Berry Newkirk

Berry's first act in life was a piece of performance art, literally spilling his guts onto the hospital floor and thereby setting the stage for what he'd figuratively do the rest of his life.
Following in his mother's footsteps (and her father before her) he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but much to her initial dismay, focused on theatre instead of something dependable. The blow was softened when he was awarded the Richard and Christopher Edward Adler Scholarship. There he would spend years training under Emmy Award Winning Director Joan Darling.
Upon graduation he left for the Big Apple to pursue theatre, training under Michael Howard and Patsy Rodenburg, and studying improv at the PIT, while appearing in the Obie Award Winning play The Brig with The Living Theatre under the direction of Judith Malina.
He returned to North Carolina following the financial collapse, only to see more work come his way. He appeared in Under the Dome and Mercy Street as well as a couple of indie films, several commercials and numerous plays. During this time he wrote several shorts, a couple of pilots, a feature film, and a whole season of an animated series, and even co-wrote a comic book entitled Decimation Earth, before moving out to LA just prior to the pandemic.
He's been working with other actors as a reader, perfecting his own craft while getting a lay of the land and looking for representation. He has also slated to direct his first short film this fall.