Became interested in acting at the age of 10 and began studying performance art, singing and dancing at the Summer Musical Workshop in Washington, D
C
Performed in numerous theater productions during middle and high school
In 2001, played a soldier in a stage production of Shakespeare Theatre Company's The Oedipus Plays at the Landsburgh Theatre
Received the Andrew Carnegie Undergraduate Award for artistic merit while studying at Carnegie Mellon
In 2010, performed in an off-Broadway production of Black Angels Over Tuskegee at St
Luke's Theatre
Participated in a celebrity reading of Orson Welles' Vodou Macbeth at the Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble Gala Fundraiser in 2011
Operates a production company, Conservatory Media Group, the mission of which involves assisting underprivileged youth to receive access to training in the arts
Is co-owner of a mens' clothing line, Robert James Pradia, that specializes in bow ties, hats, cuff links and other accessories