HARLAN J STRAUSS
sag - aftra - aea
new york city
cell: 202.288.4530
hjstrauss@verizon.net
FLASH! November 19, 2011...Winner: TIVA Peer Award for 'On-Camera, Best Dramatic Actor, 2011.' (TIVA is the Television, Internet, Video Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C.)
Short Film Commissioned by the National Museum of Hip-Hop, NYC
Ruben Latre - Director / Melissa Levins - Producer
Harlan as CEO in Spec Johnson & Johnson Commercial
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Excerpts of Harlan at Harry Caul in "The Conversation"
Bill Hopkins, Director / FF Coppola, Writer
Excerpts from Harlan as US President in Musical 'Opening Night of the Living Dead'
Jon H. McDevitt, Director / Writer
Harlan's 2009 Reel: Excerpts from 'Community Service', 'MRS', 'Light', & 'Final Position'
Excerpts from Jean-Paul Sartre's 'No Exit': Harlan as 'The Valet'
Alexander Kurze, Director
Films (2008/ 2011 Abridged)
"Creep" (2012, pre-production), Famous Art Critic (Lead), SJ Park Productions (NYC)
"Find Yours" (2011, in production), Private Detective Agency Owner (Lead), SJ Park Productions (NYC)
"The Conductor" (2011), Hip-Hop Conductor (Lead) - Video introducing the National Museum of Hip-Hop. Ruben Latre (Director), Melissa Levins (Producer), Kipany Pictures (NYC)
"Empire" (TV Soap, 2010+) Irving Reed, Esq (Recurring Role as evil family attorney for 3 Seasons),
Greg Turner, Brian Hewson, Steve Slate (NYC)
-- Renewed for a fourth 2012 Season! Speculation that "Empire" could be a strong 2012 Emmy candidate in the
new category "Internet Soaps"! In January 2011 Empire nominated for Indie Soap Awards in 8 categories!
"High Score Massacre" (2011), Fatty Arbuckle (Lead), Alexander Stein (NYC)
"Sherry's Kitchen", Miniseries (2011), TV Show Director Bradley, (Comedy, Role of Cooking Show
Director) Sebastien "Saba" Sabatier-Curiel & Bill Hopkins (NYC)
"Bout" (2011), Boxing Match Corner Man (Supporting), Fernando de Castro (NYC)
"Philip Seymour Hoffman is..." (2010), Harlan as Philip Seymour Hoffman - Lead, Will Kempner (NYC)
"My Tears Away" (2010), Deranged Father - Lead, Seungmin Jungho Park, SVA (NYC)
"Super Sly" (2010), Congressman Johnson (Lead-A raging right-wing politician), Davy Arias (NYC)
"Another Thief" (2010), Charlie (Lead--Frustrated Literature Prof who goes on a Crime Binge), John
Sansome, Director / Sebastien Sabatier-Curiel, Producer (NYC)
“The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch” (Independent Film, 2009) Retired Businessman (Supporting), James Meredith / Lisa Hammer (NYC)
-- CMJ Film Festival (NYC) World Premiere: October 22, 2009 -- Winner BEST FEATURE FILM at CMJ Festival 2009!!! Also, Atlantic City Film Festival
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," (2009) Opening Skit , Jimmy Fallon, NBC Network (NYC)
"I, Creator" (Independent Film, 2009) The General (Lead), Mike Cervello (NYC)
"The Speechwriter" (2009) Chief Speechwriter for VP Cheney (Lead), Andres Cortes (NYC)
"Things" (2009) Doctor (Lead), Jinho Son (NYC)
"The Middle Show" Comedy Talk Show Pilot (2008), Sidekick to Host David Price, (Lead), Black20
Productions / Director Pat Driscoll (NYC)
"No Exit" / Jean-Paul Sartre (2008), The Valet (Lead), Alex Kurze (NYC)
"Opening Night of the Living Dead"(Musical/Comedy, 2008) US President (Lead), Jon H McDevitt
(NYC)
"Chicken Soup" (2008) Morty, Restauranteur/Chef (Lead), Todd Wiseman / Robby Benson (NYU)
“Final Position” (2008) Charlie Hill, Chess Master (Star), Nelson Faber (NYC)
“Community Service” (2008) Roy, Retired Firefighter / Army (Lead), Brian DeCroce (NYC)
Counter-Terrorism Training (2008) Euro-Terrorist (Co-Star), US Government / DoD / DIA (DC)
"The Tiger" (Staged Reading, 2008) Narrator, Vincent Ma (NYU/Tisch Graduate Director Program)
“Mike ‘n Ryan’s Show” (2008) U.S. President Zedd (Lead), Mike Mezzina (NYC)
“Life with Jonah” (2008) Jonah, Couch Potato (Co-Star), Peter Berkman et al (NYC)
“Can You Take a Look?” (2008) Doctor/Urologist (Co-Star), Robert J. Kubitz (NYC)
“Celebunauts” (2008) Celeb Wanabee (Lead- Improv), Todd Hill (NYC)
“Bury Me in Brooklyn” (2008) Mr. Rollins, Father (Supporting), Taylor Jordan (NYC)
“This Girl for Hire” (2008) Gary Spencer, Mafia Boss (Supporting), Carlos Cardona (NYC)
“Devout Disappointment” (2008) School Principal (Supporting), Alla Romanovsky (NYC)
“Gunk, Gook, Grime” (2008) Ted’s Father, Plumber (Supporting), Michael Brady (NYC)
“Light” (2008) Eddie, Deli Clerk (Supporting), Andy McCarthy (NYC)
“Wainy Days” Episode 20 (2008) Featured, David Wain (NYC)
-- "Wainy Days" won a Webby Award for the best Internet Comedy Series for 2008!
“Persistence of Vision” (2008) Narrator/Voice-Over, Michael De Angelis (NYC)
Theater (2009/10)
"Reality Sandwiches", Experimental Theater (Film, Choreography, Theater), Dixon Place Theater
(2010) Joey Grossfield (Director) / Stacy Grossfield (Choreographer
"Nightmare: Vampires" (Autumn 2009), Thoughtful Maniac, Vampire Security Guard, and other
roles, Manhattan's Haunted House, 35 performances
-- Production Reviewed in The New York Times October 9, 2009 (Neil Denzlinger): "...admire the craftsmanship" // "Actor enthusiasm on a scale from one
(kept looking at watch) to 10 (bit an audience member's neck): 8" // "Definitely creepy" // "Hair-raising encounters" // "Houses of the Unholy: Seasonally
Appropriate" // Time-Out: "Very enthusiastic actors"
Training & Education (2008/2011 Abridged)
School for Visual Arts (SVA), Advanced Directing (Weekly), Actor Pool, School for Visual Arts (SVA),
NYC - Continuing, 2009 - present
Kim Graham Studio, Master Classes, Kim Graham (2011)
Stella Adler School of Acting, Sense Memory, Sam Schacht (2010)
Bill Hopkins Studio, Advanced Acting for Film & TV II, Bill Hopkins, 2010 (Continuing, 1-on-1
instruction)
Stella Adler School of Acting, Adler Technique for Film, Ron Burrus (2009)
Stella Adler School of Acting, Voice & Speech for the Actor, Christa Kimlicko-Jones, 2009
Scott Powers Studio, Perfecting Emotional Technique with Camera Constraints, Mark Mann, 2009
Bill Hopkins Studio, Advanced Acting for Film & TV, Bill Hopkins, 2009
Stella Adler School of Acting, NYC/ Adler Technique, Ron Burrus, 2008
Stella Adler School of Acting, NYC/ Acting for Film & Television, Bill Hopkins, 2008
Shakespeare Theater Company/ Master Class: Advanced Improvisation, Oren Sandel, 2008
Theater Lab School for Dramatic Arts/ Techniques for Film and Television, 2008
Shakespeare Theater Company/ Master Class: Intermediate Acting (Uta Hagen Technique), 2008
Shakespeare Theater Company/ Master Class: Improvisation, Oren Sandel, 2008
Theater Lab School for Dramatic Arts/ TV & Film Scene Development, Delaney Williams. 2008
Theater Lab School for Dramatic Arts/ On-Camera Scene Study/ Monologues, Brenna McDonough, 2007
Theater Lab School for Dramatic Arts/ Monologue Presentation & Development, Michael Russotto,
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Actor for Master Class by Olympia Dukakis, NYU Tisch Graduate Program (Directing) - 11/2008
Private Coaching: Ron Burrus, Marianne Kanter, Bill Hopkins, Kim Graham
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Ph.D. / M.A. / University of Oregon
B.A./ University of California, Santa Barbara
Certificate / University of Lund (Sweden)
Commercial Training Courses
Video Game Voice-Over: Kim Graham (Judy Henderson Casting)
Audio Books Master Course: Paul Liberti
Annimation Voice-Over: Paul Liberti
On-Camera Commercial Intensive: Erica Moran / David Weinstock
TV Hosting: Leila Sbitani
Teleprompter, Earprompter, Green Screen: Robert Fass
On-Camera Commercial: Arista Baltronis
Commercial Print: Scott Powers
Advanced Voice-Over: Katheryn Ryan
Voice-Over: Ty Ford
Previous Career
Senior Foreign Affairs and National Security Advisor to the previous eight Secretaries of Defense, and Director, International Counterproliferation Programs (ICP), Department of Defense, The Pentagon, Washington, DC -- Founded, Developed and Implemented main US government WMD-related training/equipment programs in 26 nations in the Former Soviet Union, Eastern/Central Europe, Baltics, & Balkans over 12 years, including negotiating significant bilateral Treaties with these nations, and with ICP program funding at $20 million per year. Resigned 2008.
Skills
Diplomacy; Negotiating; Swedish Language; Public Speaking & Lecturing; Gourmet Cooking; Teleprompter; Earprompter; Green Screen; Ballroom Dancing, (very) Evil Laughing, Audio Books; Carpentry; Handyman Work; Antiquing; Shopping for Value(!); Trumpet (Cornet); Exotic Traveling; Creative Writing (out-of-the-box); Journalism; TV Broadcasting; Effective Brainstorming; Horseback Riding (Beginning); Fencing (beginning); Potting
Miscellaneous
Valid US Passport, Valid Drivers License, & US Government Top Secret Security Clearance
HARLAN J STRAUSS
