Developed/performed his “mind boggling” ventriloquism play, VENT, also hailed as “hilarious”, “deliciously uncomfortable” and “burned in my brain.” School: UCLA (Carol Burnett Musical Theater Comedy Award, Dana Lind Drama Award, Judith and Milton Stark Scholarship), Circle-in-a-Square, Gene Frankel Theater. Theater: FUGUE (Echo), FIGURE 8 (NOTE), SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW (Union Square), MISTRAL (Drama League DirectorFest), NY premiere TRANSPARENCY OF VAL (CSV), THE GREEKS (Imua Theater), and THE IDIOT (MET). Film: wrote/starred in vent thriller SHOW ME (Best Film, NYCHFF); After Dark’s RED CLOVER; PRETEND, described by A.O. Scott as a “harrowing, dazzling” feature; Dan Eberle’s THE LOCAL; and opposite Frances Bay in SHORT ON TIME (Emmy finalist). TV: HAWAII 5-0, BATTLE CREEK, DEXTER, LIE TO ME, CSI, FLASHFORWARD, WITHOUT A TRACE, TRAUMA, DOLLHOUSE, THE WHOLE TRUTH, MONK, and LAW & ORDER. www.karlherlinger.com | @regnilreh