Brendan Bradley(I)

Brendan Bradley is a native North Carolinian who began performing and producing theater as a teenager and has grown into a multi-award winning actor with over 100 IMDb film and television credits and over 50 million online views, recognized internationally as "America's Scrappy Storyteller." He was the "face" of Staples for three years as their international spokesperson in over 50 commercials and has provided performance capture and voiceover for several AAA video games and interactive projects.

As a filmmaker, his first series called 'Squatters', was picked up as Daily Motion's first original comedy, won dozens of awards and coined "the best indie comedy on the web" by Tubefilter News. Bradley cold called tourism boards to sponsor his first feature film, the romantic comedy 'Non-Transferable.' He built a spaceship in his own apartment and in virtual reality to launch the original sci-fi series, 'SONA' with Legendary Digital. And he taught himself 3D Animation and DIY motion capture for his adaptation of Macbeth, 'A Tale Told By An Idiot.' He penned and stars in the upcoming 'The Plus One' opposite Ashanti and Cedric The Entertainer.

During the pandemic, Brendan became recognized as a pioneer in live theater, music events in virtual reality. His play 'Jettison' was a Finalist for The Producer Guild of America's Innovation Award and he co-founded OnBoardXR and The 5th Wall Forum. He has performed live virtual reality at major festivals around the world, including SXSW, The Venice Film Festival, Raindance, Kaohsiung, FIVARS, and Tribeca. In December 2021, he prototyped 'Non-Player Character,' an original musical theatre piece performed live in-person with audience participants while projecting the virtual reality experience on an IMAX screen.

Above all, Brendan believes in giving back, whether through free workshops and tutorials, volunteer youth programs or establishing his own Innovation Lab at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.