Lamar K. Cheston is an actor and teacher based in New York City who has experience in film, television, and theater. His resume lists over a dozen roles in independent films and television shows. He has also performed in several plays at regional theaters and universities, including roles in productions of Macbeth, The Great White Hope, and A Raisin in the Sun at Hofstra University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. His special skills include teaching drama and dance, singing, dancing various styles, spoken word, stepping, stage combat, and hosting. Contact information and a link to his website are provided.
1. LAMAR K. CHESTON
(347) 302-0622
www.LamarKCheston.com
Commercial
List available upon request
Film/Television
REDRUM Investigation Discovery Tony Glazer
For Colored Boys Wildseed Films Stacey Muhammad
Famous Farrah Indigo Child Pictures Talibah Newman
Something Real JDC Films Jordan Crafton
God or Guns Mindbender Entertainment Artemus Cole
DustyCartridges.com Blackfeet Films Shalako Gordon
White Boy Problems Lambda House Productions Dave Neal
Looks Skylark Media Productions Lindsay Johnson
Regional Theater
Most Dangerous Man in America New Federal Theatre Woodie King, Jr.
Black Angels Over Tuskegee Layon Gray American Theatre Company Layon Gray
Kings of Harlem Layon Gray American Theatre Company Layon Gray
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Director Collective Kara-Lynn Vaeni
Much Ado About Nothing Shakesperience Productions, Inc. Emily Mattina
Henry VI Take Wing and Soar Productions, Inc. Debra Ann Byrd
Romeo and Juliet The Wild Project Marc Santa Maria
Othello Henry Street Settlement Brian Hawthorne
Antony and Cleopatra BAM Media Production, LLC Brandon Wright
Treasure Island The Director’s Company Nagle Jackson
University Theater
Macbeth Hofstra University Drama Robert Westley
The Great White Hope Hofstra University Drama Royston Coppenger
The Collection Hofstra University Drama Kyle T. Cheng
A Raisin in the Sun Hofstra University Drama Shakirah Demesier
Training
Hofstra University (Bachelor of the Arts), Garden City, NY
Special Skills
2. NYC Public School Teacher (Drama, Dance), Singer (All Genres), Dancer (Breakdance, Ballroom, Hip Hop,
Jazz, Modern, Swing), Spoken Word, Stepping, Athletic, Stage Combat, Host, Drivers Licence, US
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