Profiles Of Top Industry Professionals: Ace Anderson

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Bio:

Ace Anderson is an extremely dynamic leading actor known for his debut role in The Blazing World at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and his recent debut in the hit TV series, S.W.A.T. on CBS. Anderson grounds himself in the truth of every role he portrays. Attending competitive performing arts schools since he was 10 years of age, Ace finally received his BFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University in 2013. His training has helped him develop a subtlety for storytelling that few possess. Ace brings a level of authenticity to his characters that makes you forget you’re watching a performance. It is no wonder that he was asked to become the youngest member of the small elite group of Dallas actors known as The Brierley Resident Acting Company of the Tony Award-winning Dallas Theater Center. Since 2013, Ace has tackled over 20 roles giving earth-shattering, award-winning performances that would make audiences fall in love with even the most sinister of characters. He has a wide vocal range, unique tonal quality, and a poetic flow that gives him the voice to command a battalion, preach an infectiously musical sermon, or eloquently cuss someone out in patois. Ace’s Jamaican background brings an ambiguity to his ethnicity that complements his versatility allowing him to transform from bright-eyed to threatening just by the way he holds his head.

Ace is a joy to work with. His effervescent spirit is contagious on set. He is always smiling and ready to work because it isn’t work for him; it’s playtime. He is often described as a passionately profound and deep thinker. His love of words and passion for rhythm & rhyme are both illustrated in his ability to find the breath and voice of a character complete with the idiosyncratic cultural subtleties that bring stories to life. From playing a machete slinging drug lord to a pigtailed 5-year old in a pink dress, there isn’t a role Ace can’t play believably.

Most common activity:

I’m an actor, so I'm always acting. Whether I’m auditioning, performing, reciting my poetry, or rehearsing a funny TikTok, I’m always working that muscle to make sure I’m always ready. Success is where preparation meets opportunity.

Favorite show/movies:

Definitely Ozark.

Fav Ig Accounts:

@TonyBaker @WillSmith @MatayaSweeting

Fav meal/drink:

Pretty much anything we make at home. Compliments of my wife @OneGreatVegan

Most questionable thing you’ve seen or heard recently:

That Mother Nature is a Greek myth. lol.

First thing you did when isolation was over…

Stayed inside as much as possible. I’m not really an outdoorsy person.

Favorite Actors:

Jeffery Wright, Gary Oldman, Matthew McConaughey

Favorite Rappers:

J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake