Nautic Von Horn

I love acting. For the pure joy of the art. I'm currently in classes 2 or 3 times a week, sometimes more, in the Denver area. I push myself to be better this week - every week - than I was last week, that's the name of the game.

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I have an Acting Degree from UCSD, but it was actually a chance meeting with the famous director John Huston that set me on my acting path when I was 16.  Yes, that John Huston.  The director of films like The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The African Queen, Annie, and Prizzi's Honor.  I was selected as a "featured extra" on a pick-up day for John Huston's last film, Victory.  Huston was, to me, just a fascinating old man breathing from an oxygen tank.  I had no idea who I was talking with!  He and I sat together under some pine trees for over two hours, talking about life.  He urged me to always follow my dreams regardless of what others thought; that my fear of falling flat in front of others was something to be acknowledged and then shoved away.  "What other people think will never matter to you, not in the long run!"  I'll remember that cool old geezer forever.

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John Huston was much more than a director.  He also wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 films he directed, and was an Academy Award nominated actor.  What a role model!

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I've also been blessed to find excellent teachers along this path.  Notable acting teachers in college included Eric Christmas and Luther James, both of whom stressed how vital it is for an actor to push as hard as possible to train and commit to each character.  ​​More recently I've been honored to study with LA-working actors Fred Koehler and Cliff Weissman, and the esteemed Chicago theatre director Ina Marlowe.  

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Want to see some of my work?​

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White Lotus monologue:  ​https://vimeo.com/1088204976​

 

My short film Carrots:  https://vimeo.com/1088949915​

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