Justin Zell

Height: 5'9"
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown
FILM
The Reformation                           Detective Ben Price              NYU Undergrad Film
Mack Runs Amok                          Bike Thief                             SevenEye Productions
Misguided Angels                          Alan (Lead)                          The Old House Productions
Nebbish                                         George (Lead)                     B.C. Productions  

TELEVISION
SNAP: Fight for Your Rights           Big Guy (Lead)                   MTV Productions
Warped Society                              Writer/Ensemble                 WNPC-TV
Dead Squirrels                                Larry Fives                         WNPC-TV  

THEATER
Poke Until Wince                            Phillip (Lead)                      NYC Fringe Festival       
Marilyn & Mcoo's Special                Bill Clinton/John McCain    People's Improv Theater       
Scrippy Magic                                 Magician                             Kraine Theatre
Generation F'd                                Ensemble/Co-Writer           Second City Training Center-NY
You Have To Break a Few Eggs     Xavier                                 Actors Institute
The Dreams that Stuff is Made of   Ensemble/Co-Writer           People's Improv Theater
A Midsummer Night's Dream          Peter Quince                      New York Classical

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelor of Arts in Theater - SUNY New Paltz

Checkhov Technique: David H. Cohen
Meisner Technique: Beverly Brumm
Classical Acting: Kate Ingram
Improvisation: Ali Farahnakian; Matt Donnelly; Ptolemy Slocum; Pat Shay; Kevin Scott; Jay Rhoderick; Gary Austin; Denny Siegel; Billy Merritt; Rebekka Johnson.

Special Skills
Great with Children, Improvisation, Magician, Baritone vocal range, Accents: High British, Cockney Accent, French, German, Russian, Southern, NYS Drivers License, Current US Passport.

 

BIO

Justin Zell is holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts from SUNY New Paltz. He has studied improvisation with many teachers from The People's Improv Theater, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, The Magnet Theater and The Second City.  Justin has coached several independent improv groups (both short and long form) since 2008.  He performed weekly on the PIT house team, The Wilhelm, for two years and has also been seen performing improv with Bandolero, The Doppel Gang, Insert Funny Name Here, Mission Improv-able, and Dicks and Janes.  Justin is the co-host of a podcast about improvisation entitled "Improvised New York" with his teammate, Elizabeth Quinn.


Justin Zell is a New York based actor and improv coach.