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JOHN R SMITH JNR
5'9"/240lb - Hair: Lt Brown (Long)/Eyes: Hazel
NY Tristate/Boston/DMV Local Hire
Award Winning, Classically Trained, Character Actor
Represented by:
Susan Wright - Ann Wright Representatives
(212) 764-6770
Film Click Titles for Image Galleries - (** -Denotes Award Nominated Performance)
The Red Reina / Short / Moka Joe (Supporting) / Dir: Sophia Ciampaglia & Nick Pithis / Ridgeway Films
(In Post-Production)
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The Woodsman / Short / Bernie (Lead) / Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries **
Take a Peek Behind the Scenes
Or watch the trailer here:
Awarded Over 25 Festival Laurels













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Eephus / Feature / John Faiella (Supporting) / Dir: Carson Lund - Omnes Films
(In Post-Production)
Take a Peek Behind the Scenes
WORLDS / Short / Jonathan Fischer (Supporting) / Dir: Christopher Hammarberg - Ritterhaus Productions
(In Post-Production)
There is a Reaper / Short / Bum (Lead) / Dir: Flip Andrade - Enormity Pictures
Take a Peek Behind the Scenes
Take a Peek Behind the Scenes
Or watch clips of my performance here
SWINK / Short / Ben Tuck (Supporting) / Dir: Analisa Robertson - Pickle Productions

Watch my performance here
or the full Short
The History of Everything Circa 1993-Present: F/K/A Kissy Cousins Monster Babies
Feature / Mooner (Featured) / Dir: Wayne Keeley - Siberian Films / Someday Productions
Watch the trailer and more here:
Watch my scenes here:
Awarded Over 125 Festival Laurels











2010 - present
Pan American / Feature / Paparazzi 2 (Day Player) / Dir: Andrew Burton - Burton Productions
Theater
Click Titles for Image Galleries (** -Denotes Award Nominated Performance)
The Pillowman / Katurian (Lead) / Dir: Julie Bell Petrak / Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT **
Hamlet / Hamlet (Lead) / Dir: Marty Black-Eagle Carl / Algonkuin Theatre Co, Hamden CT
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest / Dale Harding (Supporting) / Dir: Tanya Feduik-Smith / Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT **
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot / Judas Iscariot (Supporting) / Dir: Mat Young / Vagabond Theatre Company, Trumbull CT**
The Lion in Winter / Richard (Supporting) / Dir: Richard Mancini / Wilton Playshop, Wilton CT
Hamlet / Claudius (Supporting) / Dir: Mat Young / Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT **
(Performed in Rep w/ R&G)
The Exonerated / Gary Gauger (Supporting) / Dir: Richard Mancini / Vagabond Theatre Company, Bridgeport CT
Rosencrantz & Guildernstern are Dead / Claudius (Supporting) / Dir: Jeremy Funke / Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT **
(Performed in Rep w/ Hamlet)
Picasso at The Lapin Agile / Gaston (Supporting) / Dir: Mat Young / Westport Community Theatre, Westport CT **
The Memory Of... / Tyler (Supporting) / Dir: Jess Rodi / The Lipstick Project @ Wilton Playshop, Wilton CT **
Out Of Sight...Out Of Murder / Peter Knight (Lead) / Dir: Susan Pantely / Clockwork Repertory Theatre, Oakville CT
The Psychic / Adam Webster (Lead) / Mitch Friedman / Clockwork Repertory Theatre, Oakville CT
Macbeth / Angus, Doctor, Murderer 1 (Supporting) / Dir: Joe Tantalo / Godlight Productions @ Long Wharf Stage II, New Haven CT
Murder In Green Meadows / Jeff Symons (Lead) / Dir: Marty Black-Eagle Carl / Algonkuin Theatre Co, New Haven CT
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 / Patrick O'Reilly (Supporting) / Dir: Susan Pantely / Clockwork Rep., Oakville CT
The Explorers Club / Beebe (Supporting) / Dir: Michael Wright / TheatreWorks New Milford, New Milford, CT
(Staged Reading - TW NM's Stage2Page Series)
Unblocking Will / Bertram (Lead) / Dir: Mike Shavel / Arts & Cultural Festival, Stratford, CT
(Fundraising festival to rebuild the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre - more re: the arson here - more info on the rebuild here)
2010 - present
By Way of the Sea - EraLore Series 2 / Cpt. Jeremiah Warren (Supporting) / Dir: Ashley Snow / EraLore Studios
Start with episode one here:
Special Skills
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An Ear for Dialects & Accents (List on Req.)
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Light Stage Combat & Fencing
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US Passport
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US Driver's License / Drive Stick Shift
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Light Carpentry, Plumbing, Painting, Landscaping, Roofing
Sports: Bowling / Darts / Horseshoes / Poker / Euchre
Professional Metal Trader / Salesman (20+ Years)
Awards/Recgonition
Winner - Best Comedic Actor - 2022 Tabloid Witch Awards
Bernie in The Woodsman - Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
Winner - Best Horror / Thriller - Short Film - 2022 Skiptown International Film Fest
The Woodsman - Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
Winner - Best Psychological Thriller - Short Film - 2022 Southeast Regional Film Fest
The Woodsman - Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
Winner - Best Male Performance (Comedy) - 2022 Bridgeport Film Festival
Bernie in The Woodsman - Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
Winner - Best Art Direction - 2022 Mystic Film Festival
The Woodsman - Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
Nominee - Best Local Horror - 2022 Shawna Shea Film Festival
The Woodsman - Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
Nominee - Best CT Film - 2022 Bridgeport Film Festival
The Woodsman - Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
Nominee - Best Actor - Short Film - 2022 Southeast Regional Film Fest
Bernie in The Woodsman - Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
Nominee - Best Editing - 2022 The Dark Fest
The Woodsman - Dir: Kyle Kuchta - OTC Industries
Nominee - Best Performer - 2020 Broadwayworld.com Best of the Decade Awards CT Region
Katurian in The Pillowman - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
Judas Iscariot in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot - VTC @ PACC, Trumbull, CT
Nominee - Best Ensemble - 2020 Broadwayworld.com Best of the Decade Awards CT Region
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot - VTC @ PACC, Trumbull, CT
Nominee - Best Actor in a Play (Non Equity) - 2019 Broadwayworld.com Awards CT Region
Gaston in Picasso at The Lapin Agile - Westport Community Theatre, Westport, CT
Nominee - Best Ensemble Performance in a Play (Non Equity) - 2019 Broadwayworld.com Awards CT Region
Picasso at The Lapin Agile - Westport Community Theatre, Westport, CT
Nominee - Best Ensemble Performance in a Play - 2018 Broadwayworld.com Awards CT Region
The Exonerated - VTC @ The Bijou, Bridgeport, CT
Nominee - Best Ensemble Performance in a Play - 2017 Broadwayworld.com Awards CT Region
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot - VTC @ PACC, Trumbull, CT
Nominee - Best Featured Actor in a Play - 2017 Broadwayworld.com Awards CT Region
Judas Iscariot in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot - VTC @ PACC, Trumbull, CT
Nominee - Outstanding Cast in a Play - 2017 OnStage Critics Awards for CT/NY Region
The Memory of... - The Lipstick Project @ Wilton Playshop, Wilton CT
Nominee - Outstanding Actor in a Play - 2016 OnStage Critics Awards of CT/NY Region
Katurian in The Pillowman - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
Nominee - Best Actor in a Play - 2016 Broadwayworld.com Awards CT Region
Katurian in The Pillowman - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
Nominee - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play - 2016 OnStage Critics Awards of CT/NY Region
Dale Harding in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
Nominee - Best Featured Actor in a Play - 2016 Broadwayworld.com Awards CT Region
Dale Harding in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
Nominee - Outstanding Cast in a Play - 2016 OnStage Critics Awards of CT/NY Region
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
Nominee - Best Ensemble Performance in a Play - 2016 Broadwayworld.com Awards CT Region
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
Nominee - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play - 2015 OnStage Critics Awards for CT/NY Region
Claudius in Hamlet/Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (in rep) - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
Nominee - Outstanding Cast in a Play - 2015 OnStage Critics Awards for CT/NY Region
Hamlet/Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (in rep) - The Bijou Theatre, Bridgeport CT
Training & Workshops
Slippery Rock Univ / Slippery Rock PA
Montgomery College / Rockville MD
Shakespearean Technique / Louis Burke / Stratford CT
Playing Shakespeare USA / John Barton, CBE / Stratford CT
Improv / Jason Kravits, Robbie Chafetz / Rockville MD
Student Shakespeare Festival Workshops / Folger Library / Washington DC