James Marios Ellinas

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Film

Guns of the Valley	Andy Perkins	Shumalawa Productions
A Vicious Cycle	Ryland Andrews	Shumalawa Productions
Sleep: A Monologue	Him (Lead)	Shumalawa Productions

Theatre

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown	Charlie Brown	Heritage Theatre
Blood Brothers	Sammy Johnstone	Heritage Theatre
Accidental Death of an Anarchist	Superintendent	Heritage Theatre
God’s Favorite	Joe Benjamin	Heritage Theatre
Harvey	Wilson	RS Theater Company
Back to the Future	George McFly	RS Theater Company
Flowers For Algernon	Charlie Gordon	RS Theater Company
The Matchmaker	Horace Vandergelder	RS Theater Company

University

The Way We Ain’t Supposed To	Billy	Fordham University Dir. Pirronne Yousefzadeh
What Of The Night?	Pete	Fordham University/INTAR Dir. Lou Moreno
Savage In Limbo	Murk	Fordham University Dir. Emily Thornton
A Midsummer Night’s Dream	Lysander	London Dramatic Academy Dir. Leo Wringer

Directing | Writing | Producing

Karmen	Director	Independent
A Lost Feeling	Director/Writer	Independent
A Midnight Ghost	Director/Writer	Independent
Sleep: A Monologue	Writer/ Producer	Shumalawa Productions
God’s Favorite	Director	Heritage Theatre
Fear of Our Darkness	Director/Writer	Heritage Theatre
Cheaper By The Dozen	Assistant Director	Rising Star Theatre
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Assistant Director	Rising Star Theatre

Honors

Sleep: A Monologue (actor/ writer/ producer) nominated for Best Short Film of 2015 at the London Greek Film Festival

Training

Fordham University BA Acting and Creative Writing (2016)
Instructors: Dawn Saito, Steven Skybell (Shakespeare), Tina Benko, David Ross, Cassandra Freeman, Matthew Maguire, Richard Topol, Andrea Haring

London Dramatic Academy (Fall 2014)
Instructors: Kathryn Pogson, Leo Wringer (Shakespeare), Simon Money, Gordon Kemp (Rapier Stage Combat)

Skills/Interests

Fluent Greek Speaker, Greek Accent, American Southern Accent, Sound Design, Soccer, Boxing, Screenwriting
International Driving License, U.S. Passport, Cypriot Passport & E.U. Citizenship