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THEATER, SHORT FILMS, FEATURE FILMS, EPISODICS (TV & STREAMING) , COMMERCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, MURDER MYSTERIES, IMPROV. & OTHER ROLE PLAY WORK.
MEET CHAD TYLER
CHAD TYLER is a native Washingtonian and has been a proud member of SAG AFTRA since 2001. His training includes, but is not limited to, two years towards a B.F.A. in Theater with an Emphasis in Acting, at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.V. He has also attended a voice class at The Studio Theater, an acting course at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., as well as numerous SAG AFTRA workshops. He also continues to develop his chops with the support of his acting coaches (including Michael Wilson--N.Y.C. & Mark McKinnon from McKinnon Acting Studio--Hyattsville, Maryland). Chad has attended two beginning voice-over courses and is currently attending another online. (Skills Success—online; Bailey/Hartman Voice Over—Pittsburgh; Billy Collura from CESD Talent Agency & Jen Sukup from Shut Up & Talk--N.Y. City.)
His most recent on-camera principal role was in the first season of the dramatic web series, Jake’s Brother. This was his first series regular role, and his first web series show. It is expected to be released in December. Chad landed co-star roles on Netflix’s, House of Cards & HBO’s, Veep and a recurring day player role in HBO’s, K Street.
Chad’s most recent acting performance was in a play reading hosted on Zoom by The Riant Theatre (Off-Broadway), in a One-Act called, Entr’acte, by Anthony Fusco. In 2019, he landed his first Off-Off-Broadway leading role on stage as Mark in, Limited Engagement: A Comedy About Death, for the 2019 Winter Fest at The Hudson Guild in N.Y City. Other Leading roles include Matthew in, Private Eyes, w/ Journeymen Theater Ensemble; Hamlet in a touring performance of, Madman William, w/ Actual Reality Theater Company; & Orlando in, As You like It, at The Folger Shakespeare Library. Chad had the extraordinary opportunity to work at The Shakespeare Theater in The Lansburgh, as the Swing Understudy in Oscar Wilde’s, Lady Windermere’s Fan, starring Dixie Carter and Nancy Robinette. It was an experience that he will never forget.
AS SEEN ON HBO’s Veep and K Street + Netflix’s House of Cards…
Chad’s most notable film lead role was in the short film, The Pod Caster, by Plan R Films. It was created for the 2019 D.C. 48 Hour Film Project. Chad was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a dramatic role after the film was completed, out of fifty-five shorts that were eligible for nominations.
Chad was a commercial print model nationally for Nationwide Insurance and Merck Pharmaceuticals, and regionally for the non-profit organization, “Camp Safe”. Chad has played numerous characters with other live improvisational murder mystery groups, portrayed various witness roles in mock trials for a local law firm and has been a standardized patient at Walter Reed Medical Center. Chad has booked 12 industrial training videos for both government, military, and corporate clients.
In his spare time, Chad likes to go camping, watch RuPaul’s Drag Race (and related spin-off’s) at home w/ his partner, listen to house music, ride his bicycle everywhere he can, and play pool with his pool league, “Stonewall Billiards”. Chad also enjoys watching other actors perform in Film, Television, Web Series, Theater and even Commercials. Chad also loves watching soccer, football, and volleyball. He is also a huge activist for gender identity inclusion, LGBTQ+ rights and he is a huge supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Chad also offers demo reel editing services and self-recorded audition services for actors.
“The only real failure is the failure to try and the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment .... as we always must. It’s always true that the person that risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing.”