Steve Mize

A variety of Southern accents and character types - New York - French - Detective - Cynic (softer Gilbert Gottfried) - Stuffy British - Jack Nicholson - Alec Baldwin - Peter Coyote (Ken Burns Docs) - Tom Bodett (Motel 6) - Storyteller - Surfer/Stoner Dude - Everyman - Gritty Southern Cowboy, Outlaw - Millennial - Meditation Teacher - Adrenalin Hard Sell - Young Adult Narrator - Sportcaster

Steve Mize is a Professional Actor and writer currently based in Los Angeles. You've seen him on TV, including Grey's Anatomy, Station 19, Bones, Lie To Me, Ironside & the series finale of E.R. He's appeared in over 40 commercials in NYC & LA. for products such as McDonalds, AT&T, Bud Lite, Sealy, Best Buy, Chase, TV Land, HBO, Reynold's Wrap & Mercedes. He received the "Best Comedian" award, Off-Broadway, NYC for his first original Solo Play, "Life, Audited" that also received awards in San Francisco & Los Angeles before touring the country. In New York City, Steve has worked with the New York Theatre Workshop, Circle in the Square-Downtown, Primary Stages and the John Montgomery Theater Company. As a lifetime member of The Actor’s Studio, Steve performed in Orphans, Staten Island Ferry, and They Eat Their Young. He has been the lead in over a dozen short films and is an award winning member of ToastMasters International and a professional speaker. Steve is also an All-Star storyteller from The Moth, and performs original stories in Los Angeles with the Echo Theater Company, Muse Salon, Trunk Show, “I Love A Good Story” (podcast), Gorgeous Stories, Beyond Baroque, Fanatic Salon, Spark Off Rose, Shine, Stranger Than Fiction. Several of his stories have appeared on podcasts of these same shows. Steve graduated with an M.F.A in Acting & Playwriting from the inaugural class of The Actors Studio program at the New School in NYC, where he worked with or under the tutelage of Estelle Parsons, Arthur Penn, Austin Pendleton, Gene Lasko, Ellen Burstyn, Martin Landau, Julie Harris and Al Pacino. While an undergraduate at Texas A&M University, he toured the American Premier of South Africa’s Saturday Night at the Palace, for which he won a Best Actor in the Regional ACTF Festival. For continuous study: Los Angeles Training: Gregg Binkley, Jack Plotnick, Black Nexxus, UCB School for Television and Film (NYC) - On Camera Scene Study - Improvisation - Voice-Over VOICE: Voicecasters (beg, int, advanced); Johnny Gidcomb (ADR/Loop Group) IMPROV: UCB (Sketch + Improv + Storytelling), Second City, Heather Woodbury, Adilah Barnes. He was born and raised in Texas. HOME STUDIO SPECS: Broadcast Quality Sound Isolation Booth (Gretch-Ken) FocusRite Scarlett Solo Single (3rd gen) preamp,  Phantom Power 48V, 24 bit, 192 kHz MICS:  Sennheiser e835 Dynamic Scarlett cm25 MKIII condenser  Rode: JFET Cardioid 140db (for travel emergencies) Triad-Orbit OA-M orbital boom & ceiling Shock Mount, MacBook Pro: 2.5 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 with upgrade iPad Pro 12.9” - 3rd Generation DAW: Audacity & Twisted Wave Source Connect - Standard (for iOS):  Cat 8 Shielded High Speed Ethernet Cable 40Gbps with Gold Plated Plug  400Mbps ethernet RECENT INDUSTRY REVIEWS: “Hilarious with rapid pacing and keen sensitivity puts an all-too-human face on self-delusion” — Huffington Post “So much range, tons of personality: playful character…smart, friendly.” — Kelly Moscinski, Voicecasters “Mize wins…personable and open, a performing artist garners many laughs.” — nytheaternow “Always fun to watch…a gift at keeping one’s attention. A silent confidence.” — recent industry showcase “Yeah. You’re a good actor.” — Sharon Bialy “A real Michael Keaton vibe!” — Gregg Binkley, Actor Funny, Real, Touching. A Completely engrossing performance” — Bill Connington, Director “strikes nerves of terror and humor, in that order.” — LA Weekly