Claudio Lee Smith
- Actor
Claudio Lee Smith (born October 12, 1995 in El Cercado, Dominican Republic, to Samantha and Randy Smith). He was raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. Scouted by an agent in Santo Domingo, Smith began work on commercial modeling and acting at the age of ten. He later relocated to Los Angeles, CA to continue his acting career.
Smith scored his first major television role at the age of 15, playing young Rafael Trujillo in the drama film based on the true story of the Dominican Republic's historic Mirabal sisters Tropico de Sangre (2010).
In 2010, he also appeared in the American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Laeta Kalogridis Shutter Island (2010), based on Dennis Lehane's 2003 novel of the same name. In 2010, he also made a cameo in the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland (2010) with Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Mia Wasikowska. In 2013, he also appeared in an episode of the popular Nickelodeon show, Sam & Cat (2013-2014).
Smith studied acting with Michael Merkel during his Master Class Workshop and continues to study with Ashley Rogers. Although his career in acting is lucrative and can bring massive opportunities at her doorstep, he wishes to get into a medical school. Besides, he is passionate about basketball and loves playing the sport. Smith has even tried playing flag football competitively.
In a July 2011 interview he said he believed in God and that he was " probably 20% atheist and 80 % agnostic. In another dating from October 7, 2010 Watson told the magazine Street Fashion is no longer a Christian fundamentalist . In the interview, Smith said:
"I always wondered many things about the world , even when I was in kindergarten . A big question for me was equal . If I had been brought up with another religion , could have the same opinion of Heaven that has a Christian ? My mother had to go into my room to talk . I was very fortunate to have had that conversation with her, but in high school I started to realize that I was different from others."
At the age of 21 Smith discovered what photographing is about after one of his best friends showed him a couple of camera magazines. He instantly fell in love with what he saw and kept an eye for what was going down in the industry. he started photography shortly after he got his first camera for his birthday 21, a Nikon Z 7. When he finally developed his own style he started working freelance for some pictures agencies in the United States and the Dominican Republic and also went on trips from time to time shooting his friends while they were surfing down in Puerto Rico.
Soon after he started working for Getty Images, Shutterstock and Dreamstime . In the span of one year he got to visit all the major events, meet many insane photographers, and on top of that made a lot of new friends. With some hard work and perseverance he started getting recognition from magazines and brands. Now he works for many different action sports companies and projects. he also try shooting skateboarding, BMX and surfing when the season is right. It gives me a lot of inspiration to try something new in something unfamiliar. In his spare time he takes portraits of his friends and everything around them.
What once was a hobby for Smith has now become a profession and he feels truthfully blessed to be able to do what he loves for a living whether from Alaska's cold streets or Florida's sunny beaches.
Smith scored his first major television role at the age of 15, playing young Rafael Trujillo in the drama film based on the true story of the Dominican Republic's historic Mirabal sisters Tropico de Sangre (2010).
In 2010, he also appeared in the American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Laeta Kalogridis Shutter Island (2010), based on Dennis Lehane's 2003 novel of the same name. In 2010, he also made a cameo in the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland (2010) with Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Mia Wasikowska. In 2013, he also appeared in an episode of the popular Nickelodeon show, Sam & Cat (2013-2014).
Smith studied acting with Michael Merkel during his Master Class Workshop and continues to study with Ashley Rogers. Although his career in acting is lucrative and can bring massive opportunities at her doorstep, he wishes to get into a medical school. Besides, he is passionate about basketball and loves playing the sport. Smith has even tried playing flag football competitively.
In a July 2011 interview he said he believed in God and that he was " probably 20% atheist and 80 % agnostic. In another dating from October 7, 2010 Watson told the magazine Street Fashion is no longer a Christian fundamentalist . In the interview, Smith said:
"I always wondered many things about the world , even when I was in kindergarten . A big question for me was equal . If I had been brought up with another religion , could have the same opinion of Heaven that has a Christian ? My mother had to go into my room to talk . I was very fortunate to have had that conversation with her, but in high school I started to realize that I was different from others."
At the age of 21 Smith discovered what photographing is about after one of his best friends showed him a couple of camera magazines. He instantly fell in love with what he saw and kept an eye for what was going down in the industry. he started photography shortly after he got his first camera for his birthday 21, a Nikon Z 7. When he finally developed his own style he started working freelance for some pictures agencies in the United States and the Dominican Republic and also went on trips from time to time shooting his friends while they were surfing down in Puerto Rico.
Soon after he started working for Getty Images, Shutterstock and Dreamstime . In the span of one year he got to visit all the major events, meet many insane photographers, and on top of that made a lot of new friends. With some hard work and perseverance he started getting recognition from magazines and brands. Now he works for many different action sports companies and projects. he also try shooting skateboarding, BMX and surfing when the season is right. It gives me a lot of inspiration to try something new in something unfamiliar. In his spare time he takes portraits of his friends and everything around them.
What once was a hobby for Smith has now become a profession and he feels truthfully blessed to be able to do what he loves for a living whether from Alaska's cold streets or Florida's sunny beaches.
