He was born in Chicago and attended New Trier High School and Willams College. Changing his business career to acting in 1993, he worked out of New York City performing lead roles in "Annie", "Line", "Beyond Therapy", "An Evening of Sondheim" and "Spiritual Buffet" at the International Fringe Festival in NYC. National Tours included "Gypsy" where he played numerous roles and understudied Herbie and "The Sound of Music" where he relished in the role of Herr Zeller as well as understudying Max.

In 1998 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue additional work in film and television. Credits include Co-star roles on "The Practice", "Passions", Vanished", "and The Mysteries of the Holy Grail". Lead roles in independent films include "L.A. Life", "Waiting for Wood", "Surveillance", "Say my Name", "Livin' With Meshuggana Shiksa", "Surface", and "Weatherberg". LA Theatre credits include lead roles in "The Heiress", "Dancing at Lughnasa", "The Trip to Bountiful", "Lost in Yonkers", "Big River" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with the Pasadena Symphony.