Twelve years ago I graduated from film school and began my career in filmmaking.

At different times over the years I've had unique love affairs with each aspect of the filmmaking process-I've been a DP, a producer, an editor-I've played various roles in ideating and executing fiction narratives; and I've traveled to many countries as a documentarian.

Although the skill sets and disciplines have varied, the common thread that binds them all together is passion-I just love film-that's my foundation.

I'm grateful for my various roles in the industry, because they've given me the one thing that foundations should offer-a solid place to launch from.

Throughout my filmmaking journey I held a secret-although I was incredibly comfortable behind the camera (and was making a good career out of it)-where I really wanted to be was in front of the camera, metabolizing scripts, taking the words of another and bringing them to life in a way that impacts people the way I've been impacted by my acting heroes.

So from time to time I'd take the occasional role as a favor to a friend, or hell, sometimes because it just sounded fun. But in taking on these roles I could see the trajectory of my true passion in filmmaking-acting.

Acting is a challenge, as it should be-it's a puzzle, and it's a piece of the process that I love figuring out. Stepping in front of the camera more and more isn't what I thought it would be-I don't feel out of place here-this is where I want to be-comfortable in the uncomfortable.

I don't see any reason to pretend that acting isn't something that I'm pursuing with the whole of my efforts. If possible, I'm sitting in a certain sweet spot-both humbled by acting opportunities and extremely confident that I'm the right person for the job.