Luis Lassen
I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. In my native Puerto Rico, I began acting at the age of 16 with plays like The Washers (Las Lavanderas), When Adam is Eve, and soap operas like Tiempo de Vivir, Tormento and Insolito. Upon arriving in New York City, I began taking acting lessons at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, then at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater, and then at the Prestigious William Esper Studios. I hold a BA in Communications from University of Sacred Heart, Santurce, PR and a MA in Hispanic Literature from Hunter College in New York City. For a few years, I took a break from acting to train with Kathleen Reed, my speech coach. In the past few years, I have written, starred in, and directed two short films: Homeless and The Teacher.
United States
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TV / Film
Octavia’s Memory • Customs Official
My Backyard was a Mountain • Amery
Drowned • Jamar
The Teacher • Macho
Homeless • Perez
The Beauty • Mercurio
The Sopranos • Janitor
Theater
The Passion of Antigona • Teo • New Haven Theater Group
Ana in the Tropics • Cheche • Stageworks Theater
The Pedro Navaja Story • Pedro • New Brunwick Theater Group
The Fox • Vermont • Philadelphia Repertory Company
TopDog/Underdog • Lincoln • Miami Theater Group
Yellowman • Eugene • New Haven Theater Company
Quintuples • Jacob • Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
The Oxcart • Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
The Kiss of a Spider Woman: • Valentin • Thalia Theater
Topdog/Underdog (Theater Lab) • Public Theater
The Lady of the Tortilla • Ram • Intar Theater
People, Places and Things • Konstantin • The M Ensemble Theater Co.
Education
The Public Theater Acting Workshop. • Monologue workshop with Susana Tubert • New York City,
Los Angeles Community College: • Film Studies
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater: • New York City,
William Esper Studios: • Acting (2 years Program)