Doug Locke, a native of Houston, Texas, currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Theater Arts from Occidental College.
During his time at Occidental College, Doug Locke appeared in numerous productions, including The Crucible, Blues for Alabama Sky, The Pajama Game, and She Stoops to Conquer.
Inspired by his older sisters, Tembi Locke (actress) and Attica Locke (writer),Doug Locke began his career in film and television, portraying a young Jimi Hendrix in the Silver Lake Film Festival award-winning short, "A Technicolor Dream".
In addition to numerous commercials and pilots, Doug Locke has recently appeared in episodes of the hit television shows "House M.D.", "Bones", "Jane The Virgin", and "Shameless".
As a singer/songwriter, Doug Locke's influences include Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, Rihanna, and Madonna. His work has been featured in Billboard Magazine, The Huffington Post, Out Magazine, Idolator, GLAAD, Logo's NewNowNext, Upworthy.com, PopMatters.com, Blurred Culture, and many others.
Doug Locke's single "#ThisCouldBeUs" hit no.32 on the iTunes Hot 100 chart, and the music video has over 1.3 million views and counting. Following the success of "#ThisCouldBeUs", Locke returned to Houston to film his music video for "KING", which has a strong anti-bullying message and themes of self-empowerment and love.
The music video for his song "In or Out" was nominated for "Best Indie Music Video" in the 2018 Queerty Awards. Doug Locke has also headlined Portland Pride, appeared on kCal/CBS 'Morning Show' in Los Angeles and 'Great Day Houston', and has just released his new EPs, "Black Travolta" and "Why?".
