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VICTOR WARREN, a native Californian, has been acting since the age of ten.

He is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University where he majored in acting and directing. After graduation Victor worked in California for over fifteen years at Universal Studios as a director, camera operator & technical director, announcer and Stunt show performer.

In 1993 Victor moved to Cape Cod where he worked successfully as a director and actor in New York and Boston doing commercials, print work, voice-overs, regional theatre, films and television for 14 years.

Some of Victor's TV credits include JAKE AND THE FAT MAN, AIRWOLF, UNSOLVED MYSTERIES and HUNTER. He has worked on many different soap operas including GENERATIONS, YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE CITY, SANTA BARBARA, AS THE WORLD TURNS and a recurring role as Detective Moslouski on GENERAL HOSPITAL. Some of his regional credits include Sam in LIPS TOGETHER TEETH APART, Rev. David Lee in THE FOREIGNER, Feste in TWELFTH NIGHT, and the Ploughman in KNIVES IN HENS. More recently his roles include Scrooge in the New England Premiere of JACOB MARELY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL, Herbie in the Worcester Foothills Theater production of GYPSY and Scooper in BOSOMS AND NEGLECT for the Payomet Performing Arts Center. He played Bernie Dodd in Clifford Odets' THE COUNTRY GIRL for the Majestic Theatre , www.majestictheater.com and appeared with Shirley Jones in CAROUSEL playing Jigger Cragin for the Reagle Players, www.reagleplayers.org.

Victor is an accomplished filmmaker and writer. He was awarded Best Independent Short film at the CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL for the film ALONE which he wrote, directed and acted in. He won First Prize at the MASSACHUSETTS FILM OFFICE SCREEN WRITING COMPETITION for his script JIMMY, and also won a First Place Writing Award at the RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL for the script THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED. Another of his scripts, DISEMBODIED VOICES, is currently in development.

As a director, THE REGISTER voted Victor Warren's production of Woyzeck one of the BEST plays of 2002. He directed a successful run of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM for Shakespeare by the Shore, and acted and directed in a wildly popular run of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE ABRIDGED, which was voted "CRITIC'S CHOICE FOR 2003". He directed THE ADDING MACHINE for Stonehill College and directed for the Chamber Theatre of Boston. Recently for the Barnstormers Theatre in New Hampshire, www.barnstormerstheatre.com, he directed another successful run of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE ABRIDGED.

In the fall of 2005 he acted in the new SHOWTIME series THE BROTHERHOOD and, in the independent film DRIBBLES, www.dribblesmovie.com, he portrayed the coach of a high school basketball team. Victor also directed a touring production of THE COMPLET WORKS for Windwood Theatricals, www.windwoodtheatricals.com, and directed TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS for Stonehill college.

He later appeared in the new England premier of BROOKLYN BOY for the SpeakEasy stage company, www.speakeasystage.com, to wonderful reviews. He also directed a successful production of BREAKING LEGS for Barnstormers Theatre, www.barnstormerstheatre.com, and acted in a well received production of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at the Stoneham Theatre, www.stonehamtheatre.org.

For the Foothills theatre he played GEORGE BAILEY in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE based on the Capra screenplay and played Reverend Dimmesdale in THE SCARLET LETTER. He also directed their Spring production of THE COMPLETE WORKS.

Victor has recently moved back to Los Angeles and has signed with THE DANIEL HOFF AGENCY for voice over representation, INNOVATIVE ARTISTS for commercials and CRAIG WYCKOFF AND ASSOCIATES for theatrical representation. He understudied Richard Gilliland in BALANCING ACT for the Falcon Theatre,www.falcontheatre.com. The other actor in this production was Yardley Smith. He wrapped a supporting role in AMERICAN PRIMITIVE for director Gwen Wynne, playing the drunk husband of Anne Ramsay and the father of Corey Sevier.

He has started working with the NO-HO ARTS CENTER in Burbank to stay grounded in the craft of theatre, www.nohoartsdistrict.com, and is also working with TALENT TO GO, www.thegalacticgateway.com, to gain better relationships with casting directors.

Recently he guest stared on WITHOUT A TRACE and CRIMINAL MINDS, both for CBS. He just wrapped shooting his short film WAITING that will be going into the festival circuit by 2010.

 

 
     

 

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