Who am I?

I’m an actor-musician dedicated to telling layered, human stories that challenge narrow ideas of what it means to be a Black man. I strive to create work rooted in craft, range, and a deep respect for the power of performance to move people.

I didn’t always have this clarity. After years onstage, I stepped away for nearly a decade—not because I’d lost my love for the art, but because I refused to keep squeezing into limiting boxes. That time became a creative cocoon. I immersed myself in work I’d never explored before: the looping language of Gertrude Stein, the bold experimentation of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson, the breathtaking physical poetry of Trisha Brown. One night, watching her company at BAM, I wept from the first moment until I was home in bed. I knew then: I had to move, create, and return fully to my art.

Since then, I’ve brought my voice, movement, and musicianship to a wide range of roles—whether inhabiting classic texts, weaving saxophone into live performance, or building new cabaret work inspired by the music of my grandparents’ living room. I create to take up space, to make work that lasts, and to inspire others to do the same.