The youngest of two sons, Bret Eric Porter moved around the Southern US as a child and ended up in Oklahoma at the age of five where soccer became his way of life. By 14, after winning the men's US Nationals and being sponsored by Nike, he was on track for a career as a professional athlete, when he discovered the power of the theater and never looked back. After high school he studied film/acting at OSU before pursuing acting full time at a two-year conservatory in Dallas called, KD Studios. There he developed his skills as an actor and screenwriter alike.

After graduation, at age 23, he took to the stage with a series of leads in "Sincerity Forever" by Nicky Silver, "Barefoot In The Park," "Much Ado About Nothing," "The White Rose," and Petruchio in "Taming of the Shrew." His ever-insatiable appetite for learning and love for film acting led him to a two year Meisner conservatory (EMAS) in Los Angeles. But it wasn't until he found Lisa Robertson by way of Larry Moss that he began what has been his true power as an actor: Technique.

After writing/acting/producing a series of shorts, he was cast by John Papsidera in HBO's WestWorld playing opposite Ed Harris and James Marsden. Prompted by this new talent on the horizon, WestWorld Watchers interviewed him for their online publication soon after. Prior to WestWorld he played the engineer, Pollack, in the sci-fi thriller debut by Henry Dunham called, The Awareness, which catapulted into the sci-fi blogosphere with reviews on sites such as 'Geek Tyrant', 'Mighty Mega' and many more. AND he recently reunited with Henry in his latest film produced by Cinestate entitled, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek.

In addition he just finished the lead role in a passion project and exciting new drama shot in the barren plains of Utah and Death Valley called ManBox, releasing into the festival circuit in 2019. In addition he's returning to the stage in March, 2019, at the Skylight Theater to play Vincent in "Gingham Dog" (Another Ten). 'Knee-deep and relentless.'