Johnny Sanchez(I)

Johnny Sanchez, born and raised in Brooklyn, graduated from Performing Arts High School (aka La Guardia H.S.) in New York City. He later moved to Los Angeles, California and appeared in several films and TV productions.

Johnny eventually returned to New York to train with acclaimed acting teacher William Esper. At the same time, he reconnected with his NYC peers and joined the acclaimed LAByrinth Theater Company. Johnny appeared on stage in several of LAByrinth's productions including Paul Calderon's 'Divine Horsemen', David Zaya's '10-13', Stephen-Adly Guirgis's 'Race, Religion and Politics' and Erin Cressida Wilson's 'Trail of Her Inner Thigh' directed by John Gould-Rubin. Johnny was a member of LAByrinth Theater Company for twelve years.

In 2002 Johnny took his first step into producing and developing films. His first film as a Co-Producer was 'Find Me Guilty', directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Vin Diesel, Linus Roache, Peter Dinklage, Annabella Sciorra, Alex Rocco and Ron Silver. 'Find Me Guilty' was released to high critical acclaim.

Johnny also Co-Produced 'Even Money' starring Forest Whittaker, Kim Bassinger, Danny Devito, Ray Liotta and directed by Mark Rydell (Academy Award Nominee).

Johnny then ventured into writing and co-wrote 'A through M', a political short film, produced in conjunction with the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women. 'A through M' was directed by Heidi Miami Marshall, played at over 20 film festivals worldwide and won many numerous awards. Johnny also appears in the film as the character of Garcia.

As an actor, writer and a producer Johnny is able to create the stories he believes in. Filmmaking allows Johnny to not only be an artist but to also be a fan and student of storytelling.