In Alphabetical Order

Angel - The "Angel" episode that I worked on is called "Sense and Sensitivity" (episode 5). This is a hard one to spot me in... it's pretty quick. There's a brief scene in the middle of the episode that takes place in the aftermath of an auto accident, a cop's telling the two drivers who were involved that he has "Emotional Whiplash." In the wide shot, you can see me standing on the sidewalk and looking at the accident. I'm wearing a red shirt and a brown jacket... it's very exciting (that was sarcastic). I liked working on it only because it was on the Paramount backlot, on which I'd never worked before. Sadly, none of the lead characters were in my scene.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode I worked on is called "Beer Bad" (episode 61); this is another hard one to spot me in. In the first scene after the opening credits, I walk by, going away from the camera, just as Buffy, Willow and Xander get up from their table. I'm wearing a green UC Sunnydale shirt. I actually really wanted to work on this show… but as it turned out, I didn't get to see anything cool or exciting and one of the crew memberes was a complete jerk to me. I've read fan accounts that it was also one of the worst "Buffy" episodes ever made... I hope it wasn't because of me!

Dar Cheshm-e Baad - "Dar Cheshm-e Baad" (which translates as "In the Wind's Eye") is an Iranian television show, most of the episodes were filmed in Iran, but the opne I was in, "Bijan in America", was filmed in the United States. It was actually the first Iranian project to film in the US, and also the most expensive Iranian project ever made. It was quite an interesting experience, the majority of the crew spoke Farsi. I originally had only two lines, but the director liked me, and two became seven. I've kept in touch with the directors daughter, Sahar Jafari Jozani, who’s also an Iranian actress… and a very sweet girl. One more interesting fact, my friend Abbie McConnell is also in this film (she plays a nurse); I met her on the short "Meet Me in Space." I think the proper translation for the series name would be "In the Eye of the Storm," but that's not what they called it.

Dharma & Greg - "Dharma & Greg" was a lot of fun to work on, and I actually had an important part in the episode. My episode is called, "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's... My Wife" (episode 110). In the episode, Dharma dresses up like a Superhero, "The Blonde Tornado", and I'm a geeky comic book fan that starts following her around and eventually snaps a picture of her stopping a robbery... sort of. I even had a character name, Toby! This was the first time I worked on a sit-con in front of a studio audience, it was great. This was probably also the most difficult part I've ever played, I was constantly being given directions... it was really quite ridiculous and made me wonder how much direction I would get if I were a star!

Felicity - The episode of "Felicity" that I worked on was called "Things Change" (episode 37). I can be seen exiting Noel's political science class; I'm the first one out the door. I'm wearing tons of cold weather clothing, including a snazzy knit hat that make my eyes stick out… I guess they kinda stick out on their own... but the hat didn't help. It was a very hot day of filming under all the lights with way too much bulky clothing. The guy who exits the class behind me is Alex Cong, who I didn't meet at the time, but would later gat to know when we were both cult members on Dude, Where's My Car?

Freaks and Geeks - I played Humphries in fourteen out of the eighteen episodes of "Freaks and Geeks." Humphries is everywhere in these episodes... I can't begin to describe all the places he pops up. Needless to say, it was great working on this show and it was truly a tragedy when it was canceled. For specific details on the episodes, I shall direct you to The Humphries Investigation; it chronicles and examines exactly what I did in each episode. I also have an audio commentary on the DVD. Now if I could only get producer Judd Apatow to put me in some of his films...

Get Real - I'll bet very few people remember "Get Real," it only lasted a year… and it was horrible. I worked as an extra in two episodes, "Performance Anxiety" (episode 6) and "Prey" (Episode 7). On both occasions I played a high school student at Truman High. I think the top of my head might have made a half-second appearance in "Performance Anxiety," ant not even the top of my head made it into "Prey." There was some stuff that happened on the set while I was working on "Prey" caused me to vow that I'd never work on the show again… and I never did. Thankfully the show was canceled; it was pure agony to watch anyway. Two of the stars of the show were Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg... big stars can come from bad shows.

Hang Time - Though I try and watch all everything I act in, I've never seen my "Hang Time" appearence. The episode iS called "Secrets and Lies" (episode 100). As the series was canceled long ago, and not lilky to ever be on DVD, I don't expect to ever see it. I was part of the crowd during a big basketball game; I'm sitting right behind Coach Katowinski (Dick Butkus). In trying to see my episode, I've seen way too many episodes of "Hang Time;" it;s a lme show. I'd love to get a copy of it... let me know if you have one.

I'm With Busey - I never asked to be on "I'm with Busey," it just so happened that Gary Busey and the producers of the show decided to have him talk to my class at The Acting Corps. The episode was called "Acting."Before Gary came in, the director and the writer came in and told us to ask really dumb qustions... presumably to get Gary riled up. Being serious acting students, most of us did not do this. The idiot director also gave away that Gary was the "surprise guest" two minutes before he came in despite the fact that it'd been kept secret all week. Gary was defiantly a bit wacky, but he had a few interesting things to say. Aside from the fact that I ran into the of the camera as I left the room, it went pretty well. I should mention that Gary was defiantly playing to the camera a lot... though a lot less then I expected when I first heard the premise of the show. Sadly, my question was edited out and I was only seen listening from the audience a couple times. They also didn't show me run into the camera. I think that would have been funny.

The John Kerwin Show - "The John Kerwin Show" was the fist tallk show I ever did. I was not one of the guests that had the privilage of sitting on the couch and be interviewed, that was Julie McCullough in my episode (Episode 49), but I was still interviewed. As part of his opeing "bit," John interviewed three up-and-coping actors in a segmewnt called "I'm Ready for my Close-Up." I was somewhat drunk during the interview. One of the other actors who was interviewed was Gregory Blair, who I worked with on the short film "The Great Venice Robbery."

Just Desserts - Originally titled "Edible Tees," my part in the pilot episode of "Just Desserts" could have been a reoccurring role if the series was picked up by a network... but it wasn't. I was very surprided how fast the filming went on this project... though I shouldn't have been as they weren't a very hard scenes, and the crew knew what they were doing. My character was supposed to be named "Steve the Barista," but in the credits they just lists me as "Barista." It was a fun set, lot of joking around, but in a professional way. As for the finished project, there was one actor who I didn't think was very good, and it wasn't very funny. I ran into the writer/lead actor years later, and he agreed; it wasn't well directed.

The Near Future - "The Near Future" was a pilot I did for HBO. In this pilot, I played a intern on a news segment called "The Wiggens Report," it was a show within the show. HBO didn't pick up "The Near Future" for any additional episodes, and the few reviews of the pilot I'd seen say it wasn't very good. Bob Odenkirk directed it, and Breckin Meyer was he star.

Party of Five - The "Party of Five" episode I worked on was called "The Shortest Distance" (episode 123). I played Jason Reader, the, owner of a bookstore called "Read-R-Books." While it sounds like a cool part, I was actually just another face in the crowd at a book convention. In the scene in which Julia and her editor Evan talk to the audience at the book conference, I am sitting in the front row. You see the back of my head once… a partial profile actually. Nothing to get excited about here, but this was the first television show I ever worked on. I also played a high school student in the same episode, but I amnot seen in the finished episode.

Popular - The "Popular" episode that I worked on was called "Two Weddings and a Funeral" (episode 22); I played a wedding guest. There were a lot of people there, and thus this was not one of my better appearances… but I am sitting on the aisle. As I'm not a big fan of "Popular," and had never really paid much attention to it at the time, the coolest thing for me about this episode was seeing Erik Estrada on the set, also known as "Ponch" from "CHiPs." "Two Weddings and a Funeral" was the season finale of the first season. This was a really lame show and shouldn't have had a second season...but it did.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - The "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" episode that I worked on was called "Welcome Traveler" (episode 104). I played a cult member in this one… that would be my third semi-major role as a cult member. I had a lot of fun on this set, and I'm in the episode quite a bit. Whenever the followers of Jim-Thom are shown, I'm there. My character even had to eat "mung beans and rice" at one point in the episode... I didn't really eat them though. Interestingly enough, three of the cult members from Dude, Where's My Car? were reunited in this episode.

Small Bits of Happiness - I did the pilot episode for a show called "Small Bits of Happiness," and a pilot was all they ever made. The crew very professional and seemed to know what they were doing, and it shows in the finished product, it looks great... but I actually didn't think the story was all that great. I was amazed how bad I looked in this project... by which I mean I looked like the character, a suicidal guy who probably hasn't slept in a very long time. Even if they had produced additional episodes, there would have been no garentee that I would've ever been in it again... I wasn't a very important character... but I think I was memerable.

Time of Your Life - I'm guessing no one remembers this show; it was the short-lived Party of Five spin-off that stared Jennifer Love Hewitt. The episode of "Time of Your Life" that I worked on was called "The Time They Threw That Party" (episode 3). I am all over the party that Sarah and Romy throw in this episode; my bad dancing was all of my own design… in fact they had to tell me to tone it down… twice. I play a careless partygoer who smashes into Joss and the guy she's talking to, thus causing them to get a little closer. I was so glad to get the exposure! While filming this, I personally ruined a take for the first time… I missed my cue. This show is also notable because it stars Jennifer Garner (and this was before she was big). The only copy I have of this is of very poor quality, I'd love to get a clean copy if anyone has one.

Undeclared - I worked on two episodes of "Undeclared," but my scene was completly cut out of the first one I worked on, which was called "So You Have a Boyfriend." I played a college student at an assembly where Ted Nugent was speaking. The episode was recut with the original footage, retitled "Full Brutal Nugety." and included on the DVD. In the fourth episode of the series, "Sick in the Head," I played a student who lives in the same dorm building as the main characters. The story has to do with people getting kicked out of their rooms by their roommates because they have guests of the opposite sex. While in the common area, the "rejects" get romantic with each other. They edited out my on-screen kiss unfortunatly... but even if it didn't air, it was still an interesting experience. I also got to do a parody of Nine and a Half Weeks. It was great working on this show, it was almost like being back on "Freaks and Geeks" as so many of the crew were the same.

The X-Files - The episode of "The X-Files" that I worked on is called "Rush" (episode 144). I'm in a couple scenes in this one… but it's hard to actually tell it's me; I play a high school student at Adams High. In the scene in which the teacher is killed in the cafeteria, I'm the last one to get out of the way before the table smashes into the wall; as they use smoke for atmosphere in every scene, it's hard to tell it's me. I can also be seen walking down the hall, away from the camera, just after the murder. It was a fun show to work on, but the days were very long. I almost didn't get to be on the show due to massive car trouble. I was originally wearing a trench coat in the hallway scenes, but this wasn't too long after the Columbine High School killings and they thought I looked too much like a member of "The Trench Coat Mafia" so thay had me take it off.