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About Greg
Greg is an award-winning American actor, writer, Hollywood biographer and former journalist and arts critic.
He stars in a Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner Official Selection, won Hollywood Shockfest's Best of Festival Character Acting Award, and has the lead in a New York First Run Film Festival Best Ensemble Acting Award winner also honored by the National Board of Review.
Other notable roles include The Soulless Gunfighter opposite Danny Trejo and Bill Engvall in "Cowboy Dreams," the lead attorney in the feature "Poison Sky" with Kevin Sorbo, and the central astronaut character in the sci-fi TV series "H.O.P.E."
Greg, whose professional breakthrough came when cast opposite Michael Douglas in the feature "Adam at 6 A.M." produced by legendary actor Steve McQueen, holds a drama degree from the University of Missouri, through which he taught and was a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship nominee.
In his senior year he was invited to audition for John Houseman as the renowned actor-producer and Orson Welles collaborator assembled his first Drama Division class at Juilliard.
He's studied with the likes of Oscar winner and Second City founding member Alan Arkin, and Robin Humphrey, a member of Lee Strasberg's New York Actors Studio founding class with Marlon Brando and Julie Harris.
He's served on the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmy) Board; the Screen Actors Guild Prime-Time TV Nominating Committee, its National Committee for Performers with Disabilities and its State Board; on the Film & Media Coalition Board, and as a member of the Television Critics Association.
He was nominated for the 2015 Governor's Arts Award "for artistic expression and outstanding contributions to the arts community," and for the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival Barry E. Wallace Citizenship Award "for those that promote encouragement and positive influences in their film community."
Unique traits: Tall, slender, versatile
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Poison Sky (
2015 )
Film by Steve Wargo (Drama) Actor -
Alfred (
2014 )
Film (short) by Evan Sorosky (Drama) Actor In the 1850s, a fugitive slave is caught stealing by a young girl and a retired inventor. Delving deep into the woods to find him, they discover the boy is in the midst of a groundbreaking invention - the world's very first motion picture camera. -
Ethos (
2014 )
Film by Lora V. Keleher (Drama) Actor -
Frost-E (
2013 )
Film (short) by James Steller (Action, Adventure and Sci-Fi) Actor When a secret government project called FROST-E breaks loose, they turn to the only man who can help: Major Paul Jansen. Set in the 1940s, this story documents what some believe to be the origins of Frosty the Snowman. -
H.O.P.E (
2012 )
Television by Ruben Angelo (Drama and Sci-Fi) Actor H.O.P.E is a new future based sci-fi drama starring a cast of relative newcomers. It revolves around the adversity of the human spirit when pitted against an imposed life versus a naturally occuring one. Each episode follows a different character and the effects that such a world would have on the human mind. The controllers of this world will do what it takes to lead the characters down the perceivable right path. The question is the right path for whom. The series, which takes place in the year 8015, is host to a large array of characters both human and alien alike. The first season introduces you to each of the characters and how they came to be while showcasing the inner struggle one must go through in order to reach the truth. The mysteries of the show are layer deep and will evolve as each character find themselves. The show also takes you on a journey into the past, present, and future in order to provide a better understanding of how the events transpired. Only time will tell ... Written by Ruben Angelo -
The Last Dance (
2012 )
Film (short) by Marcus A. Stricklin (Drama) Actor -
The Abduction and Trial of George Bush (
2012 )
Film (short) by Joseph Warren (Biography, Drama and History) Actor Recognizing that there is no court of law that will ever hear the matter of possible war crimes that may be alleged against the former president of the United States, George Walker Bush, an international group of confederates arrange to abduct the former president of the United States and sequester him for trial. The Jury? At the conclusion of all testimony and arguments their votes are collected at www.PeoplevsBush.com and aggregated for a final judgment: Guilty or Not Guilty as charged with 4,432 counts of violation of Section 242, Title 18 USC, Deprivation of Constitutional Right to Life. The real jury? You. Following release of the Abduction and Trial of George Bush, viewers may access the website and register their vote, based on facts, not propaganda. Written by Anonymous -
Take Me Home Tonight (
2011 )
Film by Michael Dowse (Comedy, Drama and Romance) Actor It's the late 1980s, when Wall Street is riding high, and it seems as if the entire country is cashing in on the bumper profits. Disgusted with the materialism that surrounds him, Matt Franklin, a brilliant young MIT graduate, has walked out on his well-paid position at a local lab and taken a low-level job as a video clerk, much to his father Bill's consternation. And the crises keep piling up in Matt's life. His best buddy Barry has just gotten fired from his job, his brainy sister Wendy is getting hitched to her vapid boyfriend Kyle, and the gorgeous Tori Frederking, long-time object of Matt's unattainable adoration, is suddenly back in the picture. Now, on one wild, woolly and irresponsible evening, everything is coming to a head, with explosive results. Written by Anonymous -
Ritual (
2010 )
Film (short) by Andre Noe (Horror, Music and Thriller) Actor A beautiful and mysterious woman. A decrepit caretaker. An innocent young boy. A foreboding Castle. What mysteries lurk inside this exotic temptress' manor? -
When the Dogs Cried Out (
2009 )
Film (short) by Aaron Bergman Jackson (Drama) Actor The story of Dawn, a girl who decides to flee her oppressive community of fundamentalist polygamists with the help of her brother. -
Away We Go (
2009 )
Film by Sam Mendes (Comedy, Drama and Romance) Actor Burt Farlander and Verona De Tessant are a couple steeped in eccentricity and irregularity but are very much in love. So when they find out that Verona is pregnant they seem to be taking it in their stride. Verona is enjoying pregnancy, Burt is already practicing skill that he believes a good father should have, and they living in the same state as Burt's parents, Jerry and Gloria, so that their prospective daughter can have grandparents. However, things are shaken up when Burt and Verona go to dinner at Jerry and Gloria's house, as Burt's parents reveal a surprising piece of news. They have decided to move to Antwerp in Belguim a month before the baby is due, scuppering Burt and Verona's plans of having their children's grandparents around. Because Verona lost her parents when she was relatively young, she finds this news very hard to take, but the resilient couple quickly find a way to turn it in to a positive. It becomes obvious that this is what the pair needed, as they decide to ... Written by Ciaran -
Maneater (
2009 )
Television (Comedy, Drama and Romance) Actor An enterprising young woman navigates the professional waters of Beverly Hills in order to land the hottest producer in town, fully unaware that she is about to get in way over her head. -
Cowboy Dreams (
2009 )
Film (short) by Paul DeNigris (Comedy, Family and Western) Actor Gunfighter Wild Bill is haunted by dreams in which he faces a soulless menace out for vengeance. As Bill is driven to share his nightly terrors with other cowboys in the firelight, their reactions prove to be enlightening and humorous. -
A Bad Day at the Office (
2009 )
Film (short) by Andrew Bormuth Actor -
Match.Dead (
2009 )
Film by Jon Bonnell (Thriller) Actor After arranging a meeting with a stranger from an online dating site, Valora falls victim to an abusive psychopath. But rather than trying to flee she decides to play his game and ultimately turn the tables on him, with the hunter becoming the hunted. Written by Anonymous -
Cover (
2008 )
Film (short) by Frank T. Ziede (Drama) Actor A cop faces the toughest decision of his career...to choose what is right, or what is right for him. -
Jolene (
2008 )
Film by Dan Ireland (Drama) Actor A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak. Based on E.L. Doctorow's story, "Jolene: A Life." -
Jake's Corner (
2008 )
Film by Jeff Santo (Drama and Family) Actor The fictional story of an ex-football star, Johnny Dunn, who moves far from the spotlight after a family tragedy to a small, desert town he owns called Jake's Corner. This dramatic comedy is a cross between Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Northern Exposure (1990). Set in the real town of Jake's Corner, Arizona, it is a rest stop for travelers making their way through the Arizona desert, but for the people who live there, it's a rest stop for life. Johnny and the eclectic ensemble that live and work in the town occupy trailers behind the Corner Store and Jake's Corner Bar. Through the years, this cast of misfits has become closer than most families - they are kin. The dynamic of the town is changed forever when Johnny's young nephew comes to live with him. Written by Anonymous -
Asylum (
2007 )
Film (short) by Austin Nordell (Horror) Actor -
Twisted Soul (
2007 )
Film (short) by Brenton Covington (Drama) Actor -
Detector (
2007 )
Film (short) by Shannon Dillon (Drama) Actor -
Hidden Palms (
2007 )
Television by Kevin Williamson (Drama and Mystery) Actor After being in therapy for his father's unexpected suicide, otherwise model teenager Johnny moves with his flirtatious ma to Palm Springs, hoping for a new start. That proves confusing as Jonny strikes up friendship with local youths, and discovers at least some of them may be involved in the suicide of Eddie, the previous occupant of his new room. Key among them is slick Cliff, a great friend and/or dangerous adversary. And their mothers' love-lives further complicate the equation. Written by KGF Vissers -
Broken Luck (
2005 )
Film (short) by Mike Graue (Drama) Actor Tony is an ex-con who drives off in his VW van upon release from prison. Ryan is an escaped mental patient who hitchhikes his way to freedom. Upon seeing Ryan by the side of the road, Tony picks him up. The two begin to talk about their pasts, and in the process, each one flashes back to unpleasant experiences, all while driving down the highway with a pocket full of broken luck. Written by GreggEns -
Ignorance Is Bliss (
2005 )
Film (short) by Julie Pifher (Drama) Actor -
Adam at Six A.M. (
1970 )
Film by Robert Scheerer (Drama) Actor A disenchanted young Professor of Semantics at a California college learns of a distant relative's death in Missouri. He journeys cross-country to the funeral, then decides to spend the summer there and work as a laborer for a power-line company. In time, he meets a girl and falls in love but then faces an important decision as to which direction he wants his life to go. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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Star, Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner; Best of Festival character acting award, Hollywood Shockfest Film Festival; Lead, Best Ensemble Acting Award, New York First Run Film Festival and National Board of Review Special Com.
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2015 Governor's Arts Award Nominee, 2016 Filmstock Film Fest Barry Wallace Citizenship Award Nominee
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