Justin Xavier Smith

Justin Xavier Smith was born May 18, 1990 in Libertyville, IL to Virginia Smith and Joseph Smith. He was raised on Lake Nagawicka in Nashotah, WI. From an early age, he wrote plays; cast his neighbors and siblings in, and put up performances in his basement or anywhere he could find an audience. Justin moved on to filmmaking in high school, writing and directing feature film spoofs with his friends. Justin was active in school theater, performing in musicals like "The Music Man" or "The Sound of Music," other plays like "Fairy Tale Fraud" and "Stardust," before finally completing his high school career playing the role of MacBeth in his high school production of the same name. Justin attended Miami University from 2008 to 2012, graduating with a degree in Creative Writing. He began acting professionally in 2012, writing, producing, directing, and starring in a web series called "Door to Door" with his writing partner Rachel Woodhouse. They raised over $20,000 on Kickstarter and produced 21 episodes, available on various online streaming services like "FunnyorDie," and Vimeo. He played the lead in feature film, "Petey," directed by Fred Forte Jr., and was a co-star on an episode of "Turn: Washington's Spies" on AMC. Justin moved to Los Angeles in January 2015, starred in a play called "The Desperate Yogi" for the Hollywood Fringe Festival that same year, and in a short film called "Benefit of the Doubt." He also wrote and directed another short entitled "Breakfast." For Justin every step along the journey has been a learning experience to help him get to where he wants to go. Justin is deeply invested in all things film and is often creating and excited to be part of the Entertainment Industry. Biography from IMDB

Born: May 18, 1990 (Age 34) in Libertyville, Illinois, USA