Steven Carpenter
Actor/Director/Voice Artist
Video Samples
Acting Demo Reel
Clips Featured
Beano, VW, Safety Spectrum, Aggressive Driving, Ocean City, MD, ACCPAC, ALCU People's Oath, Hepatitis C Vaccine, Coflex, TSA BD Training, US Army SJT, U.S. Grant in The Road from Appomattox, Military Kids Connect, Erickson Communities, FAA ATO Safety Plays of the Day, AES Eye on Energy
Volkswagen WorldAuto - "Worry"
One of a series of web ads for pre-owned Volkswagons. A fun shoot at four different locations, including a creepy cabin in the woods in Front Royal, VA. Produced by iStrategyLabs (iSL Media).
Beano - Order Matters
Above and below are two web commercials I did for the anti-gas product Beano! They were a blast to shoot and came out looking beautiful. Produced by iStrategyLabs (iSL Media).
ACLU - The People's Oath
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Shot on location at the Lincoln Memorial, this PSA by the American Civil Liberties Union asks everyday people to join in pledging to protect the US Constitution.
Ocean City Tourism
Here's a fun commercial I did for Ocean City, MD Tourism, produced by Working Stiff Productions. Look quick - I'm the first face you see!
The Road From Appomattox trailer
Ford’s Theatre Society commissioned this one-act play as part of its daytime programming, created to bring the drama and emotion of the American Civil War to life through informative and entertaining theatre. Written by Richard Hellesen, the play is the dramatic imagining of this meeting between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. The play explores how two great and very different generals ended the war with mercy and the best interests of the country in mind. The production made its world premiere at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC in 2009 and played at The Majestic Theatre in Gettysburg, PA for the sesquicentenial celebration in summer 2013.
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Facing the Facts About Hepatitis C
RaffertyWeiss Media produced this PSA for the Center for Disease Control about Hepatitis C testing.
SAFEFARE Food Allergies PSA
Here's a public service announcement I did with Top Chef's Mike Isabella and Bryan Voltaggio. It was fun hanging out with chef Mike in his restaurant, hearing him talk about his Top Chef experience. And the sandwiches they made us for lunch were quite tasty!
Drive the Conversation - ACCPAC
This was an internal video I did for the American College of Cardiologists. My shoot was at the Grant memorial in front of the U.S. Capitol on one of the sunniest days of the summer. The many tourists gathering around were convinced it was some big Hollywood production. I love the way my footage looks!
The History Channel - Cold Harbor
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Clips from a History Channel show on the Civil War battle of Cold Harbor, produced by Greystone Productions. I play Sgt. Williams, a soldier with the 8th New York, who rescues the body of his fallen commander, Col. Peter A. Porter, from the battlefield.
Aggressive Driving PSA
Here's a PSA I did for Fairfax County Police and Cox Communications. It was largely unscripted - they just let me run with it. By the end of the shoot, my hand was starting to get bruised from pounding the steering wheel. I think the reveal at the end really makes it hit home.
Enemies Within
Back in my early days in DC, I worked in a few senior projects for film students at American University. This one, Enemies Within, was notable in that it was written and directed by Max Brooks, son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, who went on to write the wildly popular zombie novel, World War Z. This story was about an international, inter-university virtual reality simulation of World War II that goes horribly awry. I play one of the researchers (the one with the answers, apparently!) along with David Bryan Jackson and Terrence Aselford.
15 Second Shakespeare
Here I am, rising to the challenge of interpreting a pop classic in my "best" Shakespearean acting mode.
ATO Fall Protection
A video on fall prevention that I did for the FAA-ATO organization. My co-star was a champ and a very good boy.