Sean Thomas(III)
- Actor
Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. After studying
business and attending the University of Western Ontario for four
years, he abruptly bought a one-way ticket and boarded a Greyhound Bus.
64 hours later he was dropped off on the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and
Highland Ave. (an intersection he would come to know all too well). He
immediately enrolled in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Though he
would have many homes over the next several years (hostels, rental
cars, couches, the stage, backseat of a 1987 Cadillac etc.), the
theatre ultimately became his real home, diligently tuning and
re-tuning his instrument scene after scene, play after play, and
learning every aspect of theater production. After graduation, he was
offered and agreed to direct and play two roles in Neil LaBute's BASH-3
Plays for which he was honored with Best Actor and Best Director
nominations from the Backstage Garland Awards. Since 2005, he has
continued to bring stories and characters to life that he feels will
move, invoke thought and (hopefully) change the hearts and minds of
those whom the work reaches. Many of the plays he produces, directs
and/or performs in (Los Muertos, Junebug versus Hurricane, Burn This
and The Chicago Conspiracy Trial) have received critical acclaim (Los
Angeles Times, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Backstage, LA Weekly) and
have been artistically and commercially successful. Sean continues to
work steadily and feels very fortunate to have been cast in such
feature films as Dysmorphia and Redland (2010 Independent Spirit Award
nominee, winner of Best Feature at the Raindance Film Festival) that
are now being recognized for their artistic merit. Recently, Sean spent
56 days living off the land in the high desert 25 miles outside of
Boulder, Utah, preparing a role that was then performed 1500 feet above
the town on a mesa/mountain to sold-out audiences.
