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SYD SKIDMORE

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actor & writer

ABOUT

HELLO MY NAME IS SYD (she/they)

I have been acting since the age of 7. Growing up, I was the quintessential musical theatre kid: performing the entirety of Les Miserables in my grandmother's living room, my 12 cousins and I passionately reenacting the lives of 1700's French whores to an audience of aunts and uncles. I, of course, was double-cast as Whore #3 and the male love interest, Marius (the beginning of my nonbinary awakening!).

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I went on to receive my BFA in Acting from USC, and am currently based in Los Angeles. I work mainly in film & TV, but can sometimes be found making a fool of myself onstage in the local clown scene.​ You may know me as the sci-fi soldier, Bradbury, facing her death in THE CREATOR, or the criminally insane Batman villain, Abby, who attacks Sofia in THE PENGUIN (see review below).​​​

My acting technique is rooted in both emotional memory and imaginative play. I excel in transformation, in part because coming to terms with my queerness required an in depth exploration into the many different parts of myself. I now feel the freedom to dance between them, and aim to delve even deeper into my humanity with each new role!

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Beyond acting, I am currently developing my first feature film with my writing partner and our weekly acting group. Keep an eye out for FEAST, a friendsgiving gone wrong...

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"Syd Skidmore's Abby is a revelation."

SCREEN RANT  The Penguin Episode 4 Review

​​​"The real stand-out is Syd Skidmore's Abby, the Arkham inmate who plays a key part in Sofia's... awakening, let's say. Skidmore is very much a newcomer, with few roles to her name, but is incredible as Abby: equal parts terrifying and haunting... I can't get the performance out of my head."​

BODY OF WORK

FILM

ON SWIFT HORSES

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THE CREATOR

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ME TIME

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THE WEDDING PAINTING

(short)

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CHIPOKO

(short)

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GIRL AND A GUN

(short)

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WHAT WE DON'T SAY

(short)

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MURDERABILIAC

(short)

Supporting

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Lead

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Ley Line Entertainment/

Dir. Dan Minahan

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New Regency/

Dir. Gareth Edwards

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Netflix/

Dir. John Hamburg

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Dir. Claire Audrey Aguayo

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​Dir. Tafadzwa Nemarundwe â€‹â€‹

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Go Parachute/

Dir. Kiki Allgeier

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​CalArts/

Dir. Esther Zeilig

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Wickiup Films/

Dir. Richard Karpala

TV

BEEF

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THE PENGUIN


TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS

Co-star

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Guest Star


Co-star

A24/

Dir. Kitao Sakurai

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HBO Max/

Dir. Helen Shaver

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Hulu/

Dir. Stacie Passon

THEATRE

JUNK GIRLS

*Winner of the Hollywood Fringe Encore Producer's Award*​​​​

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UNCLE VANYA

 

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THE PASSION PLAY

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THE KENTUCKY CYCLE

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

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THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH

Lead/Smitty

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​Lead/Astrov

 


Various Roles

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Various Roles

 

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Lead/Puck

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Lead/

Nelly Windrod

Los Feliz Theatre Co./

Dir. Alexandra Leigh

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Elysium Conservatory Theatre/Dir. Aaron Ganz

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USC/Dir. Christopher Shaw

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USC/Dir. Stephanie Shroyer

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USC/Dir. Jeanette Harrison

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USC/Dir. Jack Rowe

TRAINING

USC School of Dramatic Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts

*David Dukes Acting Scholar*

(Acting, Voice, Movement, Dialects, On Camera Acting, Shakespeare

Stage Combat, Clowning, Commedia dell’arte)​

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The Groundlings - Improv for Beginners

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Idiot Workshop - Ongoing Clown

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SPECIAL SKILLS

Singing: alto - mezzo soprano

Tap dancing

Accents: Southern, New York, British (BBC & Cockney), French

Puppetry

Snow skiing

Indoor volleyball

Chess

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CONTACT

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Asteria Artists Management
Elle Maney: elle@asteria-artists.com

(310) 818-3739

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AKA Commercial

Mike Abrams: mike@akatalent.com

(323) 965-5600

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Love Talent Print

Alexa Love: alexa@lovetalent.com

(323) 401-8287

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