Houston's Best Up and Coming Actors
by wrightoilequipment | created - 16 Mar 2013 | updated - 16 Mar 2013 | PublicNo Particular Order
1. Lew Temple
Actor | The Devil's Rejects
Lew Temple was born October 2, 1967 and is an American film actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Axel on "The Walking Dead," the character of Ned Oldham in the action adventure thriller, "Unstoppable" which also starred Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson; directed by Tony Scott,...
2. Brittany Djie
Actress | 25 and Married
Brittany Djie is an actress and producer, known for 25 and Married (2012) and Bright Ideas.
3. Mayra Leal
Actress | Machete
Mayra Leal is a Latina cinema artist of Mexican and El Salvadorian descent, born in Houston, Texas. The University of Houston Communications and Mathematics graduate has discovered a passion for film, TV and digital media and is garnering the attention of veteran producers, directors, business ...
4. Cory Hart
Actor | Osprey
Cory Hart is an actor, known for Osprey (2017), Army Wives (2007) and Nashville (2012).
5. Patrick Sane
Actor | Breaking Bad
Patrick Sane is an actor and producer, known for Breaking Bad (2008), Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) and Sugar Mountain (2016).
6. Damon Rexroad
Actor | Fore!
Damon Rexroad started acting at the age of 12 in community theater but most of his young life was spent juggling acting with sports having been a former Jr. Olympics Gold Medalist and World Bench Press Champion as well as a red shirt freshman full back at the University of Houston before being ...
7. Kerry Beyer
Actor | Killing Mr. Right
Kerry Beyer is an accomplished actor, writer and director, having worked with some of film's greatest talents. He's starred alongside Michael Biehn in the horror film Jacob, fought Chuck Norris in Walker Texas Ranger, and narrated the award winning audio book for the Disney movie Holes, starring ...
8. Alexandra Mauro
Actress | More Than Human
Alexandra Mauro is an actress, known for More Than Human (2013), Hell of a Night (2019) and Captured (2018).
9. Gene Bolton
Actor | Two for the Money
Gene Bolton is an actor, known for Two for the Money (2005), BorderCross (2017) and The Waiter (2010).
10. John Lansch
Actor | Pacino Is Missing
John Lansch is known for his work on Pacino Is Missing (2002), Rogue Strike (2014) and Killing Mr. Right (2014).
11. Romen L. McPherson
Actor | Unhinged
Romen McPherson is a true artistic performer in every sense of the word. His deep passion and vast array of talents have rewarded him with joy and accomplishment, always pushing for more, to discover more, to learn more, to be more, to share more. He is a multi-talented musician and a college ...
12. Werner Richmond
Actor | Last Holiday
Werner Richmond is an actor, known for Last Holiday (2006), Fore! (2013) and The Chase (1994).
13. Erin Elizabeth Reed
Actress | Joe
Erin Elizabeth Reed was born in Wharton, Texas, the oldest of four children. Her parents moved the growing family to the nearby town of East Bernard, Texas, when Erin was six to take advantage of the education system there. Although she'd performed sporadically in recitals and plays as a child, she...
14. Allison Keogh
Actress | Tomboys
Allison Keogh is known for her work on Tomboys (2011), Seed (2015) and Caroline (2018).
15. AnnMarie Giaquinto
Actress | Nightmare Wedding
AnnMarie was born and raised in Connecticut, where her dream of becoming an actress and performing at the historic Shubert Theater in New Haven first began. She enjoyed doing plays and was voted "Most Dramatic" by her classmates in her senior year of high school. She attended Endicott College, in ...
16. Chad Thackston
Actor | Killing Mr. Right
Chad Thackston is known for his work on Killing Mr. Right (2014), Dawn of the Crescent Moon (2014) and Osprey (2017).
18. Joe Grisaffi
Actor | Laughing Boy
Joe Grisaffi is an actor and award-winning director from Houston, Texas. The films he has directed include Laughing Boy, Dead of Knight, Conjoined, and Lars the Emo Kid. Films Grisaffi has appeared in include Doll Factory, The Haunted Trailer and the upcoming Gem of the Rainforest and In a Madman's...
19. Rick Olvera
Actor | Chase
Rick Olvera is an actor, known for Chase (2010), Caveman Theory (2011) and Lavender Man (2011).
20. Teri Medina Galvan
Actress | Good After Bad
Teri Medina Galvan is a writer and actress, known for More Than Enough (2017), Scandal Made Me Famous (2016) and A Broken Hart.
21. Troy Parker
Actor | The Gifted
Born in Texas, 1968, Troy has been acting since 2012. He attended College on Athletic and Academic Scholarship then went on to serve in the U.S. ARMY. Troy discovered acting in his mid 40's and has loved it ever since! He has relocated to the Atlanta market, where he continues to chase the dream!
22. Jacqueline King-Howell
Actress | I Love You Phillip Morris
Jacqueline King-Howell is an actress and director, known for I Love You Phillip Morris (2009), Carl[a] (2011) and The Closer (2015).
23. Matthew Carter
Actor | Dropa
Matthew Carter has spent the last twenty years in theatre and film. Following his MFA in Acting at the Theatre School at DePaul University, he has appeared on stage internationally, in film and commercials. He most recently portrayed the role of Jasper Hawkins in the supernatural thriller "Backroad...
24. Spiral Jackson
Actor | The Other Side of Sanity
Spiral Jackson was born on June 6, 1986 in Texas City, Texas, USA as Kenneth Lee Jackson Jr. He is an actor and producer, known for The Other Side of Sanity (2011), Heat in Vegas (2013) and Heat in Vegas (2012).
25. Lauren Galley
Actress | Garage Band: The Mini-Musical
Lauren Galley, a native Houstonian born January 10, 1995 quickly found her love for acting in film after years of theater productions in various community theaters in Texas and Maine. Lauren also took her acting skills and formed a positive mentorship for young girls through her non-profit ...
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