Whit Hertford

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Whit Hertford
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Whit Hertford in East London, England
Born (1978-11-02) November 2, 1978 (age 45)
Occupations
  • Theatre director
  • writer
  • actor

Whit Hertford (born November 2, 1978) is an American theatre director, writer, and actor.

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Film and television

Hertford began his career at an early age, most notably with his appearance in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park . [1] In 2009 and 2010, he recurred as Ross on the FOX comedy Raising Hope and as the tyrannical rival choreographer Dakota Stanley during the first season of Glee . [2] [3] Other TV credits include Psych, various appearances on Conan and as the voice of Cadet Kryze in Star Wars: The Clone Wars .

In 2009, Hertford co-founded the independent film company Sneak Attack with director Ryan Darst. Their American New Wave short and full-length films (written by Hertford) have screened at festivals in the US and Europe, including the premiere of the revenge short film Wildlife at the Cannes Film Festival (2015) in the "Short Film Corner", which is not affiliated with the Festival de Cannes Official Short Film Competition or with the main Cannes Film Festival. The "Short Film Corner" film market screens all entries that pay the required entry fee. [4] The production was shot all on location in rural Utah with co-stars Jon Heder and Lauren Lapkus. It was scored by Joshua James.

Theatre

He is the artistic director of the theatre company Riot Act, founded in the UK in 2015. [5] [6]

Filmography

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References

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  2. Stack, Tim (September 17, 2009). "'Glee' recap: Acafellas bring down the house!". EW.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. Balser, Erin; Gardner, Suzanne (2010-12-17). Don't Stop Believin': The Unofficial Guide to Glee. ECW Press. ISBN   978-1-55490-894-3.
  4. "Rendez-vous Industry 2021 > ON-SITE & ONLINE". Short Film Corner. Cinéma de Demain. April 8, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  5. "Artistic Director". riotacttheatre. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  6. "In Conversation with Riot Act's Whit Hertford on "Versions"". www.thecourtyard.org.uk. Courtyard Theatre. Archived from the original on 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2020-04-08.