Owen Sholar

Owen began his acting studies at the age of 4 with Priscilla Vanik in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Since moving to LA at the age of 5, Owen has studied with Kimberly Crandall at Actorsite, Al Charlens at Hollywood Repertory Theatre, and Stephen Rockwell/Deborah Strang at A Noise Within. Owen's recent credits include the Joe Pytka-directed McDonald's commercial "Victory" and CBS crime drama Criminal Minds. Current independent projects intended for the festival circuit include Why Am I Doing This?, Lily, Finding Jenua, and Forgive Us Our Transgressions. Other video credits include Kids Talk Politics 2008, Water Thicker Than Oil, and Hott 4 Hill. Owen is an avid reader and chess player; his favorite subject is math. His favorite book series are Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl, Charlie Bone, and Eragon. Owen also likes to sing, play baseball, cycle, build Lego projects, and play video games and simulators. Over the next ten years, Owen wants to become a professional actor, learn to play the guitar, the piano, and the trumpet, and get his private pilot license.