Jordan Lawson

Early life

Jordan Lawson was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to Victor Russell Harris, a bank executive and Nancy Cathlyn Boyd, a credit services manager. He spent the majority of his childhood between his home town and Johnson City, Tennessee. Jordan attended Mallard Creek Elementary and Vance High School. During his high school years, Jordan discovered an interest in the school's drama program. He began performing in various plays along side the other students. After his sophomore year, he transferred to Brisbane Academy, a private school nearby. Jordan graduated a year and a half early and decided to pursue theatre full time. He then moved to New York City.

New York

Jordan first settled in Ridgewood, Queens for the first several months. He eventually found a studio apartment on 106th street and Columbus Avenue in Manhattan's upper west side. From 2001 to 2005, Jordan performed in various Off Broadway plays such as Romeo and Juliet, The Salesman, Addict, The One Eyed Man is King and many others. Being a teenager at the time, Jordan had no real day job or source of income other than performing on stage when he got an opportunity and playing Bass Guitar with other musicians on open mic nights at coffee shops in the East Village, Manhattan, Bowery, Chelsea, Manhattan and other surrounding neighborhoods. However, a year after he arrived, Jordan began booking enough work to keep himself on stage six to seven nights a week. Over the next few years, Jordan would continue to play music, perform in various theatre productions and attend classes such as Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner and Lee Strasberg. It wasn't until January of 2006 that Jordan booked the role of Stanley Kowalski in the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. This job, as well as a few fellow actor friends, would bring Jordan to Hollywood, California April of that same year.

Career

After high school, Jordan Lawson moved to New York City to pursue a theater career. He performed in various off-Broadway productions from 2001-2005. In 2006 he moved to Los Angeles, California. He joined a few bands, including No Emblem, The Yankee Bluejeans, Led Out (Led Zeppelin (band) cover band), The Flys, The Nymphs, The Seattles, Sonic Shot and began doing session work in various studios in and around the Hollywood and Los Angeles area. Jordan also had the opportunity to perform with Johnny Mathis's Brother Ralph Mathis with friend Matthew Van Westbroek. He is currently the bassist in a Punk Rock band he formed with guitarist and friend Aaron N. Cruz called Lickety Splitt, aka "The Splitts". During this time, Jordan also advanced his acting career. He has been in numerous films including Project Purgatory, Wasteland, Someone's Knocking at the Door, The New Republic, Silent Night, Zombie Night, The Amazing Bulk, Coast Mafia and Delusional. His most notable television roles are Faux LBL on LG15: The Resistance, Unusual Suspects (TV series), The Daily Habit and Roy Markham on Power Trip. In 2016, his book entitled "Outlet: A Guide to Finding the Way" was published in both hardcover and paperback. The book covers many types of acting styles and techniques from the early 1800's to the present and details how to develop a character using these various styles simultaneously. As of October 2016, the book has sold over 35,000 copies.

Other Work

Television (partial)

Film (partial)