BLUE COLLAR ACTOR

JF Davis has appeared in The West Wing, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Code Black, The Pretender, The Mentalist, 13 Reasons Why, Station 19, Criminal Minds, S.W.A.T. and more! He is now being seen on the hit Netflix series RATCHED and upcoming feature film, Outrage.

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Why did you originally decide to move to Hollywood? most?

It was not an easy decision, that’s for sure, but it was something that I had to do. It’s hard to explain but I had tried working in the local paper mill and making good union money like many of the locals, I tried working as an electrician, I even started my own business selling fitness equipment, supplements and clothing. I had a good life, but something was missing and I couldn’t figure out what it was. I had dabbled in acting a bit, I liked it but didn’t really think it was something that just anybody could do. Then one day I saw a girl that I knew from an acting class that I took in Portland, Maine, on Television. She had gone to New York and found work as an actress. That day I decided that I was going to be an actor. Something clicked inside of me and I just knew that was what I would do. I also knew that it was not going to be easy, it is after all called show business. So I knew that I would have to treat it like a business and I knew that I would have some struggles along the way. So, to answer your question, I decided to go to Hollywood because in my mind, that was the best opportunity for me. I do not sing or dance so I felt like New York was not an option, plus I really didn’t want to be trudging through snow as I banged on the doors of my future. Getting to Hollywood became my obsession, it was not a matter of if, it but a matter of when, I would get there.

As a guy, how was dating like for you in a ‘crazy’ town like Hollywood before you settled down and started your family?