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FILM/TELEVISION

#VIRAL

Oliver Blake (Lead)

Cup of Joe Films, Inc.

The Ethical Slut

Justin (Supporting)

Ben Fritz, Dir.

NEW MEDIA

Rotten Egg

Garrett (Lead)

Denise Zhou, Dir.

THEATRE

Death of a Salesman

Bernard

Gerry Goodstein, Dir.

Death, and Other Shrugs

Matthew (Lead)

ETW- Raphael Simon, Dir.

Macbeth

Macbeth

RADA- Vivian Munn, Dir.

Spring Awakening

Ernst Robel

LSTFI- Sam Barkley, Dir.

Uncle Vanya

Telegin (+guitar/orig. music)

LSTFI- Victoria Collado, Dir.

The Elephant in the Room

Dad (Lead)

NYU- Broke People Play Fest

Climate Change Play Readings

HomoEvolutis (Lead)

LSTFI- Lorca Peress, Dir.

The Drowsy Chaperone

Man in Chair

Wendy Jones, Dir.

Judith's Exit

Andrew Novak (Supporting)

LSTFI- Sarah Barnett, Dir.

The 39 Steps

Professor Jordan/ Hanney u/s

Lee Hart, Dir.

TRAINING

New York University- Tisch School of the Arts

2017-2021

BFA with Honors in Drama

Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute

2015-2019

--Method Acting

Geoffrey Horne, Tim Crouse, Lola Cohen

--Improvisation

Bill Balzac

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

2019

--Shakespeare in Performance

Adrienne Thomas, Salvator Sorce

--Physical Performance

Angela Gasparetto, Nancy Kettle

--Clowning

Jeremy Stockwell

The Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU Tisch

2020-2021

--Grotowski / Shakespeare

Andy Arden Reese, Nora Wooley

--Viewpoints / Contact Improvisation

Barney O'Hanlon, Bradley Teal Ellis

--Vocal Composition

Jonathan Hart

Raphael Simon (he/him) is an actor, writer, musician, and director based in NYC. Through NYU Tisch, he has trained at the Experimental Theatre Wing, the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Raphael is also a teaching artist, currently teaching improv with Irondale Theatre, and method acting with the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 145 lbs

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