Rodd Farhadi

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Rodd grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He just recently graduated from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television and is currently living in New York City pursuing an M.F.A. in Acting at The Juilliard School as a part of Group 52. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and is SAG/AFTRA-Eligible.

His first job post graduating from UCLA was playing Eddie alongside Jennifer Nettles, Dove Cameron, and Corbin Bleu in Mamma Mia at The Hollywood Bowl, directed by Tony winning director Kathleen Marshall.

In front of the camera, Rodd can be seen featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in rclbeauty101’s YouTube Disney sketches playing Aladdin with over 130 million views, in various industrials, music videos, national commercials, as well as short and independent films. One of his favorite moments has to be dancing backup for the band Earth, Wind, and Fire.

His most recent credits include the workshop of Lauren Gunderson and Ari Afsar’s new musical, Jeannette at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center directed by Erin Ortman, Riley Thomas’ My Real Mother at The Signature Theatre in New York City, and Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at The Argyle Theatre. He has also performed regionally at The McCarter Theatre, Florida Repertory Theatre, and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.