ACTOR / PAINTER / FILMMAKER
Tommy Harkness
ABOUT ME
Tommy Harkness was born and raised in the Bay Area. He currently lives in the Mission district of San Francisco and is working towards an MFA in Acting and Filmmaking at the Academy of Art University.
Tommy is a multi-faceted artist - he acts, directs, writes for the screen and stage, creates electronic music and is an abstract painter.
In recognition of his work, he has been nominated five times for Best Actor at NXTUPfest (2020-23). As a writer/director, his short films Infinite Color and Devil in the Dark were named finalists in the Lift-Off Online Film Festival (2018 & 2019) and his latest film After Midnight won the Audience Award for Best Picture in addition to being nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay at NXTUPfest (2023).
As a painter, he has had his work regularly exhibited across San Francisco, including an exclusive show at Laszlo/Foreign Cinema in October of 2022.
When not making art, Tommy spends his free time obsessing over his beautiful cat, Chloe.
ACTING DEMO REEL 2023
ACTING DEMO REEL 2020
WORK as a PAINTER
SOLO WORK
COLLAB WORK
FILMS as WRITER / DIRECTOR
After Midnight
Devil in the Dark
Infinite Color
SELECTED WORKS as an ACTOR
True West
Hurlyburly
Kin
You
Glass Unicorn
Animal Boys
100 Proof
Reversal Rehearsal
ACTING RESUME
TOMMY HARKNESS
Height: 6’0”
Eyes: Green
Hair: Black
FILMOGRAPHY
* The Garden - Jeremy - In Lehman's Terms Films
* Inconvenient - The Detective - Openin' Doors Productions
* Cheated - Nick Voorhees - Smoking Joker Films
* The Unfinished Artist - Rico - In Lehman's Terms Films
* 100 Proof - Georgi - Openin' Doors Productions
THEATER
* The Seagull - (Staged Reading) - Konstantin - Quick Brown Fox Theater Company
* Longshot - (Audio Play) - Mark - Quick Brown Fox Theater Company
* The Speed of Gravity - (Staged Reading) - Keanu Reeves - Quick Brown Fox Theater Company
* Tony N' Tina's Wedding -- Michael / Barry / Tony - Tony N' Tina's SF
AWARDS
* NOMINATED 5x for Best Actor @ NXTUP Fest @ Academy of Art University (2020-23)
* WINNER Audience Award for Best Picture Under 12 Minutes (After Midnight) @ NXTUP Fest (2023)
* NOMINATED Best Picture Under 12min, Best Director & Best Screenplay (After Midnight) @ NXTUP Fest (2023)
EDUCATION
* MFA, Academy of Art University, Acting / Filmmaking, anticipated 2024
* BFA, Academy of Art University, Acting, 2022
* Private coaching with Lena Hart since 2021
* Private scene study with Melissa Gray (3 years)
SKILLS
Improvisation, multiple accents / character voices, guitar / piano, juggling, basic training in clown / mime work, abstract / silkscreen painting, California Driver's License.
EXTERNAL LINKS
Infinite Color
EXTERNAL LINKS
Let's Collaborate!
