Honored to be the Canadian of the Month for June! Almost in time for Canada Day 🇨🇦
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Thanks for stopping by to read my blog! Who has a blog anyway? Barely me. At this point, I usually only think to post once a year or so, so I appreciate the support. To keep this short, I updated my commercial reel to include the fun and amazing spot I filmed for Petco / Purina. I auditioned for this spot and charmed the casting directors with my ease around dogs. I booked it and we filmed overnight at a Petco in San Diego. The shoot was great, and I enjoyed watching everybody work on this major production, including my four-legged co-stars. But behind the scenes, my own dog was in declining health. She sadly passed away a few months after we filmed the commercial (in that nebulous time between which you shoot a commercial, and it's finally released). So this commercial is a bittersweet reminder of those times. I'll always remember it as the commercial that Babs helped me book. Howdy y'all. Happy Holidays and thanks for reading my blog. Earlier this year I booked the lead role in a commercial for San Francisco, where I explore the city starting with a scenic drive across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Watch it Here or on my Commercial Reel. I also starred in a short film called “Grieve a Little,” which is about to make its film festival rounds. You can find a clip from it at the beginning of my Theatrical Reel. Cheers to the past year and bring on the New Year!  I updated my acting reel with new material, including original scenes written and produced by Kill the Pig Productions. Scroll down for some behind the scenes photos! Thanks to Jonathan Cocco for cinematography, and Jamie Miller for sound recording. Another big thank you to my scene partners Irish Giron and Moses.
It's been months since everything shut down, including the travel and hosting industry. So why not take this time to update my hosting reel for the flood of work to come! This edit still has my favorite clips from Hawaii, Florida, Little Rock and Chicago, and some new additions from Simon Properties. Enjoy! Film in Colour is Live! And I'm honored to be featured alongside some of Canada's great talent. Many thanks to actor/playwright Norman Yeung for putting me in touch. Find out more below. "Film in Colour is a tool for Canadian filmmakers who identify as visible minorities. This includes Directors, Writers, Producers, Editors, Cinematographers, and other crew members of all levels of experience. Our goal is to provide a much-needed hub to organize and advocate for greater inclusion of visible minorities, specifically in Canadian films and television shows which despite relying on government funding. have been unmotivated to proportionately support filmmakers of colour."  Actor Tyler Ham Pong shares his story with Rob Flores. Topics included; being a fan of professional wrestling, life growing up in Canada, moving to California to achieve his dream career, starting his own production company Kill the Pig Productions and much more.
So much fun making this short in 72 hours! And it was such a surprise to win the Best Actor Award and the Grand Prize. The theme this year was "Balancing Act." So on this note, I decided to make a film that takes place in a profession which is often criticized of being out-of-touch, the world of professional wrestling. But it was also an awesome excuse to make a larger-than-life character in a fish-out-of-water story.
Many thanks to my team Jamie Miller, Christian T. Chan, Nate Timmerman and Gina Arnone, as well as the Asian American Film Lab, Asian CineVision and The 72 Hour Film Shootout. 
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