Pursuing a mathematical degree from University of California, Berkeley,
he instead got involved with Berkeley's experimental theater.
Plays Scar in "The Lion King" on Broadway (1998)
He was awarded the 1992 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Richard II" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
He was nominated for a 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "I Hate Hamlet" at the Jujamcyn Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Classical stage actor who made his young debut in a high school's
production of "Twelfth Night."