Zachary J. Luna is an young actor who originally hails from Colorado. After spending his childhood in a few small towns in Boulder County, he studied theatre at The Colorado College, where he received the Pamela Riley Prize for Most Outstanding Drama Student and graduated magna cum laude in 2012, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree. Zach Luna has performed in many theatrical productions, including the North American premiere of Samuel Beckett's 'Text For Nothing 4' and starring roles in 'The Duchess of Malfi', Sam Shepard's 'Tongues,' and 'The Maids' by Jean Genet.
He has played assassins, inmates, students, barons, pirates, kings, demons, and even a man transforming into a rhinoceros on stage.
Zach now resides in Los Angeles and is continuing his acting journey in the mediums of film and television.
His dream, as always, is to continue learning and improving as an artist and collaborator and to contribute to projects that stir the imagination and explore the human condition. He believes that sharing stories and creating compelling narratives are some of the fundamental needs and defining qualities of humanity, and as such, it's an honor to be involved in the process of bringing stories and characters to life in any capacity. We define our world and give it context through the lens of our stories and characters, and in turn, our stories and characters define us and who we might become in the context of our world. To perform or to observe a performance is to give the life of another person, real or imagined, space in your heart and time in your life, witnessed to the rhythm of the beating of that same heart. If the character can be presented honestly, as an imperfect, struggling human, we stand a chance of connecting to their experience and learning from them, whether by example or counter-example. And hey, the whole thing can be pretty entertaining to boot.
Relentless shifts in written perspective aside, these are the concepts that have helped devote Zach to pursuing his work and his identity as an eternal student, striving to learn more, do more, fail more, fail better (to steal a turn of phrase from Mr. Beckett). Though he may never feel completely satisfied with his work at any present moment, (always seeing ahead of him other depths to be explored, other paths running closer to his intent, opportunities to be braver) the process of acting and storytelling itself is always fulfilling and inspirational, as is the opportunity to meet and work with creative and passionate people.
A dream role for Zachary would be any role that inspires someone out there the way he himself was inspired at a young age. A performance whose influence notably outlives the performer, since they all will, in a way. Also, it would be really cool to do some swashbuckling with a sword. That might be higher on the list, to be honest.
He has played assassins, inmates, students, barons, pirates, kings, demons, and even a man transforming into a rhinoceros on stage.
Zach now resides in Los Angeles and is continuing his acting journey in the mediums of film and television.
His dream, as always, is to continue learning and improving as an artist and collaborator and to contribute to projects that stir the imagination and explore the human condition. He believes that sharing stories and creating compelling narratives are some of the fundamental needs and defining qualities of humanity, and as such, it's an honor to be involved in the process of bringing stories and characters to life in any capacity. We define our world and give it context through the lens of our stories and characters, and in turn, our stories and characters define us and who we might become in the context of our world. To perform or to observe a performance is to give the life of another person, real or imagined, space in your heart and time in your life, witnessed to the rhythm of the beating of that same heart. If the character can be presented honestly, as an imperfect, struggling human, we stand a chance of connecting to their experience and learning from them, whether by example or counter-example. And hey, the whole thing can be pretty entertaining to boot.
Relentless shifts in written perspective aside, these are the concepts that have helped devote Zach to pursuing his work and his identity as an eternal student, striving to learn more, do more, fail more, fail better (to steal a turn of phrase from Mr. Beckett). Though he may never feel completely satisfied with his work at any present moment, (always seeing ahead of him other depths to be explored, other paths running closer to his intent, opportunities to be braver) the process of acting and storytelling itself is always fulfilling and inspirational, as is the opportunity to meet and work with creative and passionate people.
A dream role for Zachary would be any role that inspires someone out there the way he himself was inspired at a young age. A performance whose influence notably outlives the performer, since they all will, in a way. Also, it would be really cool to do some swashbuckling with a sword. That might be higher on the list, to be honest.