At the 2013 Atlanta Film Festival, he won a Special Jury Award for Best Georgia Ensemble for "Congratulations!"
Earned an MFA in classical acting from the Shakespeare Theatre Company
Quote: "As for acting on stage, I like the immediate connection to audience․ I like the immediate feedback․ I like the possibility of failure․ There are many things an actor can only learn by working in front of a live audience․"
Quote: "I think acting really breaks down to listening and responding, really committing to the given circumstances and making sure you bring a big piece of yourself to the role․"
Quote: "Studying acting is an opportunity to deepen our understanding of what it means to be alive, to share the things that we have in common - fear, loneliness, joy, falling in love, hoping to fall in love․"
Has done work as the co-artistic director of Out of Hand Theater, touring globally and creating new performances
Has taught movement, voice and acting at the University of Georgia, Emory, Oglethorpe University and Kennesaw State with his students appearing in such shows as "The Vampire Diaries" and "Army Wives․"