Misan Akuya

Misan Akuya is among one of Hollywood's next wave of young talent. Born in Columbia Maryland on September 11 1992, Misan enjoyed the art of acting and filmmaking at a young age. Misan began acting in community theater and even made his first short film at age 11, a cut out animated short called going to war. But from, 2006 to 2011 Misan was away from acting and focused on high school and the sport of auto racing.Being with a part as as union soldier in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, Misan began acting in films such as A Split Personality, Troop 491: The Adventures of the Muddy Lions, Koming from Afrika, & Growing up in two. Misan also appeared on an episode of Veep,, all the while studying theater at Montgomery College.In July 2014 Misan moved to Los Angeles California to further pursue his career. He played supporting roles in the short film The Anarchist Theory, and the t.v series One Big Happy.But 2014 marked when Misan Akuya added writer and director to his credits with writing, directing, and starring in two student films while attending Santa Monica College: A stop motion short called I'm A Vampire, and a live action dramatic short called Mastery. Misan recently wrapped on his third short that he wrote, directed, starred in and co composed another live action dramatic short called Elsewhere.As Misan continues his career he also continues his love of racing. Misan continues to race in go kart races around the country. Misan is a multi instrumentalist playing the guitar, drums, piano, and clarinet. Show less «

You kinda treat your agent like your girlfriend. You are excited to get together at first. There's t...Show more »

You kinda treat your agent like your girlfriend. You are excited to get together at first. There's that honeymoon period. But they you start wondering what else is out there. Show less «

I try to have fun on set, cut jokes and what not as at the end of the day we are making a movie, not...Show more »

I try to have fun on set, cut jokes and what not as at the end of the day we are making a movie, not curing cancer. But at the same time there is a lot on the line for ourselves and our families. That's why there can be great intensity sometimes. Show less «

At the end of the day it's all about the drama on screen. No one seems to care about good cinematogr...Show more »

At the end of the day it's all about the drama on screen. No one seems to care about good cinematography and can forgive minor mistakes as long as the drama is good. Show less «

I think some of the best directing you can do is getting out of the actor's way. A tweak or two here...Show more »

I think some of the best directing you can do is getting out of the actor's way. A tweak or two here does the trick. But when I see that something is working I try to let them do their thing. A lot of directors don't seem to trust their actors and I have never gotten that. You hired them for a reason. Show less «

Telling a story visually is an interesting concept. I want to be to make the camera feel like it's i...Show more »

Telling a story visually is an interesting concept. I want to be to make the camera feel like it's invisible. Camera movement like Steadicam, tracking shots, and dolly shots are cards that you can play. But you should only use those cards if you feel that it helps the story move along or makes a shot more interesting. Show less «

I believe that the only way to go about things in life is to just do what you love. If you do that y...Show more »

I believe that the only way to go about things in life is to just do what you love. If you do that you can't go wrong. Show less «

Climbing my way to the top, one brick at a time.

Acting only gets you women if they have seen your movies. If I mention that I was in an episode of V...Show more »

Acting only gets you women if they have seen your movies. If I mention that I was in an episode of Veep I usually get those doe eyes to come out. Show less «

I get the best out of my actors. They know that at the end of the day it's all about them.

There are so many people that I'd love to work with. As far as directing actors go Aaron Paul would ...Show more »

There are so many people that I'd love to work with. As far as directing actors go Aaron Paul would be a treat, I really dig what Lizzy Caplan is doing right now, T.J Miller and Donald Glover seems like a lot of fun. As far as acting for directors David Fincher is on the top of my list. Working with him, Woody Allen, Martin Scorcese, Quentin Tarantino, and the Coen Brothers would be a dream come true for me. Show less «

Acting and being a filmmaker can be very lonely. I come from a racing and sports background so there...Show more »

Acting and being a filmmaker can be very lonely. I come from a racing and sports background so there was a ton of camaraderie going on. Even in racing where everyone is your competitor. But when I started acting it was different. Everyone is way more out for themselves, there are quite a few flaky people, people will stab you in the back in a second if it serves them well, and everyone kinda does there own thing. It can be tough sometimes. But it's a good exercise in learning how to be alone. Show less «

Misan Akuya

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