Brendan Sokler

Brendan Sokler

SAG-AFTRA/AEA

SAG-AFTRA/AEA

Brendan Sokler (SAG-AFTRA/AEA) is a Brooklyn based actor from Arlington, Virginia. His work has been seen on the stages of The Pearl, The Upright Citizens Brigade, The Flea, The Barrow Group, The Bell House, The Tank, and several theaters starting with the word “The”.

His films, tv shows, podcasts he has produced and acting in have been to Just For Laughs, The Independent Television Festival, Seoul Web Fest, Channel 101, LA web fest, New York Web Fest, and The Catalyst Content Festival (no relation).

He has gotten to work with such greats Joel Schumacher, Paul Sorivino, Jimmy Simpson, Amy and Mollie Heckerling, and Austin Pendleton.  He is very good on rollerblades and regularly hosts Shakespeare open mics in bars…not at the same time…that would be dangerous.


He is the founder/owner of Punching Up Productions and the owner/executive producer/ring announcer of Catalyst Wrestling.

Brendan Sokler (SAG-AFTRA/AEA) is a Brooklyn based actor from Arlington, Virginia. His work has been seen on the stages of The Pearl, The Upright Citizens Brigade, The Flea, The Barrow Group, The Bell House, The Tank, and several theaters starting with the word “The”.

His films, tv shows, podcasts he has produced and acting in have been to Just For Laughs, The Independent Television Festival, Seoul Web Fest, Channel 101, LA web fest, New York Web Fest, and The Catalyst Content Festival (no relation).

He has gotten to work with such greats Joel Schumacher, Paul Sorivino, Jimmy Simpson, Amy and Mollie Heckerling, and Austin Pendleton.  He is very good on rollerblades and regularly hosts Shakespeare open mics in bars…not at the same time…that would be dangerous.


He is the founder/owner of Punching Up Productions and the owner/executive producer/ring announcer of Catalyst Wrestling.

Headshots Courtesy of YellowBelly

About

About

About

Brendan Sokler (SAG-AFTRA/AEA) is a Brooklyn based actor from Arlington, Virginia. His work has been seen on the stages of The Pearl, The Upright Citizens Brigade, The Flea, The Barrow Group, The Bell House, The Tank, and several theaters starting with the word “The”.

His films, tv shows, podcasts he has produced and acting in have been to Just For Laughs, The Independent Television Festival, Seoul Web Fest, Channel 101, LA web fest, New York Web Fest, and The Catalyst Content Festival (no relation).

He has gotten to work with such greats Joel Schumacher, Paul Sorivino, Jimmy Simpson, Amy and Mollie Heckerling, and Austin Pendleton.  He is very good on rollerblades and regularly hosts Shakespeare open mics in bars.


He is the founder/owner of Punching Up Productions and the owner/executive producer/ring announcer of Catalyst Wrestling.

Headshots Courtesy of YellowBelly

Resume

Film / TV / Web

Projects

Snare

Ratso

Grownup Adventures of Fink and Puzzy

Adult-ish

Space Apartment

Scorned: Love Kills

Recollections of Watchmen

Got Your Pickleback

Role

Supporting

Supporting

Lead

Lead

Lead

Lead

Supporting

Lead

Production

Sanja O' Hara and Adam Hoelzel

Punching Up / Mollie Heckerling

Punching Up / Maximillian Avery Clark

Orphan Production/ Justin Morck

Punching Up / Maximillian Avery Clark

Discovery Channel ID / Remy Webber

Max Landis

Rachel Eastburn and Brendan Sokler

Off-Broadway

Projects

Midsummer: A Banquet

Happily Ever After

The Dingdong

Twelfth Night

Role

Male (u/s)

Darren

Vatelin (u/s)

Sir Andrew

Production

Third Rail in Food of Love / Zach Morris

Signature / 59E59 / Edinburgh Fringe / Sherri E Barber

The Pearl Theatre / Hal Brooks

Food of Love Prod. / Victoria Sook

Off-Off Broadway

Projects

Neighborhood 3

Taylor Mac's Decades Project

Two Gentleman of Verona

Odd. A. See

Hamlet

Dog Sees God

The Importance of Being Earnest

War of Roses

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Spoon River Anthology

Role

Doug

Dandy Minion

Turrio/Lucceta

Odysseus

Hamlet

CB

Algernon

Richard

Demetrius/Flute

Barry Holden

Production

The Flea Theater / Joel Schumacher

The Flea Theater / Niegel Smith

Shruken Shakespeare / Ray Zillerberg

Shruken Shakespeare / Micheal Toomey

Exquisite Corpse Company / Tess Howsman

Spontaneous Shakespeare Players / Mary Riley

The Barrow Group Theater Co. / Danny Perez

Lamb Lays with Lion/ Jeremy Catterton

Take Wing and Soar Prod / Dathan Willams

Riverside Theater / Jimmy Maize

Regional Theater

Projects

The Tempest (w/ Olympia Dukakis

King Lear (w/ Dennis Karsnick)

Hamlet (Tour)

As You Like It.

A Playboy of the Western World

Leonce and Lena

War Words

Tape

Production

Shakespeare & Company / Tony Simotes

Shakespeare & Company / Rebecca Holderness

Shakespeare & Company / Jonathan Croy

Shakespeare & Company / Tod Randolph

Shakespeare & Company / Robert Moss

Shrunken Shakespeare / Corey Atkins

City of Theater of Miami / Margaret Ledford

AAP / Marshall Grant

Role

Sebastian (u/s)

Captain

Claudius/Ghost

Charles/William/Lord

Paddy

King Peter

Pete

Capital Fringe

Readings/ Workshops

Projects

The Lamentable Tragedy of Lavinia

The Glass Meangerie

Othello

Lear w/ Paul Sorvino

The Gear Manner

Three Sisters

Romeo and Juliet: Choose Your Side

Production

HB Studios

The Barrow Group / Austin Pendleton

The Barrow Group / Lee Brock

Shruken Shakespeare / Paul Sorvino

Shakespeare & Company / Robert Moss

Emma Went

Emma Went

Role

Lucius

Tom

Iago

Burgundy / Knight

Pete

Kulygin

Romero

Training & Skills

Shakespeare & Company - Summer Training Institute.

University of Miami (BFA - Acting), Barrow Group, Acting Apprentice & Master Class.

Professional Conservatory Upright Citizens Brigade Theater 401, Scott Freeman Studio, Hanger Theater Lab Company

Awards

Grownup Adventures of Fink & Puzzy - Just for Laughs

Adultish - Best Awards Show: NYC Webfest, LA Webfest, Seoul Webfest

Reels

Reels

Adult-ish

Orphan Productions / Justin Morck

Reasons to Be Pretty

Filmed and Edited by Craig Newman

Brave Little Toaster (Sketch)

Directed by Mollie Heckerling

Adult-ish

Orphan Productions / Justin Morck

Reasons to Be Pretty

Filmed and Edited by Craig Newman

Brave Little Toaster (Sketch)

Directed by Mollie Heckerling

Let's work together

Let's work together

Let's work together

Resume

Film / TV / Web

Projects

Snare

Ratso

Grownup Adventures of Fink and Puzzy

Adult-ish

Space Apartment

Scorned: Love Kills

Recollections of Watchmen

Got Your Pickleback

Role

Supporting

Supporting

Lead

Lead

Lead

Lead

Supporting

Lead

Production

Sanja O' Hara and Adam Hoelzel

Punching Up / Mollie Heckerling

Punching Up / Maximillian Avery Clark

Orphan Production/ Justin Morck

Punching Up / Maximillian Avery Clark

Discovery Channel ID / Remy Webber

Max Landis

Rachel Eastburn and Brendan Sokler

Off-Broadway

Projects

Midsummer: A Banquet

Happily Ever After

The Dingdong

Twelfth Night

Role

Male (u/s)

Darren

Vatelin (u/s)

Sir Andrew

Production

Third Rail in Food of Love / Zach Morris

Signature / 59E59 / Edinburgh Fringe / Sherri E Barber

The Pearl Theatre / Hal Brooks

Food of Love Prod. / Victoria Sook

Off-Off Broadway

Projects

Neighborhood 3

Taylor Mac's Decades Project

Two Gentleman of Verona

Odd. A. See

Hamlet

Dog Sees God

The Importance of Being Earnest

War of Roses

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Spoon River Anthology

Role

Doug

Dandy Minion

Turrio/Lucceta

Odysseus

Hamlet

CB

Algernon

Richard

Demetrius/Flute

Barry Holden

Production

The Flea Theater / Joel Schumacher

The Flea Theater / Niegel Smith

Shruken Shakespeare / Ray Zillerberg

Shruken Shakespeare / Micheal Toomey

Exquisite Corpse Company / Tess Howsman

Spontaneous Shakespeare Players / Mary Riley

The Barrow Group Theater Co. / Danny Perez

Lamb Lays with Lion/ Jeremy Catterton

Take Wing and Soar Prod / Dathan Willams

Riverside Theater / Jimmy Maize

Regional Theater

Projects

The Tempest (w/ Olympia Dukakis

King Lear (w/ Dennis Karsnick)

Hamlet (Tour)

As You Like It.

A Playboy of the Western World

Leonce and Lena

War Words

Tape

Production

Shakespeare & Company / Tony Simotes

Shakespeare & Company / Rebecca Holderness

Shakespeare & Company / Jonathan Croy

Shakespeare & Company / Tod Randolph

Shakespeare & Company / Robert Moss

Shrunken Shakespeare / Corey Atkins

City of Theater of Miami / Margaret Ledford

AAP / Marshall Grant

Role

Sebastian (u/s)

Captain

Claudius/Ghost

Charles/William/Lord

Paddy

King Peter

Pete

Capital Fringe

Readings/ Workshops

Projects

The Lamentable Tragedy of Lavinia

The Glass Meangerie

Othello

Lear w/ Paul Sorvino

The Gear Manner

Three Sisters

Romeo and Juliet: Choose Your Side

Production

HB Studios

The Barrow Group / Austin Pendleton

The Barrow Group / Lee Brock

Shruken Shakespeare / Paul Sorvino

Shakespeare & Company / Robert Moss

Emma Went

Emma Went

Role

Lucius

Tom

Iago

Burgundy / Knight

Pete

Kulygin

Romero

Training & Skills

Shakespeare & Company - Summer Training Institute.

University of Miami (BFA - Acting), Barrow Group, Acting Apprentice & Master Class.

Professional Conservatory Upright Citizens Brigade Theater 401, Scott Freeman Studio, Hanger Theater Lab Company

Awards

Grownup Adventures of Fink & Puzzy - Just for Laughs

Adultish - Best Awards Show: NYC Webfest, LA Webfest, Seoul Webfest

Resume

Film / TV / Web

Projects

Snare

Ratso

Grownup Adventures of Fink and Puzzy

Adult-ish

Space Apartment

Scorned: Love Kills

Recollections of Watchmen

Got Your Pickleback

Role

Supporting

Supporting

Lead

Lead

Lead

Lead

Supporting

Lead

Production

Sanja O' Hara and Adam Hoelzel

Punching Up / Mollie Heckerling

Punching Up / Maximillian Avery Clark

Orphan Production/ Justin Morck

Punching Up / Maximillian Avery Clark

Discovery Channel ID / Remy Webber

Max Landis

Rachel Eastburn and Brendan Sokler

Off-Broadway

Projects

Midsummer: A Banquet

Happily Ever After

Twelfth Night.

The Dingdong

Role

Male (u/s)

Darren

Vatelin (u/s)

Sir Andrew

Production

Third Rail and Food of Love / Zach Morris

Signature / 59E59 / Edinburg Fringe / Sherri E Barber

The Pearl Theater / Hal Brooks

Food of Love Prod. / Victoria Sook

Off-Off Broadway

Projects

Neighborhood 3

Taylor Mac's Decades Project

Two Gentleman of Verona

Odd. A. See

Hamlet

Dog Sees God

The Importance of Being Earnest

War of Roses

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Spoon River Anthology

Role

Doug

Dandy Minion

Turrio/Lucceta

Odysseus

Hamlet

CB

Algernon

Richard

Demetrius/Flute

Barry Holden

Production

The Flea Theater / Joel Schumacher

The Flea Theater / Niegel Smith

Shruken Shakespeare / Ray Zillerberg

Shruken Shakespeare / Micheal Toomey

Exquisite Corpse Company / Tess Howsman

Spontaneous Shakespeare Players / Mary Riley

The Barrow Group Theater Co. / Danny Perez

Lamb Lays with Lion/ Jeremy Catterton

Take Wing and Soar Prod / Dathan Willams

Riverside Theater / Jimmy Maize

Regional Theater

Projects

The Tempest (w/ Olympia Dukakis

King Lear (w/ Dennis Karsnick)

Hamlet (Tour)

As You Like It.

A Playboy of the Western World

Leonce and Lena

War Words

Tape

Production

Shakespeare & Company / Tony Simotes

Shakespeare & Company / Rebecca Holderness

Shakespeare & Company / Jonathan Croy

Shakespeare & Company / Tod Randolph

Shakespeare & Company / Robert Moss

Shrunken Shakespeare / Corey Atkins

City of Theater of Miami / Margaret Ledford

AAP / Marshall Grant

Role

Sebastian (u/s)

Captain

Claudius/Ghost

Charles/William/Lord

Paddy

King Peter

Pete

Capital Fringe

Readings/ Workshops

Projects

The Lamentable Tragedy of Lavinia

The Glass Meangerie

Othello

Lear w/ Paul Sorvino

The Gear Manner

Three Sisters

Romeo and Juliet: Choose Your Side

Production

HB Studios

The Barrow Group / Austin Pendleton

The Barrow Group / Lee Brock

Shruken Shakespeare / Paul Sorvino

Shakespeare & Company / Robert Moss

Emma Went

Emma Went

Role

Lucius

Tom

Iago

Burgundy / Knight

Pete

Kulygin

Romero

Training & Skills

Shakespeare & Company - Summer Training Institute.

University of Miami (BFA - Acting), Barrow Group, Acting Apprentice & Master Class.

Professional Conservatory Upright Citizens Brigade Theater 401, Scott Freeman Studio, Hanger Theater Lab Company

Awards

Grownup Adventures of Fink & Puzzy - Just for Laughs

Adultish - Best Awards Show: NYC Webfest, LA Webfest, Seoul Webfest