Bryan Fitzgerald

(SAG)

Building Blocks
Bryan Fitzgerald began his acting career on Long Island, NY, where he was born and raised.  His first-ever acting class was at the Arena Players Institute in Farmingdale, followed next by the Bare Bones Theater Company in Northport.  After being cast by both institutions’ directors, in children's theater and local theater, respectively, he began to transition to New York City. 

Over the next three years, he worked with dozens of up-and-coming filmmakers from New York’s finest universities and art institutions, including New York University, Columbia University, The School of Visual Arts, New York Film Academy, 5 Towns College, and The New School.  These years of primarily pro-bono work built his resume, complied a substantial list of contacts, established the foundations for his hustling work ethic, offered the familiarity of being on a wide range of film sets, and provided a keen understanding of the distinctive collaborative effort of filmmaking (it’s either present and connected, or it’s screamingly missing). 

Bryan continues to seek out that special blend of creative and collaborative work, whether produced by students or by seasoned professionals in the industry.

 

Training and Workshops

Bryan has studied with prestigious acting coaches in New York such as Bob McAndrew (former head of casting at Paramount Pictures and talent coach for Twentieth Century Fox), Tom Grail, and Peter Miner (former director of One Life to Live for two decades) at T. Schrieber Studios.

Bryan has completed workshops with: independent casting directors Geoffrey Soffer (former CD for ABC), Amy Gossels, Alison McBryde, Tori Visgilio (former CD at One Life to Life), to name a few. He has also completed workshops with Ela Thier (writer, director of independent films), David Elliott (agent at Don Buchwald & Associates), Jackie and Kerry Donelli (co-writers and producers), Will Wallace (producer, writer, director and actor). Notably, he was significantly refocused and inspired when he met Pamela Kramer (of Bradley Baron Casting).

Bryan is currently working bi-coastally in Los Angeles and New York, training at Anthony Meindl’s Actor’s Workshop with Tony Meindl (author of “At Left Brain Turn Right”) and Emily Fletcher.  He also studies with Brian Reise (who has cultivated numerous stars including George Clooney) at Brian Reise Acting Studio in Los Angeles.

 

Work

 Bryan dedicates himself only to the highest quality (quality: meaning, inspiration, and artistic nature) of productions. 

Film/TV credits include: Law and Order (ep. “Boy On Fire”), Pablo on Wheels (dir. Brett Sorem), Ivy (dir. Matt Rosenberg), I Am Julia (dir. David Capurso), The Art of Dreaming (dir. Bob DeNatale),The Narrows (dir. François Velle), National Lampoon’s ‘Dirty Movie’ (dir. Jerry Daigle and Christopher Meloni), The City of the Real (prod. Shattered Entertainment). See Reel page for compilation of featured works.

Stage credits include: The Bus, (dir. John Simpkins, prod. Jim Lantz) in which Bryan made his off-Broadway debut in NYC, receiving rave reviews for the performances; Salamander Stew, award-winning play which premiered at the Strawberry Festival and the NYC Fringe Festival; Hey God! (dir. Michael O’Steen), The Ansonia (dir. Anthony Caporale), Theater Games (dir. Jeffery Bennett), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (dir. Carolyn Popadin).

 

Organizations

Bryan is a member of the STUE Theater Company, the Bare Bones Repertory Theater Company, and the CUNY BMCC Theater Club.  He is a founding member of the Broadway Theater Studio in New York City, and is involved in the worldwide independent filmmakers' network Shooting People, as well as the Casting Directory Social network for his work with NYU Graduate film students. In Los Angeles, Bryan attends meetings for the Filmmakers Alliance, and is an active member of Artists in Action.

Closing Note:

Thank you for giving these moments to get to know me, and my life's work.  I hope to be none other than inspiration to continue following your heart and dreams 

Best wishes and Blessings,
~Bryan

-DAN BACALZO, MANAGING EDITOR of TheaterMania

-WAYNE HOFFMAN, Capital NY

-IRIS GREENBERGER, ShowBusiness Weekly

IMDb Page
Breakdown Services (Actor's Access)
Casting Networks (Los Angeles)

Facebook Fan Page

Performance Reel (via Vimeo)


Project Websites:
The Bus - Off-Broadway 2011 (NYC & Kansas)

Fugitive X - Teaser 2012 (unreleased)
Pablo on Wheels - Featurette 2011
Wilted - Short Horror Film 2009