Joe Staton
Hello! My name is Joe, I'm a classically trained British actor based primarily in NYC! I'm a company member of the Ensemble Shakespeare Company and I started my own theatre company, RiffRaff NYC, that aims to work with and give opportunities to immigrant actors from all over. I love being a reader for other actors and hope I can help you book your role!!
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Bio:
Joe Staton is an actor whose screen work spans independent film, television, and comedy. His film credits include Seagull and Chekhov’s Eye (White Space Film Productions, dir. Jon Campbell), The Lightworker (Mac Films, dir. Paul McNeilly) — which earned over twenty-one awards on the international festival circuit — Supreme Tweeter (LLC Films, dir. Harry Lloyd & Jayne Hong), and Take Two (Fragile WildFlower Productions). Additional credits include Army Dreamers, A Cerealistic Meal, Bread & Water, Soy Boy, Eavesdrop, and NBC’s The Tonight Show: Prince Harry Visits.
On stage, Staton has appeared in The Rainmaker (Court Square Theater), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (RiffRaff NYC), The Seagull (Harold Clurman Lab), Christmas Carol (The Secret Theatre), and As You Like It (The Rogue Players). A company member of Ensemble Shakespeare Co., he has performed in Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet. Additional New York work includes August: Osage County and Apt 3A (Stella Adler Studio).
Regionally, Staton has performed with Cumberland Theatre (Macbeth, Taming of the Shrew, Murder on the Orient Express), The Classic Theatre of San Antonio (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Bluff City Theatre (The Woman in Black), and The Classic Theatre of Maryland, where he starred as Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest. He also appeared in Romeo & Juliet at The Curtain (NJ) alongside Andrew Sellon and Aria Shahghasemi.
Trained at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (Evening Conservatory) and The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, Staton brings a grounded classical foundation and international versatility to his work. He is Co-Artistic Director of RiffRaff NYC and a company member of Ensemble Shakespeare Co.
Actor Bio – Joe Staton
Insta: staton_the_facts
www.joestaton.net
Joe Staton is an actor whose screen work spans independent film, television, and comedy. His film credits include Seagull and Chekhov’s Eye (White Space Film Productions, dir. Jon Campbell), The Lightworker (Mac Films, dir. Paul McNeilly) — which earned over twenty-one awards on the international festival circuit — Supreme Tweeter (LLC Films, dir. Harry Lloyd & Jayne Hong), and Take Two (Fragile WildFlower Productions). Additional credits include Army Dreamers, A Cerealistic Meal, Bread & Water, Soy Boy, Eavesdrop, and NBC’s The Tonight Show: Prince Harry Visits.
On stage, Staton has appeared in The Rainmaker (Court Square Theater), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (RiffRaff NYC), The Seagull (Harold Clurman Lab), Christmas Carol (The Secret Theatre), and As You Like It (The Rogue Players). A company member of Ensemble Shakespeare Co., he has performed in Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet. Additional New York work includes August: Osage County and Apt 3A (Stella Adler Studio).
Regionally, Staton has performed with Cumberland Theatre (Macbeth, Taming of the Shrew, Murder on the Orient Express), The Classic Theatre of San Antonio (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Bluff City Theatre (The Woman in Black), and The Classic Theatre of Maryland, where he starred as Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest. He also appeared in Romeo & Juliet at The Curtain (NJ) alongside Andrew Sellon and Aria Shahghasemi.
Trained at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (Evening Conservatory) and The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, Staton brings a grounded classical foundation and international versatility to his work. He is Co-Artistic Director of RiffRaff NYC and a company member of Ensemble Shakespeare Co.
