THE Team
SIMS HOLLAND
Austin-based actor, comedian, writer and theatre-maker Sims Holland trained at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She later studied improvisation at Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles, performed stand-up comedy at renowned venues including The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory.
Her award-winning solo show Learning to Human was first developed at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre in Los Angeles and has since been presented in New York City, Colorado, and Austin, Texas, earning multiple awards and critical acclaim along the way.
Television credits include Army Wives and Anger Management. Film credits include The Afflicted. Selected theatre credits include Vanda in Venus in Fur and Proteus in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Commercial work includes campaigns for Walmart, Disney, and Intel.
Actor / Writer
DAVID mcCUSKER
British director, producer, writer, actor and voice artist David McCusker trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, has studied clown with Spymonkey and spent over a decade working in theatre and comedy across the UK and Europe before moving to Los Angeles.
As a writer and performer, he co-founded the sketch troupe Zeus' Pamphlet, named one of Elle Magazine's Top Picks of the Edinburgh Festival in 2011. He also co-created and produced Captain Pancake - a children’s musical that had it’s scratch debut in 2014 at the Chatsworth Palace.
In Los Angeles, he trained with The Groundlings and went on to write and produce the SAG-AFTRA comedy pilot teaser Losing My Accent, directed by Emmy Award winner Ella Smith.
David's screen and voice credits include Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, the Call of Duty franchise, Game of Thrones: Kingsroad, Legion and Criminal Minds.
Director / Producer