Elester Latham
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Elester Latham has been involved in all aspects of theatre and movie performance for more than 40 years. After a tour of duty in Vietnam as a Marine. He obtained a B.S. degree in Theatre and Aerospace. He rejoined the military as a pilot and performed in numerous plays and movies while on active duty. He joined United Airlines as a transcontinental pilot upon his retirement from the Air Force. During his 23 years with United Airlines he performed in 25 pilot training videos and was the United Airlines spokesperson for a world-wide global commercial shown in theaters and television world-wide He took a leave of absence to earn his Screen Actors Guild membership by playing the Navigator (Major Bridges) in Wolfgang Petersen's 1997 blockbuster film "Air Force One" opposite Harrison Ford, William H. Macy and Gary Oldman.
In 2013, he returned to his first love, acting, as a full-time performer based in Los Angeles. He immediately racked up several dozen film, TV and online credits including small roles as a juror in "Ted 2", a card dealer in "Gone Girl", and was featured in the short film "Court Of Conscience" starring Jon Voight. His 2016 highlights include a PSA directed by Joss Whedon; civil rights leader Roy Wilkins in the Tony-award winning play "All The Way" at Theatre Squared; a starring role in "Lucifer", a short film selected for the Cannes Film Festival; and a supporting role as a San Quentin guard in the Lifetime TV movie "The Night Stalker" directed by Megan Griffiths, starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Bellamy Young.
His projects for 2017 include a starring role in the feature length film "The Forgiven", the short film "Glimpse" and another short debuting at the Sundance Film Festival a new video "Agenda" with the legendary rapper Locksmith and a performance in "Kevin Hart's Guide To Black History."
In 2013, he returned to his first love, acting, as a full-time performer based in Los Angeles. He immediately racked up several dozen film, TV and online credits including small roles as a juror in "Ted 2", a card dealer in "Gone Girl", and was featured in the short film "Court Of Conscience" starring Jon Voight. His 2016 highlights include a PSA directed by Joss Whedon; civil rights leader Roy Wilkins in the Tony-award winning play "All The Way" at Theatre Squared; a starring role in "Lucifer", a short film selected for the Cannes Film Festival; and a supporting role as a San Quentin guard in the Lifetime TV movie "The Night Stalker" directed by Megan Griffiths, starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Bellamy Young.
His projects for 2017 include a starring role in the feature length film "The Forgiven", the short film "Glimpse" and another short debuting at the Sundance Film Festival a new video "Agenda" with the legendary rapper Locksmith and a performance in "Kevin Hart's Guide To Black History."
