sky smith / actor

Sky Smith is a half-Japanese, half-American actor based in New York City. Some credit highlights:

Film: Happy Hours, written and directed by Katie Holmes. Broadway: Our Town, dir. Kenny Leon (Tony nom for Best Revival). Off-Broadway: Regretfully, So the Birds Are at Playwrights Horizons, dir. Jenny Koons; Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph at the Lucille Lortel, covering Nicholas Braun as Doug, dir. Neil Pepe. Regional: Denver Center, Hudson Valley Shakes, Shakes Fest. St. Louis. TV: The Blacklist (NBC).

Sky performed in the Disney/ABC Discovers: Talent Showcase, one of twelve actors selected by ABC Network following a nationwide search.

Sky assisted Neil Pepe on the world premiere of A Play is a Poem by Ethan Coen at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. He was also a directing apprentice on the Disney/ABC showcase after performing as an actor. Sky directs and produces an annual industry showcase at Atlantic Theater Company’s acting school.

Sky grew up overseas as the son of two journalists, spending time in Shanghai, Paris, and Hong Kong before settling down in New York. He received his BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, training at Atlantic Theater Company. IG: @sky.smi