Chad Eric Smith, a native of Washington, DC, is a multi-talented individual who has made a name for himself as an actor, screenwriter, film director, and musician.
Smith earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, where he was bitten by the acting bug and performed in several stage productions.
As a self-taught piano player, he was also a member of a student jazz trio called Soothing Sensations, which performed regularly at the campus Coffee House.
Upon graduating in 2008, Smith received the Westmoreland Cultural Trust's Service to the Arts Award.
After college, Smith continued to hone his craft, playing a variety of characters in close to a dozen stage plays in community theaters in and around Pittsburgh, including the internationally renowned Kuntu Repertory Theatre.
Smith's work in theater earned him two Onyx Awards in 2010 for "Best Leading Actor in a Musical" and "Best Supporting Actor in a Musical" from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the African American Council on the Arts.
In addition to theater, Smith has had leading, supporting, and featured roles in several independent films, including Squid Man, The Suffering, and Last Night.
He has also had notable credits in Nothing From Something, The Meek, and An Accidental Zombie (Named Ted),and has starred in the critically-acclaimed web drama Counselor on YouTube.
Smith made his national television debut with a lead role in the TV One season finale of For My Man, and has starred in the short political drama Four Points, which will be hitting film festivals nationwide in 2019.
As a filmmaker, Smith co-wrote and starred in his film directorial debut, the short vampire comedy Dark Therapy, which earned him the Gold Peer Award for "Acting on Camera - Fiction Male" from the Television, Internet & Video Association of DC (TIVA-DC).
Smith co-produced and composed the original score for the silent short film #SeeTheBoy, inspired by the shooting of Tamir Rice, and has written, directed, and produced the short film Rumination, which won 18 awards and premiered on kweliTV.
In addition to his work in film and television, Smith is a consultant for the national non-profit Men Can Stop Rape, where he writes, directs, and edits public service announcements, promotional videos, and documentaries, and provides technical assistance to Department of Justice grantees and mentors young men at several DC public high schools.
