Joseph Bishop

Known for his collaborative nature and fierce performances. Experience gathered from theatre, film, audio books, podcasts, improv, studies and life. His true pleasure is in sharing experiences with those around him and through his craft. You'll find him travelling around the south, his home for the past quarter of a century, soaking up experiences and enjoying the outdoors. If you capture the energy, it's lightning in a bottle or a voice from the dark. Joseph found his passion for stories at a young age, using them to frame an understanding of the collective conscious. His passion for storytelling bleeds over into everyday life, which inherently attracts like-minded individuals that he grows with creatively. In 2008, a senior in high school, he performed his first major leading role under Stephen Rushing as Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet.' Shortly after he was fortunate to secure scholarships from Northwest Florida State College's Foundation, one of which was from Della Reese's foundation. He was able to meet Della Reese, after writing her a letter thanking her for this opportunity to grow, in which she told him to, "go on and do great things!" He performed under director Clint Mahle, as Anthony Marston in 'And Then There Were None' his freshman year in college, 2008, along with Lord Rivers & Christopher Urswick in 'Richard III,' 2009. Taking a go at local theatre he picked up a role as Sam Hendrix in 'Wait Until Dark,' 2009 with StageCrafters of FWB. He followed up as the lead under director Clint Mahle, as Alan Baker in 'Come Blow Your Horn,' 2010. Shortly after graduating from Northwest Florida State College with an Associate of Arts. He began a friendship with director Javan Garza after working back stage together and they often collaborated on various small scripts or scenes. They filmed 'Ghost Hustlers,' 2010, a spoof ghost hunting adventure where he portrayed the lead Ghost hunter. That summer Joseph worked on an audio book called 'Secret Gardens' by Leonard Lyon with Six Finger Tree Productions as Fast Eddy, Brett and Carlos later released on multiple media platforms. Joseph auditioned for the BFA Acting programs at FSU and UCF for attendance in 2010, but after making the first round of callbacks at FSU was offered entry to the BA program. Having UCF offer entrance to their BA program as well, he moved to Orlando, FL having more connections to network through and fell in love with the progressive environment. There he became active in Student Government Association at UCF, where he was elected to represent a seat for the Humanities and Arts. He became active with NORML, a student organization at the college, soon elected as the Director of Communication for the 2009-2010 academic year. Within student government he was seated as the Vice Chair of Services and Public Relations until March of 2011 when he stepped down. Joseph continuously worked as Public Relations for NORML until August of 2011. This gave him an opportunity to network with widely known political figures and people of interest. He soaked in the local music scene and worked on various small projects with people in film from the surrounding colleges and UCF. This led him to alter his major to film studies and history. He still craved more experience in front of the camera, instead of theoretical study, he wanted practical training and technical understanding to make it on big budget projects. In 2011, he applied to Full Sail University for their film track to work on his behind the scenes knowledge of film making with larger budget production equipment. He attended there and worked on various creative projects as an actor or creative element to the productions. He worked under various industry professionals and received a few accomplishments for his studies. Joseph left Full Sail in 2012 to return working with his friends, one being director Javan Garza. They collaborated on numerous short scripts and short videos. Eventually Joseph moved to Michigan for a brief period to film battle raps with a group called Alternative Perceptions at events for Bar Wars and other local artists, 2013. He followed up by moving back down south and filming short videos for internet media platforms throughout 2013 and 2014 to include music videos and experimental footage. In 2015 Joseph was a part of ZeroHouse Productions 'Melany Rose' and was able to assist Javan Garza as Assistant Director, Producer and actor portraying Felix. He worked alongside a dedicated cast of people that gave their time towards a project they believed in. An experience that would continuously inspire their creativity even after filming completed in 2016. They were fortunate enough to film in Florala, AL thanks to some very generous people. Shortly after, he was a part of the production 'Calbian: The Breach' as assistant director to Javan Garza with ZeroHouse Productions and Nuon Films producing, where he also portrayed the character of Jude, 2017. Afterwards Javan Garza cast him as Corky in '5 Minutes' with ZeroHouse Productions and Nuon Films producing, 2018. This was a chance for him to dive into the fragmented mind of a ventriloquist that loses his grip on reality and with stellar support from a strong cast, shows a man experience a snap in perception. He went on to work as Production Coordinator with ZeroHouse Productions and VXEL Media alongside Jake Dillard and Javan Garza, 2019. Joseph portrayed the characters of the Bike Messenger and Alan, being able to utilize his motorcycle riding knowledge, assisting in capturing multiple riding shots and portraying a man that struggles with a decision involving life or death. Joseph auditions throughout the Southern part of the United States and attends Gary Grubbs' acting class regularly in Mobile, AL.