"Chad Eric Smith, a native of Washington, DC, is a musician, screenwriter, film director, activist and an award-winning actor. Though he earned his BS in psychology at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Smith was bitten by the acting bug while a student and performed in several stage productions (Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Grease, Noises Off, Mother Courage and Her Children, The House of Blue Leaves). He was also a member of a student jazz trio entitled Soothing Sensations, which performed at the campus Coffee House regularly. When Smith graduated in 2008, he received the Westmoreland Cultural Trust's Service to the Arts Award.

After college, Smith played a variety of characters in close to a dozen stage plays in community theaters in and around Pittsburgh, including the internationally renowned Kuntu Repertory Theatre. In 2010, the Pittsburgh Chapter of the African American Council on the Arts awarded Smith two Onyx Awards, one for 'Best Leading Actor in a Musical' for his role as Walter Lee Younger in the Kuntu Repertory Theatre's production of Raisin and the other for 'Best Supporting Actor in a Musical' for his role as Wilson Pickett in the New Horizon Theater production of I Gotcha! The Story of Joe Tex and the Soul Clan.

In addition to theater, Smith has had leading, supporting, and featured roles in several independent films, including the horror mystery thriller The Suffering, the award-winning romantic drama Last Night, the superhero comedy Squid Man, and the upcoming films Nothing From Something, The Meek, An Accidental Zombie (Named Ted), and Secret City Bluz. In 2015, he starred in the two-character, critically-acclaimed 8 episode web drama on YouTube entitled Counselor, starring opposite Curtiss Cook (House of Cards). For his performance, Smith received a 2016 IndieCapitol Award nomination for 'Best Supporting Actor'. In March 2017, Smith had his national television debut with a lead role in the TV One season finale of For My Man.

As a filmmaker, in 2014, Smith co-wrote and starred in his film directorial debut, the short vampire comedy Dark Therapy, in which he received the Gold Peer Award in the "Acting on Camera - Fiction Male" category from the Television, Internet & Video Association of DC (TIVA-DC). In 2015, he co-produced and composed the original score for the silent short film #SeeTheBoy, inspired by the shooting of Tamir Rice. In 2017, Smith wrote, directed and produced the short psychological sci-fi, drama Rumination." - IMDB

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

To meet new people, network, and cut costs.

兴趣

• theater
• acting
• music
• piano
• film
• indie films
• actor

音乐、电影和书籍

Forrest Gump

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Worked with NASA on a science fair project two years in a row during junior high school.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Lots

我游览过的国家

Bahamas, Costa Rica