Louis Balletta
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Louis Balletta (SAG-AFTRA) is an actor from New York who is involved in filming multiple TV/Film projects in New York and Los Angeles including dramas "Blacklist", "Long Nights Short Mornings", "Shaded Reflections ", "Pain" and "Gotham" which airs on Fox. He just completed production of Long Nights Short Mornings written and directed by Chad Harbold starring Shiloh Fernandez, where he played an abstract artist from Brooklyn. Long Nights Short Mornings just premiered at The SouthWest Film Festival. In his most recent lead Actor role, he starred in "Shaded Reflections" which premiered at the Manhattan Film festival and was even displayed at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2015. Preparing for his first big budget lead acting role in "Poor Winners" (written by Bret Revel and directed by Ryan Williams), Louis will play the role of Danny Rafferty a bar owner struggling to find the answers to his finance' s death. The film will shoot in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and Minnesota. Louis performs stand-up with comedy with coach/director Susan Campanaro. Theatrically he's trained by Susan Batson Studios, Michael Howard Studios, And Stella Adler School. He's been coached by Kate MacGregor Stewart and Chris McGinn as well. He has also written and produced material both in narrative and documentary form, working under Vivianna Films and Destined Entertainment. He resides in the artistic location of the West Village, NYC and is enrolled in famed acting guru Susan Batson's Gold Dust Master Class at the Times Square Arts Center. Louis comes from a very athletic background and takes weekly boxing, MMA training, stage combat, and film fighting classes at Cinematic Fight Studios and performs his own stunts. Staying active in the gym and regularly playing basketball all over New York City. He is an avid fan of the New York Knicks and regularly attends games at Madison Square Garden. He has also been one of New York City's premier fitness professionals for over ten years, founding The Louis Edward Body and also designs and licenses products. He can be contacted through his Manager Tsu Tsu Stanton.