Doug Locke

Doug Locke is a native of Houston, Texas currently residing in Los Angeles. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Theater Arts from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. While studying Theatre, Doug appeared in multiple productions including: The Crucible, Blues for Alabama Sky, The Pajama Game and She Stoops to Conquer. Doug was inspired to enter the entertainment industry by the work of his older sisters, Tembi Locke (actress) and Attica Locke (writer). He began his career in film and television when he portrayed a young Jimi Hendrix in the Silver Lake Film Festival award-winning short, "A Technicolor Dream". In addition to numerous commercials, pilots, he most recently appeared in episodes of the hit television shows "House M.D.," "Bones," "Jane The Virgin," and "Shameless." Doug is also a singer/songwriter. His influences include Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, Rihanna and Madonna. His work has been featured in Billboard Magazine, The Huffington Post, Out Magazine, Idolator, GLAAD, Logo's NewNowNext, Upworthy.com, PopMatters.com, Blurred Culture and many others. His single "#ThisCouldBeUs" hit no.32 on the iTunes Hot 100 chart. The music video for this song has over 1.3 million views and counting. Following the success of "#ThisCouldBeUs," Locke returned to Houston to film his music video for "KING" which has a strong anti-bullying message and themes of self-empowerment and love. The music video for his song "In or Out" was nominated for "Best Indie Music Video" in the 2018 Queerty Awards. In addition to playing shows all over Los Angeles, Locke recently headlined Portland Pride. He appeared on kCal/CBS 'Morning Show' in Los Angeles and 'Great Day Houston', and has just released his new EPs, "Black Travolta" and "Why?"