PRESENTATION: The Actor’s Journey by MIles Mussenden (star of Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger)

Miles will discuss his path as a struggling actor and the steps he has had to take (and continue to take) and how he found the inspiration to keep going until he reached this point in his career. He’ll discuss the trials and tribulations that have faced him (as they do for every actor) and how he managed to push his way through them to become one of the stars of the hit Marvel superhero show Cloak and Dagger.

BIO

Miles Mussenden is a British-born, American film and television actor known for bringing strength, warmth and charm to a myriad of characters. Miles started acting in the theater when he was a young child in New York City, at which time he attended the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts. He has since been featured in recurring roles on Queen Sugar, Army Wives, and Bloodline. Additionally, he's made appearances on hit TV shows Stranger Things, Ballers, Secrets and Lies, Mr. Mercedes, etc. Currently, Miles can be seen in the series regular role of 'Otis Johnson' in Marvel's new TV series Cloak and Dagger, (starring Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph), airing on Freeform. Miles was born in London, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His parents hailed from the South American country of Guyana. Growing up in a low-income neighborhood similar to his parents, Miles developed a special yearning to help 'at risk' youth which he still advocates for today. While working his RE Development, he spent much of his time acting on stage at his church. It was in 2010 that Miles decided it was time to fully take a chance on pursuing his real career passion: acting. When Miles is not filming, he loves to spend quality time with his wife and children, play music, ride motorcycles and explore ancient cities throughout the world. He also works with local hands-on and non-profit charity organizations such as Front and Center, supporting 'at risk' youth, and Caring For Others supporting struggling families. He currently splits his time between New Orleans, New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

Alpha Trivette - Actor, gifted speaker, athlete and natural comic in high school. After a degree from Virginia Tech, Alpha set out on the corporate world. Soon he felt the call of the stage and hit the road as a stand-up comic. His work as a headlining stand up opened the door for acting gigs in commercials, films, stage productions and then a 25-year career as a morning radio personality in Charlotte, St. Louis, Seattle, Kansas City, Tampa, Denver and Atlanta.
Following his radio career, Alpha returned to acting, training at The Alliance Theatre and starring roles in several Black Box Theater presentations.
Recent Film Credits include: Slaw, Mena, Sons 2the Grave, The Substitute Spy...
Recent Television Credits- Sweet Magnolias, Tulsa King, and most recently as Grandpa Walton in the reprise of the Walton’s series.

Jeff Rose - Inspired by an emotional re-run episode of "The Rifleman" at the age of seven, Jeff Rose set his sights on becoming a professional actor and filmmaker. Born and raised in Marietta, Georgia, for ten long years, Jeff could only fantasize about his goals until registering for beginning acting classes during his freshman year of college at Kennesaw State University near his home in Kennesaw,GA.

After honing his skills in professional theatre in the southeast US and around the world, Jeff soon found himself cast in a major supporting role in a popular episode of the hit television series "In the Heat of the Night" alongside two acting legends, Caroll O'Connor and Howard Rollins.

A few film and TV credits later, thanks to Warner Brothers casting legend, Marion Dougherty, and his Orlando, FL talent agent, Helen Gittens, Jeff found himself under consideration for the role of Robin in Tim Burton's Batman sequel, "Batman Returns". At one point he was competing with Michael J. Fox and Shawn Wayans for the role. Though the character of Robin was ultimately not introduced in that film, the experience opened up enough doors for Jeff to relocate to Los Angeles, where he continued to grow as an artist and accumulate credits.

Jeff decided to move back to Atlanta a decade later when his mother suffered a debilitating stroke. A two year self-imposed hiatus from his career during that traumatic period proved to be the catalyst Jeff needed to jump back into acting with a renewed passion. At one point shortly thereafter, Jeff was recurring on four television shows simultaneously -- Army Wives, Drop Dead Diva, Teen Wolf, and Devious Maids.

Jeff is the proud father of two child actors, Brody Rose, who plays the lead character for the first 30 minutes of the Erwin Brothers hit feature film, "I Can Only Imagine", and Kayla Rose, who has a few film and television credits of her own.