Ted

Ted Rooney - Acting Coach
On camera, Ted has amassed over 35 TV guest-star and recurring credits including ER, Gilmore Girls, Community, My Name Is Earl, Seinfeld, CSI, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia...most recently on Boardwalk Empire, Grimm, Weeds, and Lost. Ted has over 20 principal movie roles (Gone, Legally Blonde, Santa Pups, Blood Work...) and over 35 principal appearances in commercials (Yes, he was Abe Lincoln in the Mt. Dew ad and the Rozerem spots :-) Locally, Ted has appeared in Leverage, Portlandia, Bucksville, The Kill Hole, The Weather Outside, Bucksville and Cell Count. Currently, Ted is working on a local indie movie titled Quanta. On Stage, Ted has acted in regional theatres (Ahmanson (LA), Williamstown Theatre, The McCarter, The Wilma, The Arden, Portland Stage, and Idaho Shakespeare). He has performed in 10 off Broadway plays and 10 plays in LA with the Actors Co-op. Ted has a BA in Theatre from Lewis and Clark College and an MFA in acting from Temple University. Ted has coached acting, directed several plays and taught acting at the undergraduate level (PSU, George Fox). Currently, Ted is teaching and coaching acting at his own studio space, as well as on camera acting at Portland State University.