married to artist Raina Redhawk.

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PHOTOGRAPHS, REVIEWS & THE KITCHEN SINK

2014 “Fiddler on the Roof” The Palms of Mesa

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2012 “Nine Circles” iTheatre Collaborative.

For Julie Peterson’s review of Nine Circles in the Phoenix New Times (that mentions Bruce), go HERE

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SEPTEMBER 2012, “The Odd Couple,” Arizona Broadway Theatre

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2003-2004 SEASON “Cardenio, or the Second Maiden’s Tragedy” Southwest Shakespeare Company.

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2004. Lost in Yonkers. Playwright: Neil Simon. Director: Randy Messersmith. Cast: Susan Sindelar, Maria Amorocho Weisbrod, Jacqueline Gaston, Bruce Laks, Cale Keadus Pascual, Paul Thomson.

 

 

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RESUME

Represented by Dani’s Agency.

FILM
   • Flight of the Navigator... Agent Bixby (Speaking Role)... Disney Prod., Randel Kleiser, Director
   • Secret Messages... Dean Frennic (Supportng Role)... Roo Productions, Phoenix, AZ
   • A Tale From Tate’s Hell... Jim Knight (Principal)... FSU School of Communication

INDUSTRIAL/TRAINING VIDEO
   • Virtra Systems... George; Dad... Tempe, AZ
   • U.S.Border Patrol (Dept. of Homeland Security)... Driver (Principal, Jps Project)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Northern Automotive... Dave... Phoenix, AZ
   • Volkswagon... Car Shopper... Phoenix, AZ
   • Optioncard	Announcer... (Principal)... Raleigh, NE
   • R.J. Reynolds... John Beake (Principal)... Winston-Salem, NE
   • Glaxo, Inc.... Administrator (Principal)... Raleigh, NE
   • Northern Telecom... Lounge Singer (Principal)... Raleigh, NE
   • Murphy & Associates... Eli Nitt (Principal)... Raleigh, NE
   • Carolina Power & Light Co.... Jack (Principal)... Raleigh, NE
   • Bowater Southern... Tom (Principal)... Chattanooga, TN
   • Olin Chemical Co.... Jim (Principal)... Chattanooga, TN

COMMERCIAL
   • Claritin (Phx. Int’l Raceway)... Extra (Pit Crew)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Claritin (Univ. of Phx. Stadium)... Extra (Soccer Dad)... Phoenix, AZ
   • UPS... Extra (Pit Crew)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Gatorade... (Baseball Fan)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Mazda... Extra (Engineer)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Arizona Lottery/Phoenix Coyotes... Security Guard... Phoenix, AZ
   • Basha’s... Shopper (Principle)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Bankone... Featured Extra (Fan)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Bankone of Colorado... Featured Extra (Fan)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Publix Supermarkets... Extra (BBQ Guy)... Miami, FL
   • Sonic... Extra (Customer in Car)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Circle K... Extra (Customer)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Spanish Lottery... Extra (Person in Line)... Phoenix, AZ
   • Harper Homes, Inc.... Home Owner (Principal)... Chattanooga, TN

EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION (Live Interactive)
   • Educational Management Group... Characters Portrayed: Andrew Jackson, Al Capone, Egyptologist, Roman Plebeian, 
     Aristophanes, Leprechaun, King George II, German Immigrant, Davy Crockett... Scottsdale, AZ

THEATRE
   • Harvey... Judge Gaffney... Highlands Playhouse, NC
   • Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?... George... Phoenix, AZ
   • Speed-The-Plow... Bobby Gould... TheatreWorks, Phoenix, AZ
   • Lost In Yonkers... Eddie... Arizona Jewish Theatre Co., Phoenix, AZ
   • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead... Guildenstern... Theatrescape, Phoenix, AZ
   • Harry And Thelma In The Woods... Harry... Hollywood Playhouse, Hollywood, FL
   • Funny Girl... Tom Keeney... Stage Door Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
   • Dial “M” For Murder... Max Halliday... Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
   • Speed-The-Plow*... Bobby Gould... Raleigh Little Theatre, NC
     *Won Raleigh Little Theatre’s “CANTEY” Award-Best Actor In A Lead Role, 1993

TRAINING
   • Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre: Florida State University, 1983.

SPECIAL SKILLS
   • STAGE COMBAT: Foil; Sabre; Epee; Quarterstaff; Rapier & Dagger; Katana; Firearms; Unarmed (Combat Resume Avail.)
   • DIALECTS: Standard British; Cockney; Scottish; Irish; Midwest American; Yiddish; Russian; German; American Southern; French
   • GENERAL SKILLS: American Sign Language; Horseback riding; Typing; Word Processing; General Computer; Clerical; Waitering; Precision Rifle Drill; Driving (5-Spd and Automatic); Biking
   • HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Shamanism; Science Fiction; Fencing; Marksmanship; Archery

A More Complete Theater Resume
The Odd Couple	Arizona Broadway Theatre	Oscar Madison
9 Circles	iTheatre Collaborative	The Men
A Bad Friend	iTheatre Collaborative, Phoenix	Shelly
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	TheaterWorks, Peoria,AZ	George
Speed-the-Plow	Off-Center Productions, Phoenix	Bobby Gould
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	TheatreScape, Phoenix	Guildenstern
Arms and the Man	Southwest Shakespeare Company, Phoenix	Nicola
King Lear	Southwest Shakespeare Company, Phoenix	Albany
Cardenio	Southwest Shakespeare Company/ShakespeareSedona	Anselmo
The Taming of the Shrew	ShakespeareSedona	Hortensio
Lost in Yonkers	Arizona Jewish Theatre Company, Phoenix	Eddie
Love’s Labour’s Lost	Southwest Shakespeare Company	Holofernes
The Merry Wives of Windsor	Southwest Shakespeare Company	Master Ford
Our Town	Southwest Shakespeare Company/ShakespeareSedona	Mr. Webb
Harry and Thelma in the Woods	Hollywood Playhouse, FL	Harry
Funny Girl	Broward Stage Door Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Tom Keeney/Ensemble
Cyrano de Bergerac	Desert Stages Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ	Cyrano
1776	Desert Stages Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ	John Adams
Othello	Sunfire Theatre, Phoenix	Iago
Dial “M” For Murder	Phoenix Theatre	Max Halliday
Twelfth Night	The Shakespeare Theatre, Phoenix	Malvolio
The Taming of the Shrew	The Shakespeare Theatre, Phoenix	Gremio
Veronica’s Room	The Public Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale	The Young Man (Larry)
Christmas At Pooh Corner	The Cookie Company, Phoenix	Winnie the Pooh
A Teddybear Christmas	The Cookie Company, Phoenix	Winnie the Pooh/Toy
Alice In Wonderland	The Cookie Company, Phoenix	White Rabbit/Duchess/Mock Turtle
Charlotte’s Web	Childsplay, Inc., Tempe, AZ	Homer Zuckerman
The Vampires	In Mixed Company, Phoenix	Ed
Keely & Du	In Mixed Company, Phoenix	Walter
The Convertible Girl	Florida Jewish Theatre Company, W. Palm Bch, FL	Ron
Poetry Alive!	Poetry Alive! Touring Co., Asheville, NC	Poetry Performer
Hamlet	Arizona Shakespeare Festival	Laertes
Speed-the-Plow	Raleigh Little Theatre, NC	Bobby Gould