POS, Trinidad (Sonique
Solutions) – From
a tender age Trinidad-based actor and producer Gregory
Pollonais has always had a fascination with the arts in particular
the world of film. With a creative mind and determined spirit, he is
currently pursuing his passion for film on a professional and
international scale.

As a young boy growing up
in Venezuela to Trinidadian parents, Gregory was already exposed to a
multi-cultural lifestyle and developed an interest, inspiration and
comfort in art, music, television and films.

During these formative
years, the self-described introvert, loner and dreamer became more
and more captivated with movies and immersed himself in storytelling
and character development. This was amplified
one year when he attended an American grade school and
was exposed to elementary school drama classes and performed in his
first stage production.

Even after being taken out
of the international school and being placed in the public school
system which didn't offer any curriculum or activities which
supported careers in the arts,

Gregory’s ambition to
become a professional actor and film-maker never died, as some years
later he would get back on the path to achieving his dreams.

After moving to Trinidad,
Gregory who is also a graphic artist, IT specialist and self-taught
drummer was jolted back onto his journey to progressing
professionally in his first field of interest, and began actively
researching and investing in means to make this a reality such as
purchasing acting books & materials and enrolling in an acting
class program. These classes were conducted via Skype with coaches
from Los Angeles with notable Hollywood performance credits e.g. Kirk
Baltz (Natural Born Killers, NCIS) and Rafael Noble (When We Were
Pirates).

The bi-lingual thespian
has amassed quite a few career industry accolades in the last decade
such as winning a scholarship to an acting
workshop in L.A. with Angela Gibbs (Straight Outta Compton, Insecure)
and attending a workshop with renowned dialect coach Joy Ellison.

While in L.A., he
also participated in acting seminars and visited the famed Beverly
Hecht Agency, which expressed an interest in representing him.

Thus far, Gregory has had
feature roles in several independent films which have premiered and
been screened in theatres and international film festivals in T&T,
Barbados and Cannes.

These include roles in the
films: ‘Home Again’, ‘Escape from Babylon’, ‘Between
Friends’ and ‘Tomb’ (which he also co-produced).

Most notably, he recently
completed production on a short film which he produced and starred in
called ‘An Appointment with Janey’. It is currently up for
consideration for several international film festivals.

Though he expresses
concern about the lack of funding and need for more private
investment and marketing in the local & regional film sector,
Gregory remains focused on his goal and diligent about keeping his
skills sharp for upcoming opportunities in the global market.

He continues to be
thankful for the constructive criticism of his work and for the
support of family and friends. He shared, “To
all my personal and professional supporters, I say thank you. Without
movie fans, there would be no film industry!”

For further information on
Actor/Producer Gregory Pollonais log onto:
www.imdb.com/name/nm4625418/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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Gregory Pollonais on Twitter via: https://twitter.com/greg_pollonais