I am a character actor looking for non-union paid work. I Direct Fusion Film Academy www.fusionfilmacademy.com and am a graduate of the Compass Arts Film Academy back in 2000 http://compassfilmacademy.com/home. Some of the work I have done with students in our introduction to basic film classes can viewed at http://www.youtube.com/user/fusion2311

JADON S. FOWLER  jadonfowler@yahoo.com

(616) 819-9968  

Character range 20 to 35         

Height – 6’ 1”                                Weight – 170 to 180lbs      

Hair – Brown                                 Eyes – Brown

Nationality – Italian, French, English

Impressions and Accents 

Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Sean Connery, Jimmy Stewart, Jack Nicholson, Fagin Cockney English, Hamlet Kings English, Jewish, Canadian, Midwest, deep south, Georgia, Texas,  Hispanic, NY Italian, fluent Jamaican Patwa, American urban slang, ebonics, sports broadcaster, news reporter, Mr. Miyagi, Frank Rizzo, Saul Rosenberg, Matthew McConaughey, Rolf – German, Uncle Homer – country man. And others.

Professional Work Experience

Theater

King                            Cinderella                     Creations Theater

Grandfather                  Heidi                            Creations Theater

Fagin                            Oliver Twist                  Creations Theater

Rolf                              Sound of Music            Grand Rapids Civic                  30 local shows

Scarecrow                    Wizard of Oz                Afterword Productions

Boolie                          Driving Ms. Daisy         Afterword Productions             National tour

Uncle Homer                Charlottes Web            Creations Theater

Judas Iscariot               Passion of Christ           Word of Life                            National tour

George Bailey   It’s a Wonderful Life     Creations Theater

Thomas Carrisford        Secret Garden              Center Stage                            Dinner Theater

Commercials

BOB Promo commercial                                   Guy out on the town

Grooters Productions                                       Stock footage

Grooters Productions                            Jesus on a cross

Compass Arts – Mel Trotter Mission                Homeless man

Compass Arts Film Academy               Business man in meeting

Amway training video                           Corporate trainee

Comcast Diabetes ad shown nationally Non-speaking role 

Modeling

Contracted with Divine Models and Talent

BMI – Independent Film Advertisement cover model

Fusion Salon – Fashion Show runway model

Compass Outreach Media – Homeless man

Compass Outreach Media – Knight in shining armor

Discovery House Publishers – Our Daily Bread cover model

Film and television

“Sixty-One”                  HBO                            Directed by Billy Crystal

“Jamaica Irie Loco”      Documentary                Writer/Director Actor – Jadon S. Fowler         

“Good Neighbor”         Music video                 Producer

Short film remake of Karate Kid                       Director / Actor

Short film remake of Sandlot                             Director / Voice over

Original TV series Martin In Between    Writer / Director / Actor

Original TV series MatGyver is the son of MacGyver who lives in GR and travels abroad as a special operations agent who picks up where his Dad left off.

Karate Kid, Sandlot, and Martin In Between are shown nationally on the Live Wire public access network, youtube.com and locally on GRTV CH. 24 in Michigan.

Accomplishments

Curse of the starving class – By Sam Shepard

First place winner in district Forensics competition – Dramatic Interpretation

First place winner in regional Forensics competition – Dramatic Interpretation

Second place in state finals at Western MI University - Dramatic Interpretation

Studied Shakespeare and Stanislavsky’s method of acting in Long Island, NY with Derek DeCambra former director of the NY Metro opera.

Instructor for the Wealthy St. Community Media Center – Method Acting for beginners

Instructor for the Forest Hills Community Education program – Lights…Camera…Action

Classic Film Review

Actors Studio