Transplanted in 2017 to Los Angeles from Washington DC, film, TV and theatrical actor Kyle McGruther brings a full life of experience, training, and unique enthusiasm to every role. Since he started acting professionally in 2012, Kyle has performed nearly continuously, in 15 full theatrical productions, earning critical recognition for his acting as well as his early efforts at fight choreography, while gaining experience and training on film and TV sets, and in classes at Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory, Roundhouse Theatre Education and The Actor's Center Workshop Series. In 2015, he shifted his primary focus to on-camera work, following the completion of a starring role in independent feature-length film Finding Alyce, and several appearances on the FOX NEWS Channel's popular series Legends & Lies: The Real West and has continued his high pace of performance, including a featured role in PBS' new series Mercy Street, along with major roles in multiple national cable channel productions. Acting since he was a child, he realized lately in life how much he can bring to the profession, art, and industry of acting. Kyle has traveled and lived extensively, from childhood in a military family to a curiosity-driven adulthood, throughout North America, in Europe, Asia, and Oceania, where he has been a teacher, carpenter, builder, translator/interpreter (he speaks Japanese, French, and Italian, in addition to other languages at lower fluency), musician/band-manager, stagehand/roadie, waiter, tour guide, and has experience in fencing, boxing, football, horseback riding, firearms, sailing, farming, and practiced stage combat and stunt training intensively (Unarmed, Rapier & Dagger SAFD Certified 2015), and much more, all of which inform his ability to bring life to a variety of roles. Since 2020 Kyle’s acting career has been on hiatus (thanks, COVID), but he hopes to return to cameras and theatres (safely) someday …
NOW PLAYING
9 Seconds (short film)
Ghosts of Shepherdstown on Destination America Channel
Last Winter Official Finalist, American Movie Awards 2017
Award-Winning Short: The Croquet Calamity on Vimeo
Jesus Christ: Intergalactic Kung Fu Messiah action/comedy short on The Internet
NEWS & REVIEWS
Review: Measure for Measure by Signal Tribune
"Entertaining and inspiring"
Review: Measure for Measure by Long Beach Gazette
"Measure for Measure features the finest cast and individual performances ... Kyle McGruther [is] a talented new arrival to Long Beach"
Review: Measure for Measure by The Shakespeare Newsletter
"I could not recommend this production more highly"
Review: Measure for Measure by OnStageBlog
"Kyle McGruther as the Duke is fun to watch as [he] weaves through the various sub plots and manipulates the various outcomes of the supporting characters. He conveys a genuine concern for his people that is both engaging and believable."
COMING SOON
These Bodies (short film, horror/thriller)
Leitmotif (short film, psychological thriller)
Actual Cloud (web short, comedic)
Prey (short film, horror)
Geoffrey's Malibu (web series, comedic)
RECENT
Measure for Measure (Duke Vincentio) at Long Beach Shakespeare Co.
The Croquet Calamity: official selection, nominee: Funniest Short 2016 Genre Blast Film Festival
The Croquet Calamity: official selection 2016 Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival
The Croquet Calamity: official selection 2016 West Virginia FILMmakers' Festival
The Croquet Calamity:: official selection 2016 Cardiff Mini Film Festival
AMC: Robert Redford's The American West
Destination America Channel: Ghosts of Shepherdstown
Aura Media Productions' Accompanied official Best Of selection DC 48HFP 2016
House of Horrors: Kidnapped on ID Channel S3E8: Murderer's Row
Last Winter official selection 2016 New York City International Film Festival
The Croquet Calamity: official selection 2016 Movie Park Action Adventure Film Festival
The Croquet Calamity: official selection 2016 Plum Tuckered Film Festival
Last Winter official selection 2016 Phoenix Film Festival
Last Winter Royal Reel Award Selection, 2016 Canada International Film Fest
Last Winter Remi Award Winner, 2016 Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
LiveArtDC's Play in a Day 2016: "The Coolidge" Wins Best Directing and Best Solo Performance
The Croquet Calamity: Best Local Film Winner, 2016 Colony Short Film Festival
Mercy Street on PBS & Streaming Online S1E6: The Diabolical Plot
Deadly Shootouts on ReelzChannel S1E6: The Great Northfield Raid as Antrim Manning
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