Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Began acting in 1998 after being asked to act in an industrial training video on domestic violence response and courtroom testimony which was produced by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office and the Network of Victim Assistance.
While on set, the director encouraged him to pursue acting.
He then began taking acting lessons in both Philadelphia and New York City for both scene study and comedy improvisation.
Inspired by a real serial killer: A disgraced detective on the trail of a serial killer and a group of student filmmakers cross paths at a Halloween fright farm in the dead of winter.
The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.