The Acting Syndicate

The Acting Syndicate is dedicated to creating distinctive films with the finest talent. Founded in March 2006 by a group of actors who wanted to do more than audition for other people's projects, the Syndicate pools all the talents of its members - creative, technical, business – to assist each other's projects">

Dan has been involved in acting, film and theater in one form or another his whole adult life. In the early and mid 90's it was as an actor, stage manager and producer for groups like AHA! Theatre and Theater Under The Influence. In the late 90's it was as a schmuck trying to convince himself he did not miss the life and a stable day job was a much better idea. In the early 2000's it was as a student at Seattle Acting School and an actor in local commercials and films like The Audience Strikes Back and Max Rules. And now it is as a producer and director.

He produced and directed the short film Take My Date Please which was the runner up for audience favorite at the 2006 Tacoma 72 Hour Film festival. He also produced the short film, Behind Closed Doors, as well as co-creating the story with Landon Salyer and Eddie Smtih. He is currently producing The Ties, an improvised feature film which he will direct as soon as we secure funding. In addition, he is producing a feature length romantic comedy called Duo, written and directed by Todd Downing. And he and Todd and Trish are developing Todd's short film Ordinary Angels into a t.v. series. When he is not juggling deadlines on various projects and a day job, he is probably sleeping. Or reading. Or watching movies.

After coming to her senses and deciding not to join the military (Army Intelligence, Korean speaking), Cherie started acting on a whim to find some fun for her life. What she found instead was her passion. During and after several years of training, Cherie has enjoyed working on stage and screen in projects such as "Behind Closed Doors", "Last Notes & Lucky Strikes", and the Ayn Rand play "Night of January 16th". She feels very privileged to have the chance to work with her creative and dedicated business partners in The Acting Syndicate. When not working on one of her many projects, Cherie can usually be found somewhere with her nose in a book.

Jenni loves movies, she wants to be a part of making movies in whatever way the universe allows (except holding the boom, that doesn't look fun at all). She is currently working on scripts for Motive, a dark comedy about motivational speakers, and family drama 12:01. She lives in Seattle with her husband and her dog Leroy who, according to his permanent medical record, is a very handsome boy.

Torn between his artistic side and technical side, Jessie decided that the best way to become a successful actor would be to develop the technical skills that would allow him to cast himself in his own projects, and the projects of his colleagues. With his 10 years of experience and education in Visual Communications, he can take on just about any job in video production, graphic design, and web design.

At the root of it all is acting in good projects that we produce ourselves. Not pounding on pavement in New York or L.A. to hand out headshots for projects we don't want to be a part of. So that's my thing. I just want to create opportunities to act, and make a good living at it.

Trish is an actress and writer whose passion for movies began with her earliest memory of watching "Star Wars" (the good original one!). After studying for five years at Seattle Acting School, where she met her husband Dan and her fellow business partners, she struck out to begin her acting career. She has had the privilege of acting in some very wonderful projects both on stage and screen in Seattle, including "Behind Closed Doors", "Ordinary Angels" and the Pulitzer Prize winning play " 'night, Mother." She is currently working with Jenni Brown on the script for 12:01, and is continuing to pursue her acting career with the gusto of a starving man with a plate of spaghetti in front of him.