Tom was born in Pittsburgh, PA but has lived all over the Midwestern United States. He spent the majority of his formative years in a small suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. He first fell in love with acting when he performed in a community theatre production of The Music Man the summer after he completed the sixth grade. He instantly fell in love with the lights, sounds and excitement of live musical theatre. From there he began taking acting, dance, and singing classes as well attending acting camps during the summer. Some of the highlights of his youth include performing with the professional acting group, Cincinnati Children's Theatre where he acted, sang and even learned ballet and tap dancing. He also appeared in both Faust and Aida for Cincinnati Opera. He accomplished this before starting high school. In high school he began studying privately with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company founding member and highly acclaimed actor Nick Rose. He studied with him for four years as well as Chris Guthrie, another Cincinnati Shakespeare actor. He owes much of his development as an actor to these mentors. At this time he also discovered his love for stunts and action work. He trained for six years under Gina Cerimele-Mechley in stage combat and became an Actor/Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. His tests were adjudicated by then-President, Chuck Coil. He attended college at Miami University where he appeared in a few shows for their theatre department. it was at this time he began working with a student-fun filmmaking group and discovered his love for filmmaking. Since then he has appeared in several films, web-series, and other projects. He continues to work as a professional actor in Los Angeles, CA. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Shelley
