Rich Sommer
Sommer returned to Cleveland in 2008 to teach a master class at the Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House graduate program. He earned an MFA in the program in 2004. Sommer planned his future in improv comedy during his Play House days. He has performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe, but the bulk of his career has been in television and film. Sommer's career is a fulfillment of a childhood dream. He was born in Toledo, and lived in Rocky River and Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio). When he was eight his family moved to Stillwater, Minnesota and graduated from Stillwater Area High School in 1996 and went on to study theater at Concordia College in Moorhead. He did odd jobs and improv after graduating from college, but wanted to act full time. He saw an ad in a theater magazine about the Cleveland Play House graduate program and applied. He and his wife, Virginia Donohoe Sommer, met as graduate students. The couple moved to New York in 2004, married the following year and moved to Los Angeles in 2007. Virginia Sommer is a full-time mom to the couple's two children (Beatrice c. 2007 and Patrick Ryan, August 31, 2010). At the start of his career, he wished for one legacy job -- something to tell the grandchildren about. With 'Mad Men' he has that.
Rich Sturdevant
Rich Sturdevant is known for Suicide Is Easy (2009), Envisage (2016) and The Green Room (2016).
Rich Swingle
Rich Swingle has performed and/or taught on six continents, in 39 nations and in hundreds of venues, mostly with a dozen one-man plays he has written or helped develop: A Clear Leading, Big Fish Little Worm, The Revelation, The Acts, Alien Immigration Training, Views of the Manger, Five Bells for 9/11, Journey to the Garden, Paradise Lost, God of Hope, Shepherds Reflect on the 23rd Psalm, and Beyond the Chariots, which he's performed Off-Broadway, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (the largest arts festival in the world), in LA, Toronto, Hong Kong, Shangai, Transylvania, and in Beijing, Vancouver, Singapore and London while those cities hosted the Olympics. Rich has been immersed in the life of Eric Liddell since 2000 when Liddell's niece Peggy Judge gave him a tour of the Eric Liddell Centre in Edinburgh, where he pored through family photos and out-of-print biographies. The Edinburgh Fringe performances were in the lunch room where Eric Liddell ate his meals at the University of Edinburgh. It was transformed into a theatre space, and it was 100m from Liddell's dorm room and 100m from McEwan Hall, where Liddell graduated. Rich's performances have also taken him to Le Stade de Colombes in Paris, where Liddell broke the world record, and to Tientsin, China, and a track Liddell designed, the home where he lived and a church where he preached. He's interviewed people that remember Liddell on four continents, including all three of Liddell's daughters, two of his wife's siblings, one of his students, and numerous people who were interned with him in China. Rich was a writer for the documentary Olympic Hero in China: The Eric Liddell Story, for which he recorded the English narration. He is working on turning some of his one-man plays into feature films. Rich has lived in New York City since 1993, where he's acted in a number of productions, film, radio, and CD-ROM. He has been featured in 21 movies, most notably the lead role of Frederich Lehman in Indescribable, the lead role of Mitchell Little in Providence, the featured role of Dr. Bonneville in Beyond the Mask, the featured role of Claud in the award-winning A Christmas Snow, the principal role of Coach Sean Ryan in For the Glory, and the featured role of Sheriff Hanson in the award-winning Pawn's Move, the featured role of John Gray in In His Steps, the featured role of a land speculator in Alone Yet Not Alone, Hollywood director Forrest Woods in The Screenwriters, a quirky clerk in Christmas Grace, a lead in the short film Settled, the featured role of Dr. Bonneville in Beyond the Mask, the featured role of a land speculator in Polycarp: Destroyer of Gods, the featured role of a homeless man in Confessions of a Prodigal Son, the featured role of a newscaster in Creed of Gold, and the featured role of Nigel Livengood in Princess Cut. For the complete lineup visit www.IMDb.me/RichSwingle and www.RichDrama.com/Films. In the "audio movie" The Dragon and the Raven (www.RichDrama.com/TheDragonAndTheRaven) he performed three featured roles and one principle in a cast with John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings, Beyond the Mask), Helen George (Call the Midwife), and John Bell (The Hobbit). He and Brian Deacon (Jesus in The Jesus Film) played brothers. For the Beginners Bible video series, distributed by Sony Wonder, he did 20 roles including Jesus, Adam, and the Serpent. He performed as The Apostle Paul for CD and DVD in God of Hope. He played the narrator and all other roles in Paradise Lost, which was featured at the International Double Reed Conference. He recorded two projects related to the September 11th attacks: Crossing Barriers and Stage Shadows. He has performed voice-overs and on-screen roles in several commercials. He originated the roles of Simonides and Pontius Pilate in the musical Judah Ben-Hurin Singapore, and he performed five poems by George Herbert at The Kennedy Center. Rich has co-directed with John Kirby (acting coach on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, DéJà Vu, Count of Monte Cristo) on Tartuffe and Our Town, during which Rich performed the role of the Stage Manager, and The Miracle Worker. He worked with Patricia Mauceri (Broadway: Othello with James Earl Jones, film: Don Juan de Marco with Johnny Depp and TV: One Life to Live) to direct The Crucible, The Jeweler's Shop by Pope John Paul II, Twelve Angry Jurors, and Much Ado About Nothing. The last three plays were performed in Theatre 315, and Off-Broadway space. Rich's shorter works have shared the stage with numerous musicians including Margaret Becker, Bob Carlisle, The Martins and Fernando Ortega. Rich was on the planning committee for Media and Arts at the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Cape Town, South Africa, and he is on the board of Christians in Theatre Arts, through which he was selected as a leader and Featured Dramatist for CITA to the Nations, a trip to Jordan and Israel in which he taught, directed, performed and organized others to do the same for students in Amman, Jordan. Then they performed biblical sketches where they took place in Jordan and Israel. Rich is a Freedom Finder for Graceworks, helping presenters in a variety of fields overcome stage fright and connect with their audiences through seminars and project coaching. He has performed and/or taught workshops in 50 colleges and universities, including his alma mater, George Fox University (rated the number one Christian college in the US by Forbes and US News and World Report), University of Memphis, Namseoul University in Korea, Singapore Bible College, Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary in the Philippines, and Africa Nazarene University. Each spring he teaches a workshop at Princeton University. Rich also spoke at the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action, hosted by the Harvard University chapter of Christian Union. He received his master's degree in theatre from Hunter College, where he studied under Eric Bentley--who was a student of C. S. Lewis--Tina Howe (playwriting), Patricia Sternberg (sociodrama)--a student of sociodrama's inventor, Jacob L. Moreno--and Jerome Coopersmith (screenwriting)--screenwriter for An American Christmas Carol and many of the original Hawaii Five-O episodes. For more photos visit www.RichDrama.com/Photos. 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Rich Talarico
Rich Talarico is an American Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning writer and producer, best known for his work on Comedy Central's Key and Peele. He has also written and produced Review also for Comedy Central, Mad TV, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and more. Rich is one third of the improvisational group Dasariski and performs regularly at IO West Theater in Hollywood.
Rich Tamalavitch II
Rich Tamalavitch II is known for The Eighth Circle (2018), 60 Seconds to Di3 (2021) and Dysphagia (2018).
Rich Ting
Actor Rich Ting was born in Los Angeles, California and is a 4th generation Asian American. Growing up as an athlete, Ting played collegiate football at Yale University while earning a B.A, and then went on to achieve a dual J.D./M.B.A. degree. Soon after achieving his scholastic goals, he realized that he needed to switch careers and pursue his passion for the entertainment industry and, specifically, as an actor. Ting got his first big break when he was cast in the TV series, Beyond the Break. He began appearing in guest star roles on major hit shows such as NCIS: Los Angeles, Supergirl, and Chicago P.D. He split his time between the U.S. and Asia for several years after being cast in the lead role of "Xon Sa Ma" in the historic film, Huyen Su Thien Do, and on the Korean drama television series Iris. His determination and work ethic landed him a role in the blockbuster film Lone Survivor opposite Mark Wahlberg as well as on Salt alongside Angelina Jolie. He is also seen performing stunts as a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do in G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, The Green Hornet, Gamer, and Crank 2: High Voltage. In 2018, Ting was cast as the iconic character 'Bolo' in the Cinemax drama series Warrior, a television series inspired by the writings and work of Bruce Lee. He can also be seen in Paramount Network's Waco alongside Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch. In 2019, Ting was unforgettable on Amazon's Season 4 of the critically-acclaimed The Man in the High Castle as 'Captain Iijima', a driven, ambitious young detective in the Japanese Kempeitai. In 2020, Ting played 'Li Chang', a Chinese-American, boyish, athletic, smart, and successful devoted dad to a baby girl from China on the CBS series Tommy. In 2021, Ting was given the lead role of 'Detective Daniel Kwan' in Unborn, an original feature film for the streaming service TUBI. Ting also played 'Bill Chang', one of the leads in the feature film, Pan American. Additionally, Ting had his animation debut as the lead character of 'Habu Joji' in Netflix's recently acquired Japanese animation feature, The Summit of the Gods. Some of his other voice over credits include other Netflix projects, including All of Us are Dead where he plays the lead; the Chinese fantasy thriller, Dynasty Warriors where he has the starring role as 'Liu Bei'; and the character of 'Mu-Jin Choi' in the Korean thriller drama series, My Name. In 2022, Ting has been cast for recurring roles on CBS's Magnum PI as 'Taro 'Tower' Tamaguchi', Netflix's Partner Track as 'Carter Min', and Apple's Hello Tomorrow as 'Hikaru Makoto'. He will also be seen on FX's The Old Man opposite Jeff Bridges on the streaming service Hulu. Ting also shows his versatility in the spaghetti Western feature film, No Name and Dynamite, where he plays the lead character of 'Dynamite Davenport'. Ting currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to working in film and television, he's still active in the martial arts world, loves to travel to exotic places, and is a true foodie at heart.
Rich Tretheway
Rich Tretheway is known for Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009), Villanelle (2012) and Erebus (2014).
Rich Vogt
Rich Vogt is known for Notorious Nick (2021) and 616 Wilford Lane (2021).
Rich Volkening
Rich Volkening is known for Mansfield Path (2009), Franny Kruugerr presents Scary Stories (2022) and J. Daughter presents Scary Stories (2022).
Rich Webster
Rich Webster is known for Gold Rush: White Water (2018).