John Backstrom
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John Backstrom

Writer/Director/Actor/Producer in Brooklyn, NY, He/Him/His

Wrote & directed my first scripted narrative film; excited to make more :)

7 months ago

About

🎭 SAG-AFTRA Eligible
🕺 Height: 5' 9"     Weight: 155     Eyes: Blue     Hair: Brown/Curly
💽 REEL: youtu.be/NbyXSFcnPmY
🎞 IMDb: imdb.com/name/nm3431747/
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Projects

Ongoing
GALLERY: Headshots
Ongoing
GALLERY: Personality
Ongoing
SPECIAL SKILLS

Meisner Technique, Improv, Contemporary Movement, Devised Work, Clown, Neutral Mask, Stage Combat: Unarmed, Stage Combat: Longsword, Martial Arts, Accents/Dialects, Impressions, Voiceover, Rap, Fine Arts, Yoga, Skateboard, Bicycle, Swimming, Motorcycle, Archery, Firearms, Horseback Riding, Cooking, Media Specialty: Video Games, Teleprompter

Ongoing
CREDITS
2023

Short Film
Director & Co-Writer

2023
Hotel 112

Pilot
Supporting
Dir.: Nicole Gomez Fisher

2023

Short Film
Supporting
Dir.: Ilaria Malvezzi

2023

Feature Film
Supporting
Dir.: Al Padilla

2023

One-Act Play
Supporting
Dir.: Melissa Aquiles

2023

Pilot
Supporting
Dir.: Boris Schaarschmidt

2023

Short Film Treatment
Supporting
Dir.: Frankie Turiano

2023

Short Film
Lead
Dir.: Patrícia Colmenero

2023
Caerus

Short Film
Co-Star
Dir.: Yuqiao Peng

2023

Opera/Film/Ballet
Co-Star
Dir.: Guillermo Laporta

2023
Scrambled

Short Film
Lead
Dir.: Lily Comerfield

2022

Short Film
Co-Star
Dir.: Terry McFadden & Steve Sacavitch

2022

Two-Act Play
Principal
Dir.: Katie Toledo

2022

Short Film
Lead
Dir.: Wayne Phillips

2022

Feature Film
Co-Star
Dir.: Dylan Brannigan

2022

Devised Live Performance
Performer/Co-Deviser
Dir.: Nate Flower, Mackian Bauman, Ensemble

2021

Music Video
Co-Star
Dir.: Itenji

2021

Feature Film
Supporting
Dir.: Jeremiah Kipp

2020

Short Film
Co-Star
Dir.: Jordan L. Sims

2020

Feature Film
Supporting
Dir.: Dana H. Glazer

2019

Music Video
Co-Star
Dir.: Frank Turiano

2019
Shattered S3E8

Television
Supporting
Dir.: Colin Herlihy

2019

Short Film
Supporting, Co-Producer
Dir.: Samantha Michelle

2018

Short Film
Lead
Dir.: Andre Douglas

Education

2020 — 2022
Brooklyn, NY

Award: Notable Student of the Semester (Spring ’22)
Meisner Acting / Terry Knickerbocker
Movement /
Nate Flower, Kana Sato, Mackian Bauman, Julia Crockett
Alexander Technique / Belinda Mello
Stage Combat / J. David Brimmer
Voice / Matthew Dudley
V.O. / Andy Roth
Clown / Justin Cimino
Neutral Mask / Shelley Wyant
Theatre History & Script Analysis / Pandora Scooter

2019 — 2020
New York City

Trained with Mike Brown, Ali Farahnakian, and Matt Higgins.

2006 — 2010
Seattle, WA

Specialized in Video Art

Contact

Instagram