acting
acting
Born and raised in Kentucky, Henry’s natural desire to perform revealed itself early as he landed his first leading role in a school play at age five.
By age nine, Henry had already been in ten theatrical productions which ultimately led him to the professional stage where he toured as Winthrop in
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The Music Man with the Chateau De Ville Dinner Theaters throughout New England. That performance ultimately led to a lead role alongside the late Ray Walston in Math Country, a 30 episode educational television series filmed in Kentucky.
About the time of touring with The Music Man, Henry also made a personal commitment to Christ, and when asked in an interview if he wanted to act for a living, proudly proclaimed, “...if God wants acting to be my thing, then it will be my thing.”
Seventeen years later, Henry’s commitment to Christ and his love for the stage combined as he co-founded a Christian “sketch” comedy team called Images Creative Group. Images toured the country full-time for over ten years (1990-2000) - traveling over 250 days a year and performing for up to 20,000 people. Henry then worked in artist management for the next five years before setting out on his own to be an inspirational speaker and humorist.
Five years later, having also worked professionally in radio, TV, advertising, and film production, Henry is acting once again. Not only does he love doing it, but working in front of the camera
again will continue to advance his vision to write and produce Christian films.
As Henry likes to say, “...if God wants it to be my thing, then it will be my thing!”