Biography

Patrick Dean Batiste Jr. is an American actor, singer and performer, born and raised in Berkeley, California. At an early age he found his passion for entertainment and received a scholarship to the Young Musicians Program at U.C. Berkeley where was trained as a vocalist. He went on to star in all of his High School musicals and plays and it became clear that acting and performing was a God given talent.

When he was 16, Patrick secured his first local talent agent in San Francisco and also went on to secure his commercial agent in Los Angeles. He became used to auditioning and booking jobs in both markets, juggling both high school curriculum and basketball practice with flights to Los Angeles for auditions. In 2009, he book his first Co-Star in NBC's Trauma playing opposite Derek Luke and Kevin Rankin.

He then moved to Los Angeles and attended California State University, Northridge while pursuing his acting career where he graduated with a BA in Theatre and a Minor in Music. He has since shot over 20 union commercials, starred and co-starred in various shorts and feature films and is a company member with the Independent Shakespeare Co.
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