Biography

Greg Kennedy is a Los Angeles based Writer/Actor originally from Thomasville, North Carolina. A self proclaimed "Cinephile" his passion for film has always provided an outlet for him to express himself, and at times escape. Greg grew up in theater participating in school, church, and community theater, eventually filming his first film his senior year of high school; and making his way to Catawba College where he was a Theater and Sociology double major. Greg has had much success in Los Angeles's Independent Film scene, having done work both on camera, and as a part of many crews. His work has been featured in various festivals such as Essence Fest, The Bronze Lens Film Festival, The Montreal International Black Film Festival, The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center Film Festival (B.H.E.R.C.), The Gary International Black Film Festival, and The La Femme International Film Festival; to name a few. He has also had equal success doing Sketch Comedy having studied at Groundlings for a term, and having been accepted into Second City's Conservatory program shortly after, where he studied both Improv and Writing. A forever student to his various crafts, Greg has also studied with some of Hollywood's most notable acting coaches. Greg has had main stage shows at Second City Hollywood, Comedy Central Stage ,and UCB. Occasionally he can also be seen doing Live Theater around Los Angeles, and creating online content. A burgeoning writer, Greg takes his work very seriously and hopes to explore the vast and unique experiences of the Black American and Black L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ communities. Gregs dream is to help build space for Black creators to have autonomy of our stories and ownership of our work.
- IMDb mini biography by: Greg Kennedy