SCHANTELLE CASON - AEA, - SAG-AFTRA

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Represented by:

Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty - Adult Commercial (CA) (310) 475-2111 Commercial, Voiceover

MZA Michael Zanuck Agency (CA) (818) 707-9747 / (818) 707-9751-fax Theatrical (Film / TV), Theatre

FILM

The Last Hero

Mrs. Wild

dir/Ajia Munns Yolanda T Ross

Rashomon

Reporter

dir/Rayce Denton

Jellysmoke**

Supporting

dir/Mark Banning

Maybe Means No

Supporting

dir/ Trey Nelson

Ghetto Legends

Lead

dir/ Trey Whitaker

Commitments

Lead

dir/ Anika Gibbons

**Starring Michael Ealy/Best Narration LAFF

TELEVISION

Bronzeville S2

Woman/ Sherise

Apple

Always A Witch

Ruth

Netflix

Archer

Gladys

FX

Love Is

Co-Star

OWN

Lincoln Heights

Co-Star

ABC Family/Kevin Hooks

Minor Accomplishments...

Co-Star

IFC/Adam Kassen

Strong Medicine

Co-Star

Lifetime/Philip Casnoff

GThangs Comedy Special

Co-Star

BET/Rayce Denton

All My Children

Principle

ABC

One Life To Live

Principle

ABC

As The World Turns

Dayplayer

CBS

Guiding Light

Dayplayer

CBS

THEATRE

The Bluest Eye

The Hudson Theatre

dir/Bernadette Speakes

Homeward LA 2019

Open Fist Theatre

dir/ Elizabeth Mestnick

Homeward LA 2018

Waco Theater

dir/ Kelly Tighe

The Exonerated**

45 Bleecker Theatre

dir/ Bob Balaban

**with/Joe Morton, Fran Drescher

Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover

Harold Perrineau,Kyra Sedgwick

Richard Dreyfuss, Mia Farrow

Mary Steenburgen, Chad Coleman

BIllyDeeWIlliams, Mary Kay Pla

Waiting for Godot

Raven Theatre

dir/Claire Tittleman

The Old Settler

Cleveland PlayHouse

dir/David McClendon

A Raisin in The Sun

Capitol Rep Theatre

dir/Regge Life

Blues For An Alabama Sky

Virginia Stage Company

dir/Aaron Cabel

Harriet Returns For Us All

Capitol Rep Theatre

dir/Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill

The Tempest

Levin Theatre

dir/Joe Hart

The Hip Hop Theatre Festival

Off Broadway

dir/Various

The Genesis Festival

Crossroads Theatre

dir/Various

Richard III (The African Co)

Levin Theatre

dir/Hal Scott

TRAINING

Rutgers University

MFA/Acting

William Esper/Maggie Flanigan

Howard University

BFA/Acting

Al Freeman Jr., Vera Katz

Richard Lawson Studios

PDP 1.0

Richard Lawson

TSAW

Scene Study

Tasha Smith

Lesly Kahn Studio

The Groundlings

TSAW-Tasha Smith Scene Study

SPECIAL SKILLS

Voice Over, ADR & Dubbing

Yoga-Kemetic, Kundalini & Vinyasa

Script Analysis

Dialects: West Indian, S. African

Cockney, Standard, Southern, NYC

WOCU Development Mentee

Creative Consultant

Practicioner: Healing & Trauma

Coach: voice over

Schantelle Cason has the warmth of a young Loretta Divine with the unapologetic wit of Natasha Rothwell. Schantelle has the ability to play dynamic, dramatic characters with immense vulnerability, convey heartfelt warmth and lean into her wacky, awkward black woman side. Some of Schantelle’s notable film and TV appearances include: indie film The Last Hero as Mrs. Wild, FX’s Archer, in Rashomon as the investigative Reporter streaming on Tubi’s Black Power Series, in Lincoln Heights -ABC as Vionna, The Minor Acc

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 170 lbs

Stand In Experience, Bowling, Combat - Stage, Ice Skating, Swimming - ability - general, Yoga, Conga, Dance Belly, Dance Samba, Host, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, African Accent, British - Cockney Accent, East Indian Accent, Jamaican Accent, South African Accent, West Indian Accent