
1959-08-14 ( 65 years old ) in Homestead AFB, Florida, USA
Russell was born on Homestead Air Force Base and grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. His first acting experience came in 7th grade, playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. He continued acting throughout high school, passing up a theatre arts scholarship to join the Army after becoming a father his senior year. Peace time provided a unique opportunity as he soon began performing regularly at the esteemed Fort Bragg Playhouse. By the end of his enlistment he had earned his Actor's Equity card and moved to New York City. In 1986 he reenlisted in the Coast Guard, joining the crew of the USCG Cutter Sassafras in Hawaii. During off duty hours he studied at the Honolulu Film Actor's Workshop before being transferred to Long Beach, California where he met his wife actress Shelley Poncy. In 1992 the couple moved to Louisiana, where they became fixtures on the New Orleans stage. They moved to Seattle in 2003, Russell resumed his theatre career and became active in the Independent film scene. In 2014 he was cast to play 'Doc' on the SyFy original series 'Z Nation'.
Movies
Godfart
2024-09-22
Maysville
2021-11-24
The Stairs
2021-02-26
We Take the Low Road
2019-05-23
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017-08-06
The Gamers: The Shadow Menace
2017-08-01
The Gamers: The Series
2015-12-22
Star Leaf
2015-06-06
The Hollow One
2015-05-01
Minimum Wage
2015-01-01
The Device
2014-12-16
7 Minutes
2014-10-26
Ghostlight
2013-10-24
Eden
2013-03-20
Junk
2012-10-19
Fat Kid Rules The World
2012-10-05
Grassroots
2012-06-22
The Off Hours
2011-01-22
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
2010-05-12
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
2010-01-29
Big Fish
2003-12-25
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