Reginald Garner

Reginald Lopez Garner is best known for the Independent Film called "The Shop" and a local TV Series in the San Francisco, Oakland CA Bay Area called "The Dirty". Reginald (Reggie) Garner was born and raised in Philadelphia PA. Reggie was first introduced to the arts while attending Parochial School. It was a Nun who took a special interest in Reggie's untapped talent and took him under her wings. She 1st cast him as Judas in a musical called Jesus Christ Superstar and it was while performing in this production that Reggie discovered his love for the arts. As Reggie continued his education, his interest was divided between his love for Theater, Basketball & Track & Field. He starred in Several Theatrical Productions while attending College, including Tennessee Williams The Rose Tattoo, & 10 Little Indians etc. It was while attending College at Texas A&I University that Reggie decided to serve his country and enlisted into the United States Navy. It was not until 2009 that Reggie decided on a whim to once again revisit a dream deferred and auditioned for an independent film called Ghetto Magnolia out of Oakland CA and was pleasantly surprised to "garner" the part of the hero and nurturer Jonathan Donaldson. The production has taken on many different aspects from a proposed TV series to a Theatrical play (Ghetto Magnolia Stage Play 2012) with Reggie playing the more menacing character "Caine". This successful run at the Malonga Theater for the Arts in Oakland Ca, afforded Reggie some additional exposure and he has since been afforded the opportunity to star in 5 Independent Films, 1 TV Series, 2 Web Series, A Music Video, and numerous Educational Videos for the Federal Governement. They are as follows: A short film called Cover (2012), written and produced by Mr. Nick Benn and Directed by Mr. Chris Ellis. Reginald was cast as Pastor Hill. The Feature Film called "The Shop"(2013), produced & directed by Mr. M. Shawn Cunningham, of BlackFloor Entertainment Films. Reginald was cast as one of the supporting Lead characters, named JAE, the leader of a local trio of thugs. Co-starring Tiffany "New York" Pollard from VH1's reality series "Flavor of Love" & "I Love New York" fame. Feature film called "Hopes Identity" (2013), written, produced & Directed by Mr. Chris Ellis of Ceezer Films, Reginald was cast as the Principal of an Oakland CA based Middle School named Principal Turner. A Music Video entitled "Cadi Lean" (2013) for Rapper O2 & featuring underground Rapper Erk Tha Jerk. Reginald was cast as the O.G. and sings the hook of the song. The Cadi Lean music video made its debut on BET's 106 & Park and can still be seen on MTV.com! A Television Series for KOFY TV 20 in the San Francisco, Oakland CA Bay area, that initially was a Web Series called "The Dirty" (2013-2014). Reginald was cast as one of the Lead Characters Mason Cage, with special Guest appearances by Actress Vivica A. Fox & Actor Miguel Nunez Jr. , written, directed & produced by Mr. M. Shawn Cunningham of BlackFloor Entertainment Films. Numerous Employee Educational Videos for the Veterans Health Administration in Palo Alto CA including A Video entitled Sim-Matrix, loosely based on the film Matrix. Reginald was cast in the Leading Role as Morpheus (2014), written, directed & produced by Mr. Jeffrey Petro. A Web Series called "On The Court" Reginald was cast as basketball coach, Coach Spencer, written, directed & produced by Eduardo Castrillo by Uncia Films (2014) A Christian film called "The Bishop" (2014-2015) written, produced & Directed by Mr. Farah Dews of Farah Dews Casting, Reginald was cast as Billy Ray. A Feature Film called "Family First: The Marshawn Lynch Story" (2014 - 2015) based on the NFL Seattle Seahawks Running Back, Marshawn Lynch's Life Story. Reginald was cast as Mr.Lynch's Lawyer, Attorney Gerald Brown, during Lynch's College years. Mr Lynch will be portraying himself in this autobiographical story. Directed by Mario Barbino of Debonair Projections. Reginald is a perfect example of having dreams deferred, then realized, and new possibilities arising.