Frank Powers

Frank Powers is an Award Winning Actor, as well as a Director, Producer and Writer. Born in Hornell, NY and By age 5 was living abroad in Germany with His Mother, Ellen Patricia (Fogarty) Powers and Father, James Wayne Powers. Frank's Father was in the US Army and is a Vietnam Veteran. He has always had the acting bug and at age 11 resorted to writing and producing his own movies with his childhood friend as a means to act in them. Being from a lower middle class family the opportunities in his youth were not afforded to him to travel to auditions or submit for roles. He took theater classes at Mount Dora High School where he graduated from class of 1994. Upon Graduating he reflected on life for his last "Free" summer and then enlisted in the US Army as a means of supporting himself. He served a total of 20 yrs 8 months in the military, 90% of which he did not pursue his career in acting. That all changed upon being stationed in South Korea. He met an agent for foreign actors and landed a TV show role there on the highest rated TV show to date, "Yain She Dae" as Lt. Birtch a US Army CID Agent. Upon his return to the united state and with the acting bug revitalized he began to pursue jobs in film. He landed a background role in the Terminator Salvation and realized this is what he wanted to do. Pressing more he landed Background roles in The Avengers as a Shield Agent, Lone Survivor as a Navy Seal, Men who Stare at Goats as a Soldier, etc... Then small speaking roles that eventually lead to Starring roles and the Lead of Feature Films Such as American War Fighter, Foster Home Seance, Radio Silence, Brothers James: Retribution and Beaten eventually winning the Best Actor Award for his role of Bruise in the Feature Film "Beaten". Frank Acts as well as Produces and Directs films with Del La Pour Films.