Christopher Loverro

Christopher Loverro is an Iraq War veteran and former police (SWAT) officer turned thespian and veteran's advocate. He is the founder and artistic director of Warriors For Peace Theatre, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that is a collaboration of veterans and civilians who use Shakespeare and the theatre to help veterans heal, empower women, support disenfranchised groups, and promote peace through the arts. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley's Peace and Conflict Studies department, a classically trained actor, a graduate of The Second City Acting Conservatory, and has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC with Diavolo's Veteran's Dance Project. While working as a Berkeley Police Officer, he joined the Army Reserves in 2001 and volunteered to go to Afghanistan after 9/11. His unit, however, was diverted to Iraq where he served on a Civil Affairs team in support of the Stryker Brigade Combat Team with the Second Infantry Division (3-2) in Mosul and was awarded the Combat Action Badge. His primary mission was to safeguard civilians on the battlefield and, among various other missions, he participated in humanitarian relief operations for over 2,000 refugees. Ironically, after surviving his year in Iraq, he returned to his job as a police officer and was injured in the line-of-duty during a fight while rescuing a kidnap victim. This eventually cut his law enforcement career short. He then studied acting using the post 9/11 GI Bill and found it to be a great form of catharsis. He is most proud of his roles as Brutus in Julius Caesar, Orlando in As You Like It, and Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing.