Martin Bats Bradford, From Film Fan to Actor & Navigating The Business

You’ve seen him everywhere even though you might not know his name…

Meet Mr. Martin Bats Bradford, he’s known his entire life that he would be in the entertainment business and it started with church. He is classically trained in communications and theatre in Dillard. And his education and hard work is a testament to his popularity and extensive work history. Mr. Bradford explains what college does and doesn’t teach you about the entertainment industry.

He’s been in American Horror Story, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Containment, NCIS: New Orleans, Tales from the Hood 2, Venom, Night Teeth, Killing It and so many more. He also did quite a lot 48 Hour Film Project that you can see on his youtube channel.

We talk about representation in film, black people, poc and disabled people in horror and the Wakanda effect. The different ways different cultures tell stories and how important it is for those stories to be told.

We chat about his favorite performances and favorite people to work with. Samuel L. Jackson, Mikel Jenkins, Cathy Bates, Craig Robinson, Rell Battle etc.

What kind of character he would never play. Which actors and directors he’d love to work with. Who gets him star struck.

Martin talks about the economics and politics of filmmaking and how it impacts actors and their pay.

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