OceanGangQ—How it started

I’m going to take it way back to when I discovered that thing we call passion! As a youth I moved around alot. I was born in Cartersville, Ga [The Ville] and my father was in the air force at the time. My mother was working crazy hours as well and both made sure that my siblings were well kept. They built a foundation on hardwork and always reminded me to work for what I want and not accept less. Because of the blood, sweat and tears my family put in, it made me into the person you see today.

Since the beginning I always knew who I wanted to be, so any newfound goal that was presented to me growing up I could line it up and see if it something I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Basketball, acting, and gaming are my passions. Anything that can deviate my mind from the outside world and keep me at peace from my own thoughts is my passion. I have ADHD so I'm always thinking about something constantly, which can be very draining.

Instead of letting my thoughts drown in whatever the current situation is, I channel it. Any emotion attached to those thoughts I use as fuel to push me to go out and be productive. The only things I was focused on back then was basketball and my relations with the people around me. I used to go outside everyday and be active. Even through middle school, I had an insatiable desire to be the best at whatever I do.

Fast forward to 2008, I was and still am a nerd but I was funny and very personable so people were drawn to me. That year I had just transferred from herschel Jones middle school to E.T booth middle and just started touching on Drama[Arts]. It was enjoyable and although it wasnt basketball, it later grew to become another passion.

I started taking it more serious and took drama in highschool for 2 years. Mrs.Taylor at cherokee high was my instructor at the time and from there she helped me grow as an actor. I ended up doing the production lights for our play of "Annie" and later got a role for this William Shakespeare's "A midsummer nights dream". Getting that first taste of being on stage in front of everyone was exhilarating and was enough for me to want to pursue this as a career.

I tend to keep alot of things to myself and did not want everyone to know I was pursuing acting. People always have an opinion and I wasnt going to allow someone's thoughts of me pursuing this to cripple my newly discovered passion. Until I was in that mindset of not being bothered by anyone's output, I silently worked on my craft.

Along the way I've met others who saw the potential and drive in me, one of them being Erica Alexander who played in "Get Out" and also "Living Single" back in the 90s. I was working security at the time in 2018 and the encouragement she gave me was enough to get me to share my plan to pursue greatness within acting. My first step into auditions took a long time because I took a long break from acting and was doubting myself. Yet I am here, blessed to have gotten my first role in the upcoming theatrical play called " From Porn to the Pulp". You can find more information on Instagram at " fp2p_stageplay" and stay tuned for the celebrity special guest. You dont want to miss it.