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James Marios Ellinas
212-636-6338
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