Macy Anne Johnson has been a Dallas actor since her middle school theatre dork days. After a brief intermission to Waco to receive her BFA in Theatre Performance from Baylor, Macy is back and excited to do what she loves most.
Macy’s passion for voiceover began in high school. While sneakily checking her phone in English class, she found out she landed her first role. Following that first job in the game SMITE, the acting bug has refused to leave her system. Since then, she’s played Shikimori in Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie, Swindler in Akudama Drive, Yuka in the live action dub of Ultraman Z, as well as characters in the anime Hell’s Paradise, Spy X Family, and One Piece.
Macy loves to write stories and bake cakes. An animal lover, she’s always petting cats, playing with her tiny pet snake, or pointing out cute squirrels through car windows.
Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Jake Ryan is a professional actor with experience both on stage and in film. Jake has always had a knack for entertaining and story-telling, but it wasn’t until he joined his high school theatre program that he realized his passion for acting. He dreamed of being an actor, but he put that aside to attend Texas Tech University. Once he was done there, he decided to pursue acting fully and got involved in the film scene in Austin. He started working in 2019 and has since booked roles in television, a made-for-television movie, independent and short films, and multiple commercials. He loves the opportunity to get to explore his creative side in front of the camera and the rush of being on a set. He has experience with improv, stage combat, horseback riding, weapons, and stunts. He is most often cast in villain roles but he hopes to one day get the opportunity to play the hero.
Mira was born in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. at the age of 7. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Acting from the University of Northern Colorado, where she developed a diverse set of skills through extensive onstage and camera work training. Mira has performed in regional theaters in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Denver. In addition to her acting experience, she plays several musical instruments and is skilled in singing and dancing. Mira is deeply committed to her craft and consistently brings her best artistic expression to every role she undertakes.
Johnny Reno has been performing as a musician and an actor for over thirty years. After studying acting for two years with Adam Rourke at the Film Actors Lab, Johnny made his theatrical stage debut at the Dallas Shakespeare Festival’s production of Two Gentlemen of Verona. The production featured a contemporary music score that Johnny was commissioned to write for the play. He landed film roles in Sin City, Planet Terror, Roadracers, Spy Kids (Robert Rodriguez), True Stories (David Byrne), Waiting for Guffman (Christopher Guest), and 1870 Texas (William Booth). His national television acting credits include Melrose Place (Fox), To Serve and Protect (CBS), The Chris Isaak Show (Showtime), and Elysian Fields (CBS). Johnny is best known for his work as a musician and composer. In addition to singing and playing saxophone with his own band, he has released five albums of music and toured and recorded worldwide with Many other artists. He was the music director and on camera bandleader for the multi-episode Paula Poundstone Show (HBO). His original music has been featured in films, such as From Dusk Til Dawn, Sin City, Suicide Kings, Behind Enemy Lines, Dead Man on Campus, Roadracers and Spy Kids. His television music credits include ER, Bones, Dawson’s Creek, Entourage, Third Watch, Vanished, Homicide, and Melrose Place.
Celina Goetti is a half Swiss/half Singaporean actress that has been cast in a variety of new media projects and films that have made their mark across the film festival circuit. She was part of the main cast in The Late Bird, which was nominated for Best Acting Ensemble and she received an Audience Choice Award during San Diego Film Week for her leading role in Wonderland Syndrome. In addition to her experience as a theatrical actress, she also has commercial work experience and has honed in on her natural flair for comedy, by undergoing improv training. Her coach and mentor is 2 Time SAG Award-Winning and Emmy Nominated Actor, Geoffrey Blake.
Before transitioning to acting, Celina grew up competing on the International Tennis Federation Junior Circuit. She represented Singapore at multiple prestigious international tennis tournaments and competed amongst the top junior players in the world.
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.
Aaron Napier 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.
Nikita Patel, often likened to Sade and Karisma Kapoor with the personality of Minnie Driver, was born in Wolverhampton & raised in London. She grew up speaking Gujarati in her home and understands Hindi. Her acting journey began almost a decade ago and combined with her integrity, drive, determination, and continuous training, has given her countless opportunities in her career. She’s worked with celebrities such as Dianna Agron and Erika Christensen, and she’s also appeared in national and worldwide commercials. She’s highly proficient in Improv, Teleprompter work, and embraces her natural ability for being a Spokesperson for ‘A Healthy You’. She is also extremely passionate about Daily Skin Care Habits and Dancing, particularly Bollywood and Salsa, and she’s also learning Bachata and all kinds of Ballroom dancing. She has even tried Pole dancing! Nikita’s ethnically ambiguous look allows her to be incredibly versatile in film, television, commercials, and print work. She has a natural ability to bring humour to any moment, be it dry, dark or over the top – she’ll bring it! When not acting, Nikita is a happy mum of a pretty cool teenager, two sweet well behaved dogs and is a small business owner. She has traveled to several countries and experienced many different cultures. She is enthused by CrossFit & Yin Yoga (she starts off with a 3 min headstand daily!)