WESLEY GUIMARÃES - AEA, - SAG-AFTRA Eligible

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  • Acting Showreel (Performance Video)  Quicktime

    Wesley Guimarães' Showreel. Wes is a stage & film actor, a professor of Theatre at Pepperdine University, and a fiercely collaborative artist.

  • Ernesto (The Gift Horse): Monologue (Performance Video)  Quicktime

    Tragicomic monologue from Lydia Dimond's play 'The Gift Horse'. Character: Ernesto

  • Voice Over Reel (Audio Tracks)  Quicktime

    0:00 - Hidden Valley Buffalo Ranch 0:10 - Meriwest Credit Union 0:21 - Crazy Our Janitor [Cartoon] 0:34 - Ancestry.com 0:45 - Nike 0:59 - Outsider Tours [BR Portuguese] 1:06 - Scott's Surf Shop 1:22 - Corona [Spanish]

Résumé Print Résumé

Represented by:

Strike Up the Brand (CA) (310) 989-1060

REGIONAL & LA THEATER

Richard III

Richmond / Murder 2

A Noise Within | G. Cienfuegos

Bacon

Mark

Rogue Machine|Michael Matthews

I, Daniel Blake

China

Fountain Theatre | Simon Levy

tiny father

Daniel (u/s)

The Geffen |M. Von Stuelpnagel

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo

Lanes Coven | Justin Genna

Clyde's

Rafael

Huntington | Taylor Reynolds

Clyde's

Rafael

Berkeley Rep | Taylor Reynolds

The Pliant Girls

Marucs

A.C.T. | Peter J. Kuo

In Love & Warcraft

Tony/Jerry/Nathan/Various

A.C.T. | Peter J. Kuo

FILM

The Double Down

Featured

Samson Group| Jack & Bo Samson

'Untitled SLA'

Supporting

Film Holdings | David Brown

A Pocket Magic Flute

Lead

Pocket Opera | Margo Hall

As You Like It

Supporting

A.C.T. | M. Graham Smith

Dutchman

Lead

A.C.T MFA

Walt Disney: O Contador de Histórias

Guest

JDN, Brazil | Pietro Kraüss

READINGS & WORKSHOPS

The Frankenstein Project

Percy Shelley | Boston Court Pasadena

dir. Jessica Kubzansky

Cymbeline

Iachimo | A.C.T

dir. Pam MacKinnon

Arnaud

Arnaud | A.C.T

written by Jeff Augustin

Jesus in Manhattan

@ A.C.T

written by Kate Atwell

VOICE OVER

Dark Horse

Looper

GoUp Entertainment | Kappa Std

CONSERVATORY THEATER [Selected]

Far Away

Todd

A.C.T. MFA | Allie Moss

I Am My Own Wife

Various

A.C.T. MFA | Christine Adaire

Blood Wedding

Leonardo

A.C.T. MFA | Christine Adaire

Constellations

Roland

A.C.T MFA | Jessica Holt

Dr. Faustus

Faustus

Amherst College | Ron Bashford

Big Love

Piero

Amherst College | Yagil Eliraz

Sophocles' Anitogne

Creon

Amherst College | Ron Bashford

The Changeling

De Flores

LAMDA, UK | Eleanor Rhode

As You Like It

Silvius

LAMDA, UK | Robert Price

Women Beware Women

The Ward

LAMDA, UK | Eleanor Rhode

Awards

LA TicketHolder Award

Best Actor in a Play

2025

Stage Scene LA Scenie Awards

Breakout Performance of the Year

2025

CSA "Mi Gente!" Latine Global Open Call

'Top Ratings' Selection

2023

American Conservatory Theater Citizen Artist Award

Winner

2022

TRAINING

MFA in Acting

American Conservatory Theater

Acting

Melissa Y. Smith, Lisa A. Porter

Danny Scheie, Darryl Jones

On-Camera Acting

Heidi Marshall, Welker White

Damian Young, Gameela Wright

Voice

Christine Adaire, Lisa A. Porter

Milissa Carey

Movement

Danyon Davis, Hope Mohr, Lisa Townsend

Paul Matteson, Wendy Woodson

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Bachelor of Arts

Amherst College

Theater and Dance

LAMDA (UK)

Classical Acting

Wesley Guimarães is an actor with a strong devising background. He holds an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater and a B.A. in Theater & Dance from Amherst College. He is a professor of Theatre at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. His samba-infused artistic drive is fueled by relentless curiosity, love for collaboration, and a restless desire to tell stories. His practice is empathetic, grounded in truth, and language-oriented. Try me. | Local Hire: LA, NY & SF | + info: www.wesguimaraes.com

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 6'

Weight: 190 lbs

Intermediate French, Teaching Artist, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Soccer, Swimming - ability - general, Volleyball, Weight Lifting, Yoga, Chef - Sous, Clowning, Dance Jazz, Dance Modern, Dance Samba, Dancer, Guitar, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Percussion, Singer, Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor, Vocal Range: Tenor, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, African Accent, American - New England Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, British - Geordie Accent, German Accent, Italian Accent, Spanish Accent, Fluent Italian, Fluent Portuguese, Fluent Spanish