Introduce Yourself : Finally getting around to stepping into the light by Paul Askedall

Hello all! My story started in Los Angeles, California and I've lived in New York and currently Colorado. I guess I'm following in my Dad's footsteps with acting; he remarried after my mom and lived in Colombia for a few years doing telenovelas and commercials. He also landed in some magazines out there. Several years ago he was in an episode of Sex & The City. As a kid I've always wanted to make action movies, but I'm not as restricting now, especially since I've been wanting to improve my craft.

I've met quite a few big names over the years, a few I've worked with, many others I met at a party, convention, or another event or place. I've worked with Roy Frumkes on my first feature film in 2008, (he was Bryan Singer's cinematography teacher), and more recently Rob Walker, Clifton Powell, Jordan Werner, and Pam Renall in Diamond in the Rough (2019). As for actors I've run into and had the pleasure of talking with: Milo Ventimiglia, Ludacris, Felicia Day, Jon Bernthal, DJ Qualls, Jensen Ackles, Mallory Jansen, and many more. The humble ones are the most memorable.

In addition to short and feature films, I've done an ankle monitor commercial (can't post it/claim it until the company releases it) and have been published in a couple web modeling mags. I've been blessed so far with my career, and although I haven't been moving as fast in the industry due to obligations with the U.S. Army, I like to believe that we all end up where we should, when we should. Besides, I've never been one to do things by society's timelines ;)

Thanks for coming to my TEDTalk---I mean, my introduction!