Brian Hastert is an actor, writer, and educator. As an actor, Brian has 20 years of professional experience on stage and screen. He helped found Brooklyn-based theater ensemble The TEAM, with whom he co-authored several original works that have been staged all over the world, including a soldout run at The National Theater in London. As an educator, he created and ran a new BFA major in Acting for Film and Television at Pace University. You can see his former students starring in television shows, feature films, and on- and off-Broadway. Brian gave a TEDx Talk in 2021 on the life-saving power of local democracy. Brian holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.