The Actor’s Lab calls The Headwater Theater home, an artistic collective nestled near the railroad tracks… close to Portland International Airport, accessible by the 5 Freeway and near the shores of the Columbia River

Acting instructors at this location: Kristina Haddad, Joseph Bertót and J.D. Lewis are all accomplished veterans in both film and stage. Kristina oversees operations at our Portland, Oregon location. J.D. Lewis makes frequent appearances at the Portland Lab, and is available for Skype training sessions.

Kristina Haddad – Kristina’s TV and Film credits include: the Adam Sandler film, ‘You Don’t Mess with the Zohan,’ The Conan O’Brien Show, ‘Valley of the Dolls,’ ‘Blankslate’ and ‘The Apocalypse Diaries.’ She has appeared in several award winning independent films including ‘Staccato Purr of the Exhaust’ (Sundance Film Festival) and most recently, ‘A BIG Love Story.’

Kristina’s L.A. stage credits include: ‘OJ Law,’ ‘Media Whores’ and ‘Traditional American Values,’ as well as many other plays including ‘The Maids,’ ‘Museum’ and ‘The Glass Mendacity.’

Kristina was most recently cast in the much anticipated web series ‘The Exceptionals,’ in addition to starring in the independent film, ‘Tracktown’ (opposite Rachel Dratch of SNL and Alexi Pappas).

Joseph Bertót – Joseph has been in the entertainment business for over 25 years; He started as a Musical Theatre major at Miami Dade Community College in Florida. In 2001 he moved to L.A. after landing his first recurring role on Nickelodeon’s hit show ‘Taina’ and during that time has worked with Oscar winning actors, directors, and writers. In Portland he has been cast in ‘Lean On Pete’ starring Steve Buscemi and Chloë Sevigny, ‘Green Room’ starring Anton Yelchin and Sir Patrick Stewart, and ‘Brother Nature’ starring Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan. He also had a recurring role on ‘Grimm’ (role of Detective Pogue). In 2016 ‘Papa: Hemingway in Cuba’ was released (starring Giovanni Rabisi, Joely Richardson, and Adrian Sparks as Hemingway), allowing him to take in the country of his mother’s birth.

J.D. Lewis – J.D. has done guest-starring roles on shows such as Friends, ER, Suddenly Susan, Midnight Caller, Oliver Beene, Dead Last… all the way back to L.A. Law. He has worked with some of the great film directors such as Wim Wender, Mimi Leder, Robert Singer, Rob Bowman, Gary Halvorson, Philip Charles MacKenzie, and Paul Leder. Read more about J.D.

 
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