Ben Carroll

Firestarter Entertainment - Commercial - 213-531-0547 (Commercial)

Male Asian, White, Latinx/Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Multi-Ethnic, Native American, East Indian, Pacific Islander, Ambiguous

Brown Brown 182lbs 6'1"

L 33" 32" 10 42R


Additional

MUSIC: Professional singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Various studio and live projects here and internationally for the last 17+ years; composing/recording for commercials, TV and film., WRITING: Life-long writer in various mediums. Published songwriter and poet., LANGUAGES: Conversational German (have lived there and often tour through)., OUTDOORS: At home white-water rafting, camping, hiking (and occasionally climbing). Spent five days on the Rogue River in SW Oregon this summer., SPORTS: Runner for 22 years (ran LA Marathon and Ventura Half Marathon this month) and Master's Swimmer with Olympic Medalist coach., BUSINESS: Production and Events Manager for Academy of Motion Pictures; Westfield; private clients. Part-owner of multi-million dollar business in Cafe Gratitude., ADVENTURE: Love to travel and meet people from other cultures. Have lived in Germany, England, India, Hungary; have seen many more countries - going to Moscow this spring., HOBBIES: Interior design.

Film

RoleDirectorProduction
Jason's Song   Co-Star Shane Tilston 3's A Company
Subway Love   Supporting Pamela Samuelson Good Witch
Friday   Supporting Lauren Timmons CU Films
Accidentally In Love   Supporting Hamish Briggs G It's Entertainment
 

Television

RoleDirectorProduction
Good Morning America   Supporting Marble Collegiate Church Gospel Choir, dir. Mark Miller ABC
 
 
 
 

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
Secret History of the Future   Diego Columbus James Still Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
Ion   Ion David Hunt BADA
Coyote Hangin' on a Barbed Wire Fence   Ensemble Ensemble Ensemble Studio Theater
Grimm's Fairy Tales   Several Principles Ensemble US National Tour
Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights   Dr. Faustus Ed Kemp BADA
Far Away (with Frances McDormand)   Chain Gang/Parade Stephen Daldry ("The Crown," "The Hours") New York Theater Workshop
The Polar Express   Conductor Scott Calcagno Warner Brothers
Matilda the Musical   Doctor/Escapologist Lewis Wilkenfeld Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
Charlotte's Web Hemp Spot   Yoga Practitioner Dan Hall (DP)
 
 
 
 

Print

RoleDirectorProduction
CA Tobacco Control Campaign   Smoker Emily Shur, photographer State of California Department of Public Health
 
 
 
 

Voiceover

RoleDirectorProduction
The Reluctant Assassin (Audiobook)   Narrator Novel by Johnny Payne
MotoPhoto   Young Boy Paul Christianson Mid-Atlantic Spot
Hardee's   Young Boy Paul Christianson Mid-Atlantic Spot
 
 

Music videos

RoleDirectorProduction
Whitney Houston's "Million Dollar Bill" Video   Drummer Melina Matsoukas Arista/RCA Records
 
 
 
 

Training

BETH MELSKY CASTING (COMMERCIAL) - New York, NY, BRITISH AMERICAN DRAMA ACADEMY (Conservatory for Theatre and Film) - London, England, SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE (Theater and Film) - Bronxville, NY, IMPROV: Groundlings, Fanchon Scheier, VOICE: Jacque Fontaine, Joann Zajac, Kate Godfrey, Jessica Higgs, Brian Carter, MUSICAL THEATER: Rebecca Spencer, ACTING: Andreas Kraemer, Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Julian Glover, Henry Goodman, Mark Wing-Davey, SHAKESPEARE: Selena Cadell, Ian Wooldridge, CLOWNING AND PUPPETRY: Mick Barnfather, Dan Hurlin, ACTING: The Studio LA. Actors Studio Member Since June '24.  
 

Other Special Skills

MUSIC: Professional singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Various studio and live projects here and internationally for the last 17+ years; composing/recording for commercials, TV and film., WRITING: Life-long writer in various mediums. Published songwriter and poet., LANGUAGES: Conversational German (have lived there and often tour through)., OUTDOORS: At home white-water rafting, camping, hiking (and occasionally climbing). Spent five days on the Rogue River in SW Oregon this summer., SPORTS: Runner for 22 years (ran LA Marathon and Ventura Half Marathon this month) and Master's Swimmer with Olympic Medalist coach., BUSINESS: Production and Events Manager for Academy of Motion Pictures; Westfield; private clients. Part-owner of multi-million dollar business in Cafe Gratitude., ADVENTURE: Love to travel and meet people from other cultures. Have lived in Germany, England, India, Hungary; have seen many more countries - going to Moscow this spring., HOBBIES: Interior design. 
 

Special Skills

ACTING GENRES, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Style

Action (Intermediate), Comedy (Advanced), Crime (Intermediate), Drama (Advanced), Family (Advanced), Horror (Intermediate), Improv (Intermediate), Lee Strasberg (Intermediate), Method (Intermediate), Musical (Advanced), Romantic (Advanced), Sanford Meisner (Intermediate), Science Fiction (Intermediate), Sports (Intermediate), Stanislavsky (Intermediate), Stella Adler (Intermediate), Suspense (Intermediate), Uta Hagen (Intermediate), War (Intermediate), Western (Intermediate)
 

Athletic

Extreme Sports

CYCLING, GENERAL (Intermediate), ROAD BIKING (Intermediate), SKATEBOARD STREET (Beginner)
 

General

AEROBICS (Intermediate), ARCHERY (Beginner), BADMINTON (Beginner), BASEBALL (Intermediate), BASKETBALL (Intermediate), BILLIARDS PLAYER (Intermediate), BODY SURFING (Intermediate), BOWLING (Intermediate), CANOEING (Intermediate), FENCING (Beginner), FISHING (Beginner), FRISBEE (Intermediate), HACKEY-SACK (Beginner), HIKING (Intermediate), JOGGING (Advanced), JUMP ROPE (Intermediate), KAYAKER (Beginner), PING PONG (Intermediate), ROCK CLIMBER (Beginner), ROLLER SKATE (Beginner), ROLLERBLADE (Beginner), RUNNING (Advanced), SNORKELER (Beginner), SNOW SKI (Beginner), SOCCER (Beginner), SOFTBALL (Intermediate), SPIN CYCLE (Beginner), TENNIS (Intermediate), TRAMPOLINE (Intermediate), VOLLEYBALL (Beginner), WEIGHT LIFTER (Beginner)
 

Swimming

BACK STROKE (Intermediate), BREAST STROKE (Intermediate), BUTTERFLY (Beginner), FREESTYLE (Intermediate), SWIMMING, GENERAL (Intermediate)
 

Track & Field

MARATHON (Advanced), SPRINTER (Intermediate), TRACK, GENERAL (Intermediate), TRIATHLON (Beginner)
 

Fighting and Weapons

Stage Combat

DAGGERS (Beginner), HAND-TO-HAND (Beginner), RAPIER (Beginner), SWORDS (Beginner)
 

Improvisation and Comedy

Improvisation & Comedic Performance

GROUNDLINGS (Intermediate), IMPROV, GENERAL (Intermediate), SKETCH (Beginner)
 

Languages and Accents/Dialects

Accents/Dialects

BRITISH (Advanced), COCKNEY (Intermediate), GERMAN (Intermediate), IRISH (Beginner), NEW YORK / BRONX (Intermediate), NEW YORK / BROOKLYN (Intermediate), SOUTHERN (Intermediate), SWISS-GERMAN (Intermediate)
 

Languages

GERMAN (Intermediate), HEBREW (Beginner), HUNGARIAN (Beginner), SPANISH (Beginner)
 

Other

Driving Skills

MOTORCYCLE, ROAD BIKE (Beginner), STICK SHIFT (Beginner)
 

Licenses

CLASS C (Advanced)
 

Miscellaneous

ASTROLOGER (Intermediate), BARTENDER (Intermediate), CHEF (Beginner), MASSEUSE (Intermediate), WHISTLER (Intermediate), YO-YO (Intermediate), YOGA (Intermediate)
 

Performance

Circus Skills

JUGGLER (Beginner)
 

Dance

CLUB/FREESTYLE (Beginner), WALTZ (Beginner)
 

Instruments

BASS (Intermediate), CONGA (Intermediate), DRUMS (Advanced), FLUTE (Beginner), GUITAR (Advanced), HARMONICA (Beginner), KAZOO (Intermediate), KEYBOARDS (Beginner), PERCUSSION (Advanced), PIANO (Beginner), RECORDER (Beginner), TAMBOURINE (Intermediate)
 

Singing

COUNTRY (Advanced), FOLK (Advanced), JAZZ (Advanced), MUSICAL THEATER (Intermediate), OPERA (Beginner), POP (Advanced), R&B (Advanced), RAP (Beginner), YODELING (Beginner)
 

Vocal Range

BARITONE (Advanced), BASS (Advanced), TENOR (Advanced)
 

Possessions

Acoustic Guitar 
Classical Guitar 
Cajon (Drum Seat)