Brian Majestic

Brian Patrick Majestic began his acting career with great promise as the 'Hen' in his kindergarten class production of, "The Ugly Duckling". Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to parents Maureen (Majestic), a homemaker, and Robert M. Seuffert Sr., a purchasing agent and avid outdoorsman, Brian split his youth between the arts and the great outdoors. He has one older brother, who is a Master Plumber, and two younger brothers, one an airline mechanic, and the other a soldier in the US Army. At the age of seven, Brian took his first dance lesson after seeing his first grade crush perform a tap dance routine at show and tell. The crush didn't last, but his love for dancing did. Brian would go on to study tap, jazz, and ballet for over thirteen years, and, at the age of fourteen, was dancing professionally in "West Side Story" at Pittsburgh's Byham Theatre, as well as with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. A natural athlete, he also played baseball and soccer in high school. In the summer between Brian's sophomore and junior years, he attended Carnegie Mellon University's Pre-College Drama program and discovered acting. The following summer, he apprenticed at Little Lake Theatre, just outside of Pittsburgh, and had his first speaking role since kindergarten, in Thornton Wilder's, "Our Town" as one of the ballplayers. As a Pittsburgh Public Schools student, Brian attended acting classes provided by an outreach program with the Civic Light Opera and the Manchester Craftsman Guild. After graduating high school, he briefly attended The Theatre School at DePaul University before returning to Pittsburgh, where he found work as a house painter in order to save up money to move to New York City and attend the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After spending a year at AADA, he took his studies to the T. Schreiber Studio where he credits Mary Boyer and Terry Schreiber for giving him his solid acting foundation and love of the craft. At this time Brian was doing what most New York City actors do: wait tables, take classes, and occasionally book work in off-off-Broadway plays. In the fall of 2001, Brian placed his acting career on hold and enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves following the September 11th terrorist attacks. He graduated from Parris Island and then trained as a field radio operator. Brian deployed as part of Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom and participated in the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In 2006, he volunteered to return to one of Iraq's most dangerous cities, Al Fallujah, for a second deployment. While there Brian made the decision that if he survived he would relocate to Los Angeles and resume his acting pursuits. Shortly after arriving in LA, and while studying with Howard Fine, he booked the role of the 'Warden' in the west coast production of The Living Room Theatre's OBIE-Award-winning play, "The Brig". Brian was then cast in the cult web-series "Night of the Zombie King", and subsequently appeared in a handful of web-series and short films. Utilizing the GI Bill, he spent time studying interior architectural design at Santa Monica College. At this point, Brian was about ready to call it quits with his acting career until a former teacher challenged him to do a drop-off for a casting director. This drop-off led to a conversation that got him an audition. He didn't get the part, but he was asked back to read the following week for another role which he did book. This would be Brian's first network co-star role, on the long running CBS hit, "Criminal Minds". Since then Brian has booked more TV work, and also performed at the Geffen Playhouse with fellow military veterans in "Everyday Heroes". Brian is a member of The Road Theatre Company and lives in Los Angeles with his wife.