David Erba

David Erba is a New York City movie and TV series actor. Whether it be comedic, dramatic, or commercial, David's first brand embodies the corky "best friend" you want to root for. His second brand is the timeless "nerd seeking world domination". Through both featured brands, David finds himself suitably placed into a diverse set of roles. After David saw his favorite actor Sam Rockwell for the first time, he realized that the movie business was the industry he wanted to be a part of. Through "The Way Way Back", David saw how Rockwell instantly elevated the film from his first scene until the end, making it a heartfelt, funny and amazing film just by performance alone. There David realized, "I will also elevate acting". Having then went back and watched countless other performances of Rockwell; such as, "Moon", "Matchstick Men", and "Laggies", David noticed this and was even further inspired to pursue the craft of acting. David is also a writer and director. His biggest influence in these venues are Richard Linklater and David Lynch. Much like with acting in these fields he's also a fan of originality and innovation. Richard Linklater displays this originality time after time in each of his films. Erba noticed that Linklater flourishes in comedy, drama, and even breaking the mold by making films that are multiple genres put together as one. Through the influential one-day-focused film "Dazed and Confused" and the newer released (future classic) "Boyhood", the realism and creativity abound left Erba speechless. This crafting of original concepts and putting forth the time to make a product unlike one that has been seen before is what Erba is constantly looking to achieve as an actor, writer, and director. After graduating from McDaniel College with a bachelor's degree in Cinema, he moved straight to New York and began taking various acting classes throughout the acting schools in NYC, UCB, Stella Adler, The Barrow Group and The New York Film Academy. An acting class that very much stood out to him was one from Stella Adler entitled Patrick Quagliano's Scene Lab. Through this class, David was able to find the balance he wanted to, as an actor who was able to achieve acting in the serious, well-trained, fashion of the "such all-time greats" Laurence Olivier and Anthony Hopkins. Simultaneously David brought his personality and sense of humor to the roles compared to Paul Rudd and Jay Baruchel. After having a lead role in the sketch play, "A Sketch of New York", David then went on to perform as another a major character in a play adaptation of the original story of "The Little Mermaid". David received exposure to numerous techniques and approaches to acting so that he could perfect his craft in the arts. He learned how to perform with Adler Technique as well as the Stanislavski technique. He honed in on what goes into each of these methods of acting and when to use which, as well as what goes into being a timeless performer of improv.