Lawrence Smilgys
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Lawrence was born a first generation American, the son of Eastern
European World War II refugees. He began his artistic training in the
theater department at Santa Monica College and earned his Bachelor's
degree from the University of Florida, after which he returned to LA
and began studying with legendary character actor Allan Rich (Serpico,
Quiz Show, Disclosure, Amistad!) Lawrence has appeared in numerous
films, episodic television shows and commercials. He is also a veteran
of the LA stage scene and has appeared in over 40 plays. After
belonging to several theatre companies, the RMRTC, the West Coast
Ensemble, the Kentwood Players, Lawrence and long time theatre comrade,
David Meiselman launched the American Latino Theatre in 2008, which has produced critically acclaimed theater productions as well as
brought several theatrical productions for children into economically
depressed neighborhoods. Lawrence works with Boricua Films and is the screenwriter and producer of the feature film Strike One , starring Danny Trejo, which is now in world wide distribution. He is also an accomplished fine arts
painter and martial artist instructor, with over 20 year of teaching
experience.