After moving back to the states from Puerto Rico, the native Houstonian made a name for herself in the short film world. She’s a Spanish speaker who loves Caribbean cuisine and Latin music. She is also a radio show host and teaches Kickboxing, Pilates, and Yoga during the day. Every year you can catch her dressed up at Comic Con or RenFest. The highlight of her career in 2023 was her Off-Broadway debut of the original stage play, sTrapped by award-winning playwright Bryan-Keyth Wilson, at Playwright’s Horizon. She was fortunate to be part of the original cast, which premiered in Houston for World AIDS Day in December of 2022. Halloween is her favorite holiday, so ask her about her favorite short or who she can’t wait to meet at Texas Frightmare Weekend. Say hello to your new favorite final girl!

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Jamal holds an MFA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and a BA from Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. After years of working in Los Angeles and New Orleans, Jamal has permanently relocated to Dallas.
Most notable among Jamal’s screen work (which includes a host of films, television shows and commercials) are his performances in the television series 10-8 and American Dreams, as well as multiple Dallas-based television series such as Prison Break, Chase and Dallas.
Mr. Sterling has appeared on stage in several productions in the DFW area including as Rooftop in Our Lady of 121st Street (Kitchen Dog Theater), Smalls in A Soldier’s Play (African American Rep.), Aaron in Titus Andronicus (Kitchen Dog Theater and Shakespeare Dallas), Willie in Diamond Dick: The Tulsa Race Riots of 1921 (The Green Zone), Henry in Race (Kitchen Dog Theater), Medgar Evers in Mississippi Goddamn (South Dallas Cultural Center), and a host of others, including Dr. Gibbs in Our Town (Dallas Theater Center).
Jamal resides in Plano, TX with his wife Nicole and daughter India. He is a proud company member of Kitchen Dog Theater.

Elisa Meléndez is a Dallas-based actor and singer by way of Los Angeles, Miami, and her Puerto Rican hometown, where childhood afternoons at her mother’s advertising agency gave her a unique fondness and skill for commercial acting. Shortly after moving to Miami, FL, she developed a passion for singing and songwriting. Her experiences as a rock singer along with her lifelong love of video games merged to guide her academic research on gender, representation, and music games—earning her a Ph.D. in Comparative Sociology in 2018. Elisa took her findings to the classroom and the video game industry, where she developed her warm, educational voice while also discovering a love for video game character acting and audiobook narration along the way. You can hear her most recently as villainess Tyreen Calypso in Borderlands 3 and narrating as Indir in Lizz Huerta’s The Lost Dreamer.

Richard Sanderson is a British actor whose career spans stage, screen, and voiceover on both sides of the Atlantic. Trained at the renowned Poor School in London’s King’s Cross, Richard honed his craft touring Europe for years with the celebrated touring company Theatre Set-Up, performing Shakespeare’s Cymbeline and The Merchant of Venice, among others. His film career reached new heights with a role in Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning blockbuster Dunkirk (2017), and he has since appeared in On Wings of Eagles alongside Joseph Fiennes and in Netflix’s Medal of Honor. An accomplished voice artist, Richard brought to life the legendary Captain Fegen in the award-winning audio drama Unsinkable, starring alongside Brian Cox and John Malkovich. He also provided British character voices for the globally acclaimed video game Street Fighter 6.

Cory Phillips has been acting in film and media since 2010. He got his start in acting with improv, and has since trained at Second City and performed in well over 1,000 shows. He has studied and developed his craft which has led to many wonderful projects. Cory has experience in on-camera acting, voice-over, martial arts, comedy, teleprompter, hosting and MC. He was the lead in a 400-plus-episode kids show and two Lionsgate films (“Ghoster” and “The Fantastic Pet”). He had his first SAG role in the hit series “The Chosen,” and you can hear his voice in over 100 anime titles with Crunchyroll. Cory loves acting and all things nerd. He has made guest appearances at hundreds of Cons across the nation and loves interacting with fans. When he is not working, he is riding his motorcycle or playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Aaron Martin was born in East Nashville, TN. He spent most of his life in Nashville and Knoxville, but in 2012, needed a change of scenery and he and his dog Charlie moved to Denton, TX.  A good thing, as this is where he fell smack-dab into theatre and found his love for acting.

His uncanny ability with dialects, along with a photographic memory, makes memorizing text, dialogue, and scripts come naturally to him. He’s got a few impressions in his toolkit as well (Brando), so he can pull that out for a quick ice-breaker.

Aaron is most recently known for his work in “Harsh Treatment” by Jonathan Paul/Josh Gilbert, and “The Last Whistle” (2019) by Rob Smat.

He may have started his acting career a little later in life, but Aaron quickly found that on stage and in front of the camera is where he was always meant to be.

Cheyenne Haynes is a Dallas based actress and writer. She has experience both onstage and on camera, and her latest credit was The Importance of Being Earnest at Stage West. She is a fanatic about learning different foreign accents and dialects and challenged herself in college to learn 12 in one semester. A big fan of learning new things, she credits herself as being a quick study. She is also a writer for the sketch comedy troupe: The Folding Chairs Sketch Comedy. Her biggest goal in her personal life as well as her career is to create art that matters, which leads her to give her all and commit fully in every project she does. She obtained her B.A. from West Texas A&M University.

Gail has been “Screen Mom ” to the stars, including Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Sorbo, Ethan Hawke, Carrie Preston and Mike Chiklis.  She’s been honored by the USA Film Fest for her achievements and won laurels at the Louisiana Film Prize, New Orleans Film Fest and Sundance 2024. She’s played Eleanor Roosevelt, a mob boss, a dog and everything in between. Gail was born in Pennsylvania, grew up in New Jersey, studied in Ohio and then headed west where she raised a family and a lot of ruckus, usually onstage. She has a list of things she’d still love to do: own a horse, drive a big-rig, master Italian, play the ukulele and still find time to walk her dogs and go to the gym. She looks forward to what’s next, where it will take her and what ground it will break.

Aaron Campbell is a voice over artist, on-camera actor, and storyteller. He’s been acting both on stage, on camera, and driving his parents nuts with voice impressions since he was a young boy. He’s been featured in local, national, and international commercials. A VO-boothaholic, Aaron has worked numerous animated TV shows and films, and enjoys every second he spends in front of the mic. He holds a Masters degree in Acting from Southern Methodist University, and two Bachelors Degrees from Drury University in Springfield, MO. Before moving to Dallas, Aaron spent three years working as an On Camera Reporter and Main Anchor for KRBK.

Bailey Alexander Lewis was born in Carrollton, TX. After graduating from The University of North Texas with a B.A. in Theatre Arts with a concentration in performance, he dove into acting full time. He joined Flatbread Films, a film production company based in the DFW metroplex, where he gained further experience in front of and behind the camera. He booked various roles in theatre, film, and commercial work. He also attends ongoing acting classes to keep his skills sharp.  When performing, he values realism and strives to find the truth in each character he portrays. He can be the straight man, your loyal best friend, or a menacing villain. Noteworthy skills of his include quick memorization, teleprompter and ear prompter proficiency, fifteen years of playing guitar, and thirteen years of playing drums. Bailey loves what he does and looks forward to every project.