Shawn Richardz

Vision Talent - 310-733-4420 (Commercial, Theatrical)

Female Black, Multi-Ethnic, Ambiguous

Honey Brown Brown 118lbs 5'6"

4 25" 2-4 2-4 8.5


Additional

Volunteer SAG BookPals, Volunteer SAG Senior Buddy, Louisiana Local Hire, New York Local Hire, Bowling, Softball, Volleyball, Happy Motorcycle Passenger, Hula-Hoop, Rollerskating, Rollerblading , Teleprompter , Voiceover, Docudrama Narrator, Radio DJ

Film

RoleDirectorProduction
baby boy   Supporting John Singleton
Yellow Wood   Lead Malcolm Washington
Acts Of Worship   Supporting Rosemary Rodriguez
Personals   Supporting Mike Sargent
The Accountant   Supporting Glenn Gers
Missed Connections   Supporting Michelle Sam
Long Way Home   Lead Kathleen McAuley
Take Back The Night   Supporting Gia Vangieri
The Call   Lead Shawn Richardz/Veronica Berry
Trading Soles   Lead Christina Cooper
The Last Altruist   Supporting Vance Crofoot
Fowl Play   Lead Vance Crofoot
Plea   Supporting Brian McQuery
Nochebuena   Lead Adam Lopez
8am & 8pm   Supporting Sanjna Bharadwaj
Fits and Starts   Supporting Kevin Kelly
Carter and June   Supporting Nicholas Kalikow (currently available on Showtime)
May The Best Man Win   Improv Ensemble/Supporting Andrew O'Connor
Painted Parakeets   Lead/Producer Jared Hornsby
God's Not Dead   Supporting Harold Cronk
G.I. Joe 2   Supporting Jon M. Chu
The Paperboy   Supporting Lee Daniels
Knife To A Gunfight   Lead Tom Proctor
Absolute Evil   Supporting Ulli Lommel
Chronicles Of A Love Unfound   Lead Michael E. Peter
Mob Rules   Supporting Keith Parmer
The Invincible Scripture   Supporting Arnold Chun
Stellina Blue   Supporting Gabrial Scott
Partially True Tales..........   Supporting Murphy Gilson
Amour Infinity   Supporting Jerry Lamothe
Fat Cats   Supporting Adam Salazar
The Hit   Supporting Ryan Combs

Television

RoleDirectorProduction
Treme (season 3)   Pamela Galette 4 episodes HBO A.Hemingway
The District   Co-Star CBS
Welcome To Chippendales   Co-Star Hulu Nisha Ganatra
The Middle   Co-Star ABC
Men, Interrupted (Pilot Presentation)   Guest-Star Rick Walls
Monday Night RAW   Guest-Star/Sketch/Mrs.Killings WWE/USA
Life In Pieces   Co-Star-Lauren CBS Jason Winer
Nip/Tuck   Co-Star FX
Saturday Night Live   Guest-Star/Sketch NBC
P-24/7 (Pilot Presentation)   Series Regular-Michelle Alton Glass
American Gangster: Trap Queens   Lead Guest Star-Thelma Wright BET Jackson Nguyen
Girl Code   Co-Star MTV
Lopez Tonight   Guest-Star/Dancer/Sketch TBS

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
Pieces (Of Ass)   Lead The Roxy (Los Angeles)
City X   Lead Nuyorican Poets Cafe,Off-Off Broadway
Young Storytellers Foundation   Lead/Various Characters on-going (SAG Foundation Los Angeles)
One Axe Plays   Lead/Various Characters on-going The Armory, Pasadena,CA
An Ocean In My Soul   Lead Santa Monica Playhouse
Women Of Color In Comedy   WOCA-Sketch Group WCCW (Los Angeles)
Storytelling   Lead/Various Characters on-going Los Angeles,CA (available online and iTunes)
UCB Sunset Monthly Show   WOCA-Sketch Group UCB Sunset (Los Angeles)
Sketch Melt Submission Show   WOCA-Sketch Group The Nerdist
Funny Women's Festival LA   WOCA-Sketch Group Hi Hat Main Stage
Family (staged reading)   Lead Blue Butterfly Productions (Los Angeles)
Summer Play Party   Lead Manhattan Class Company,Off-Off Broadway
Ground Appearances   Lead 42nd Street Collective, NYC Off-Off Broadway
A Dyke Is Not A Dam   Lead Tribeca Film Lab, Off-Off Broadway
For Colored Girls................   Lead Bergen City College,New Jersey
Dramatic Writing Workshop   Lead Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
G   Lead Off-Off Broadway, NYC
Pilot Season/Bonnie and Clyde   Lead Off-Off Broadway, NYC

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
List available upon request  
SOME Voiceover Reels on shawnrichardz.com  
 
 
 

Print

RoleDirectorProduction
list available upon request  
 
 
 
 

Comedy

RoleDirectorProduction
UCB MONTHLY SHOW  
 
 
 
 

Voiceover

RoleDirectorProduction
Several National Spots   Lead
Chicago 70s Documentary   Narrator
Sista Speak Podcast   Moderator/Host Digital Podcast Network
ADR on several films and television  
WBAI-99.5 FM radio co-host   "Niteshift"
Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab   On Going Classes
Centered Podcast-Audio Drama   Supporting Beandrea July linktr.ee/centeredpodcast
Circle Round Series   Various Characters - Episodes Rebecca Sheir Circle Round Podcast
shawnrichardz.com/voiceover   all category voiceover reels available
Bicycle Coalition Of Greater Philadelphia   Lead PWP Video
Company Anthem   Lead Freshman.TV

Internet

RoleDirectorProduction
Yell At A White Man   Woman #2 Sylvia Batey Alcal'a Cursed Champagne Productions
Birth Control   Lead Aiisa Llontop 3 Amigas
Ben and Burman   Series Regular-Bar Girl Eddie Quintana Small Red Cape
Calvin on Election Day   Supporting Christian Adkins The Smith House
What's Wrong With Men?   Series Regular-Kitty John Fu Studio X
Vagina Diaries   Phoenix Erick Vega Gurl Power Productions
Mix   Dr. Aurora David Ghilardi Ghilardi Productions
DogGoneIt!   Recurring-Officer Shepherd Larry Blackman DogGoneitTV Productions
Cov On The Scene   Phyllis Bufort McClerkins The Cre8ive Consortium
Front Seat Chronicles   Karla Karl J. Morris Metaphor Entertainment

Hosting

RoleDirectorProduction
A Night Of 100 Stars Oscars Red Carpet   Host Millenium Productions
Sista Speak Podcast   On Camera Weekly Host Digital Podcast Network
Hot In Hollywood   Weekly Host KDOC HDTV Syndicated US Stations
Hollywood Melanin   Red Carpet/ Host Hollywood Melanin
Sportswizer   Guest Panelist TheStream.TV
Spike TV   Host SPIKETV
NBC Golden Globes Red Carpet   Host Millenium Productions
#DateFails   Guest Panelist The Jon Lovitz Comedy Network
Real Housewives of Atlanta aftershow   Weekly Host TheStream.TV

Training

Tony Greco/Method-Technique NYC, UCB Diversity Scholarship Recipient, Robin Dale Meyers,Eden Bernardy-Margie Haber Studios, LA Connection Improv Joe Spence (perform), Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) Hal Rudnick, Joel Spence Susannah Beckett, Susan Batson/Method-Technique, Jenifer Krater/On Camera-Technique, Killian's Workshop/Commercials, Marki Costello Hosting, Christina Chauncey/On Camera-Technique, The Commercial Class Advanced Alyson Horn/ Ross Lacy  
 

Other Special Skills

Volunteer SAG BookPals, Volunteer SAG Senior Buddy, Louisiana Local Hire, New York Local Hire, Bowling, Softball, Volleyball, Happy Motorcycle Passenger, Hula-Hoop, Rollerskating, Rollerblading , Teleprompter , Voiceover, Docudrama Narrator, Radio DJ 
 

Special Skills

ACTING GENRES, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Style

Action (Advanced), Comedy (Advanced), Crime (Advanced), Drama (Advanced), Horror (Advanced), Improv (Advanced), Method (Advanced), Sanford Meisner (Advanced), Sports (Advanced), Suspense (Advanced), Uta Hagen (Advanced)
 

Athletic

General

AEROBICS (Advanced), BADMINTON (Advanced), BASEBALL (Intermediate), BASKETBALL (Advanced), BATON TWIRLING (Intermediate), BILLIARDS PLAYER (Intermediate), BOWLING (Advanced), BOXING (Intermediate), CHEER LEADING (Intermediate), FISHING (Intermediate), FRISBEE (Advanced), GOLF (Beginner), HANDBALL (Advanced), HIKING (Advanced), JOGGING (Advanced), JUMP ROPE (Advanced), JUMP ROPE DOUBLE DUTCH (Advanced), PING PONG (Advanced), RACQUETBALL (Advanced), ROLLER SKATE (Advanced), ROLLERBLADE (Advanced), RUNNING (Advanced), SOFTBALL (Advanced), TENNIS (Advanced), TRAMPOLINE (Beginner), VOLLEYBALL (Advanced), WRESTLING (Beginner)
 

Swimming

FREESTYLE (Intermediate), SWIMMING, GENERAL (Intermediate)
 

Track & Field

LONG DISTANCE (Intermediate), MARATHON (Intermediate), RELAY (Advanced), SPRINTER (Intermediate), TRACK, GENERAL (Advanced)
 

Fighting and Weapons

General Weapons

AUTOMATIC WEAPON (Beginner), HANDGUN (Beginner)
 

Martial Arts

KARATE (Beginner), TAI CHI (Beginner)
 

Improvisation and Comedy

Improvisation & Comedic Performance

IMPROV, GENERAL (Advanced), LONG FORM (Advanced), SHORT FORM (Advanced), SKETCH (Advanced), STAND-UP COMEDY (Intermediate), UCB (Advanced)
 

Languages and Accents/Dialects

Accents/Dialects

BRITISH (Intermediate), COCKNEY (Beginner), JAMAICAN (Advanced), NEW YORK / BRONX (Advanced), NEW YORK / BROOKLYN (Advanced), PUERTO RICAN (Intermediate), SOUTHERN (Advanced)
 

Languages

SPANISH (Beginner)
 

Other

Miscellaneous

ASTROLOGER (Intermediate), BARTENDER (Intermediate), CHEF (Intermediate), CROCHET (Intermediate), DISC JOCKEY (Advanced), EAR PROMPTER (Advanced), HOSTING (Advanced), IMPRESSIONIST (Intermediate), MASSEUSE (Intermediate), PILATES (Intermediate), STRIPPER (Advanced), TELEPROMPTER (Advanced), YO-YO (Intermediate), YOGA (Intermediate)
 

Performance

Circus Skills

HULA HOOP (Intermediate)
 

Dance

BALLET (Beginner), BELLY (Beginner), CLUB/FREESTYLE (Advanced), DISCO (Advanced), HIP HOP (Advanced), HULA (Intermediate), MODERN (Intermediate), ROBOT (Intermediate), SALSA (Intermediate)
 

Vocal Range

ALTO (Beginner)
 

Possessions

My Custom Made Golden Horse Roller-skates ( I have a about 5 pairs of skates but these are my FAVES)