ACTOR / PAINTER / FILMMAKER
Tommy Harkness
BIO
Tommy Harkness was born and raised in the Bay Area. He 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 as a filmmaker, Tommy’s short films Infinite Color and Devil in the Dark were named finalists at the Lift-Off Online Film Festival (2018 & 2019). At the Academy of Art University’s annual NXTUPfest, he has been nominated seven times for Best Actor (2020-24) and for his films After Midnight and How to Disappear Completely, Tommy received nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (2023 & 2024), with After Midnight winning the Audience Award for Best Picture (2023).
As a painter, he has had multiple exhibitions of his work in San Francisco, including an exclusive show at Laszlo/Foreign Cinema with his frequent collaborator Joel Gerhardson in October of 2022.
Tommy lives in the Mission district of San Francisco, has a BFA and is working towards an MFA in Acting at the Academy of Art University.
When not making art, Tommy spends his time obsessing over his cat Chloe.
ACTING DEMO REEL 2022
ACTING DEMO REEL 2020
WORK as a PAINTER
SOLO WORK
COLLAB WORK
FILMS as WRITER / DIRECTOR
Devil in the Dark
Infinite Color
SELECTED WORKS as an ACTOR
True West
Hurlyburly
Kin
You
Glass Unicorn
(Also Writer)
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
*Clark Kent Gets His Suit Cleaned and other plays - Nathan / Detective / Gunman - The Hothouse Theater Company
*The Seagull - (Staged Reading) - Konstantin - The Hothouse Theater Company
* Longshot - (Audio Play) - Mark - The Hothouse Theater Company
* The Speed of Gravity - (Staged Reading) - Keanu Reeves - The Hothouse Theater Theater Company
* Tony N' Tina's Wedding -- Michael / Barry / Tony - Tony N' Tina's SF
AWARDS
* NOMINATED 7x for Best Actor @ NXTUP Fest @ Academy of Art University (2020-24)
* 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) & (How to Disappear Completely) @ NXTUP Fest (2023-24)
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!
