Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
LANGUAGES
Awards
Theatre Experience
Film Experience
Commercial Experience
Timeline
Generic

Gabriel Leyva

New York City

Summary

Experienced Actor and aspiring acting educator with comprehensive experience in directing and teaching productions in all worlds of acting. Highly adaptable and results-driven with strong skills in direction and performance coaching.

Work History

Theater Teacher

JÓVENES SOBRE LAS TABLAS
06.2014 - 07.2014
  • Courses: Voice and Movement for kids. Cover improvisation, movement and voice exercises for kids so they can have fun finding freedom in the play and at the end of the month we did a theater play where they had to dance and sing and show the work we’ve been doing that summer in class. Creating their own piece with characters they’ve been building.

Education

High School Diploma -

Ponce School of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Arts - Acting

University of Puerto Rico
01.2013

Master of Fine Arts - Acting

USC University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
01.2019

Skills

  • Voice coaching
  • Script analysis
  • Character development
  • Stage management
  • Theatrical makeup
  • Sound design
  • Technical direction
  • Audition preparation
  • Box office management

LANGUAGES

Spanish & English

Awards

Best Ensemble Ibero-American Film Festival Festival in Huelva, Spain. 2022

Best Actor; Puerto Rico Queer Film Festival 2018

Best Actor; Reinas, Theater Festival of the 3rd love Puerto Rico 2011

 Best Supporting Actor; Laramie Project, Theater Festival of the 3rd love Puerto Rico 2010

Theatre Experience

  • LA ORESTIADA Ensemble Drama Department UPR 2007
    LOS TÍTERES DE CACHIPORRA The Barber Drama Department UPR
    2007
  • LA MUERTA VIVA Capitán Cocodrilo Drama Department UPR
    2008
  • EL LAZARILLO DE TORMES Escudero Drama Department UPR 2009
  • NUESTRA NATACHA Estudiantes Drama Department UPR 2009
  • LA FARSA DE MAESE PATELÁN Patelán Drama Department UPR
    2010
  • THE BALCONY Women Drama Department UPR 2010
  • LA POSADERA El Conde Drama Department UPR 2010
  • LOS CIEGOS Ciego #1 Teatro La Azotea 2010
  • LOS TITÍNGOS DE JUAN BOBO Juan Bobo Maito Company 2011
  • BLOOD WEDDING The Death New Moons Productions 2011
  • REINAS Barry Festival del Tercer Amor 2011
  • AS YOU LIKE IT Lord Amiens Drama Department UPR 2011
  • EL DESMONTE Don Gabriel Drama Department UPR 2012
  • LA TIA DE CARLITOS Carlitos Drama Department UPR 2012
  • DESDE TOLEDO A MADRID Don Baltasar Drama Department UPR
    2012
  • SABOR A MIEL Gary New Moon Productions 2012
  • EURIDICE Big Rock La Comedieta PR 2012
  • DON QUIJOTE Don Quijote New Moon Productions 2013
  • LA ZAPATERA PRODIGIOSA El Alcalde Aragua Productions 2013
  • THE PEARL Narrator New Moon Productions 2013
  • VEJIGANTES Bill Aragua Productions 2014
  • PAN DE CADA DIA Joven La Beckett 2014
  • OH NATURA! Pedro Teatro Tapia 2014
  • HAY MOTÍN COMPAÑERAS Pedro Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré 2015
  • MUNDO CRUEL Junito, La Edwin, Vecinas Teatro Libre INC. 2015
  • MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Oberon Teatro Libre INC. 2016
  • MACBETH King Duncan, Porter, English Doctor, Murderers Dir. Natsuko Ohama MFA USC 2017
  • CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION James Dir. Jonathan Muñoz
    MFA USC 2018
  • SWIMMERS Dennis David Warshofsky MFA USC 201
  • GNIT Gnit Dir. Andrei Belgrader MFA USC 2019
  • CHILDREN OF THE SUN Yegor Dir. Kate Burton MFA USC 2019
  • ALICE IN WONDERLAND White Rabbit Dir. Stephanie Shroyer 2019
    A Noise Within Theater 2019
  • APARTMENT LIVING Alex Dir. John Lawrence Rivera 2021
    Arena Playwrights 2022

Film Experience

  • CHULO Mateo Dir. Joshua Hernández 2025
  • EXTRANJERA Eros Dir. Michelle Campos Taiwan 2024
  • MARA HAS THREE JOBS IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO Tomás Dir.Ana Verde 2023 Tribeca Film Festival 2023
  • SOME KIND OF PARADISE Rafael Dir. Nicholas Finegan 2024
    AFI
  • MELAO Nando Dir. Val Vega 2024
  • THE FOSTER RANCH Robert Foster Dir. Rafael Leyva 2023
  • RECETA NO INCLUÍDA David Dir. Juliana Maitte 2021
  • FIRE LIGHTING Al Dir. Caesar Osiris 2021
  • ORIGEN AMAZON DE JUANES TV Host Dir. Cacho Lopez 2021
  • JUNITO Junito Dir. Adrianna Gonzalez 2014

Commercial Experience

  • GOLDEN CORRAL 2024
  • WHATABURGER 2024
  • AT&T 2023
  • KIA 2023
  • LYFT 2022
  • TARGET 2022
  • WORLD MARKET 2021

Timeline

Theater Teacher

JÓVENES SOBRE LAS TABLAS
06.2014 - 07.2014

High School Diploma -

Ponce School of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Arts - Acting

University of Puerto Rico

Master of Fine Arts - Acting

USC University of Southern California
Gabriel Leyva